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1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

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1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →
 
Nominee Ed Johnson Ray Sauter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 299,376 166,308
Percentage 63.45% 35.25%

Results by county
Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Sauter:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Edward P. Costigan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Edwin C. Johnson
Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward P. Costigan did not seek a second term in office. Democratic Governor Ed Johnson won the open race to succeed him over Raymond L. Sauter.

Primary elections were held September 8. Johnson defeated former Governor William E. Sweet for the Democratic nomination. Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) 94,922 68.00%
Democratic William E. Sweet 44,672 32.00%
Total votes 139,594 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Raymond L. Sauter

Declined

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Results

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Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Raymond L. Sauter 71,875 100.00%
Total votes 71,875 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • George W. Carleton (National Union for Social Justice)
  • Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado (Democratic)
  • Ray Sauter (Republican)
  • Carle Whitehead, perennial candidate (Socialist)

Results

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General election results[1][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edwin C. Johnson 299,376 63.45% Increase 7.60
Republican Raymond L. Sauter 166,308 35.25% Decrease 7.40
Socialist Carle Whitehead 4,438 0.94% Increase 0.40
Union James Allander 1,705 0.36% N/A
Total votes 471,827 100.00%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1936. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "LARRY PHIPPS MAY CONTEST FOR SENATE". The Steamboat Pilot. June 19, 1936. p. 6.
  3. ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.