Retirements

One Republican, one Farmer-Labor, and five Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

Defeats

Six Republicans and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

Death

One Democrat died on July 16, 1936, and his seat remained vacant until the election.

Independent gain

One Republican won re-election as an Independent.

Post-election changes

Before the elections

After the April 1936 special election.

Result of the elections

Beginning of the next Congress

Elections during the 74th Congress

In these special elections the winners were seated once they qualified; ordered by election date.

Elections leading to the 75th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1937; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

Florida (special, class 1)

Democrat Scott M. Loftin was appointed May 26, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Primaries were held August 11, 1936.^[5]

Andrews would be re-elected once and serve until his death September 18, 1946.

Florida (special, class 3)

Democrat William Luther Hill was appointed July 1, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Democrat Claude Pepper, who had lost to Trammell in 1934 won this election.

Pepper would be re-elected twice and serve until he lost renomination in 1950. He would later be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and serve there for 26 years.

Iowa (regular)

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1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Clyde Herring L. J. Dickinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 539,554 504,535 Percentage 50.26% 47.34%

County Results Herring:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Dickinson:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Lester J. Dickinson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Clyde Herring Democratic

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Iowa (special)

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1936 United States Senate Special Election

← 1932 Tuesday, November 3, 1936 1938 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Guy M. Gillette Berry F. Halden Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 536,075 478,521 Percentage 51.91% 46.43%

County Results Gillette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Halden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Vacant Elected U.S. Senator Guy M. Gillette Democratic

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Louisiana (regular)

Louisiana (special)

Democrat Rose McConnell Long was elected April 21, 1936, to finish the term to which she was appointed on January 31, 1936. She was not a candidate, however, to the next term on November 3, 1936, see above.

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Minnesota (special)

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Minnesota special election

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 (special) →

Nominee Guy V. Howard N. J. Holmberg Party Republican Independent Popular vote 317,457 210,364 Percentage 42.89% 28.42%   Nominee Andrew Olaf Devold John G. Alexander Party Independent Independent Popular vote 147,858 64,493 Percentage 19.98% 8.71%

County Results: Howard:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Holmberg:      30-40% Devold:      30-40% Tie:      Howard/Holmberg 30-40%

U.S. senator before election Elmer A. Benson Farmer–Labor Elected U.S. Senator Guy V. Howard Republican

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The election was held to fill the vacancy in the seat formerly held by Thomas D. Schall for the final two months of Schall's unexpired term. Governor Floyd B. Olson had appointed Elmer Benson to fill the seat in 1935, but this appointment was temporary and subject to a special election held in the next general election year thereafter—1936. Benson opted to run for governor instead of running for election to continue for the remainder of the term. No special primaries were held for the special election, and, among Minnesota's three major parties, only the Republican Party of Minnesota officially fielded a candidate—Guy V. Howard. Regardless of the absence of Farmer-Labor and Democratic nominees, Howard nevertheless faced a great degree of competition from independent candidates Nathaniel J. Holmberg, Andrew Olaf Devold, and John G. Alexander.

The candidates were:

• John G. Alexander (I), Attorney and real estate manager
• Andrew Olaf Devold (I), Attorney, State Senator since 1919, former State Representative (1915–1919); a member of the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota and formerly a member of the Socialist Party of Minnesota
• N. J. Holmberg (I), Former State Senator (1915–1919) and State Representative (1907–1915); a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota
• Guy V. Howard (R), Businessman and Republican elector in the 1916 presidential election

Howard was not a candidate for the next term, and served only until January 1937.

Minnesota (regular)

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1936 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1936 (special) November 3, 1936 1942 (special) →

Nominee Ernest Lundeen Theodore Christianson Party Farmer–Labor Republican Popular vote 663,363 402,404 Percentage 62.24% 37.76%

County results Lundeen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Christianson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Elmer A. Benson Farmer–Labor Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen Farmer–Labor

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The election to the next term was won by Farmer–Labor congressman Ernest Lundeen.

New Mexico (special)

Democratic former-Congressman Dennis Chavez had been Cutting's opponent in 1934. On May 11, 1935, after Cutting's death, Chavez was then appointed to continue Cutting's term, pending a special election which he then won.

Chavez would be re-elected four more times and serve until his death in 1962.

New Mexico (regular)

One-term Democrat Carl Hatch was easily re-elected.

Hatch would be re-elected once and serve until his 1948 retirement.