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The 1936 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 2, 1936.

Senator John H. Bankhead II was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican H. E. Berkstresser.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Bankhead II (inc.) 178,500 81.07%
Democratic H.L. Anderton 41,673 18.93%
Total votes 310,929 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Bankhead II (inc.) 239,632 87.03% Increase12.24
Republican H. E. Berkstresser 33,698 12.24% N/A
Union William C. Irby 2,022 0.73% N/A
Total votes 275,352 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.