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1936 US Senate election in Arkansas
Joseph T. Robinson (Democrat) beat G.C. Ledbetter (Republican) in Arkansas in 1936, 84.1% to 15.1%, a margin of 69.0 points and 127,120 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Joseph T. Robinson also won.
Democrats led in 72 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Pulaski, cast 12,984 votes and went to the Democrat by 83.6 points. The closest was Crittenden, where 20 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph T. Robinson won | Democratic | 154,866 | 84.1% |
| G.C. Ledbetter | Republican | 27,746 | 15.1% |
| All other candidates | 1,587 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 184,199 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski | 11,892 91.6% | 1,040 8.0% | 52 | 12,984 | D+83.6 |
| Jefferson | 3,588 49.9% | 3,588 49.9% | 13 | 7,189 | level |
| Sebastian | 5,020 82.9% | 987 16.3% | 50 | 6,057 | D+66.6 |
| Washington | 3,800 71.1% | 1,494 27.9% | 52 | 5,346 | D+43.1 |
| Poinsett | 4,648 90.3% | 471 9.1% | 29 | 5,148 | D+81.1 |
| Mississippi | 4,895 95.9% | 182 3.6% | 28 | 5,105 | D+92.3 |
| Union | 4,096 93.8% | 229 5.2% | 41 | 4,366 | D+88.6 |
| Benton | 2,689 62.8% | 1,525 35.6% | 71 | 4,285 | D+27.2 |
| Garland | 3,338 78.9% | 790 18.7% | 105 | 4,233 | D+60.2 |
| Craighead | 3,549 85.8% | 554 13.4% | 35 | 4,138 | D+72.4 |
| Crittenden | 1,870 49.6% | 11 0.3% | 1,890 | 3,771 | Others |
| Madison | 1,920 54.1% | 1,622 45.7% | 6 | 3,548 | D+8.4 |
| Boone | 2,626 74.1% | 879 24.8% | 41 | 3,546 | D+49.3 |
| Logan | 2,770 79.9% | 668 19.3% | 27 | 3,465 | D+60.7 |
| Ouachita | 2,852 91.9% | 242 7.8% | 8 | 3,102 | D+84.1 |
| White | 2,603 84.2% | 460 14.9% | 29 | 3,092 | D+69.3 |
| Faulkner | 2,612 85.3% | 444 14.5% | 7 | 3,063 | D+70.8 |
| Miller | 2,786 91.1% | 248 8.1% | 25 | 3,059 | D+83.0 |
| Pope | 2,755 90.1% | 288 9.4% | 15 | 3,058 | D+80.7 |
| Lonoke | 2,720 90.3% | 270 9.0% | 21 | 3,011 | D+81.4 |
| Independence | 2,317 79.7% | 564 19.4% | 25 | 2,906 | D+60.3 |
| Lawrence | 2,332 86.1% | 348 12.8% | 30 | 2,710 | D+73.2 |
| Carroll | 1,853 68.7% | 820 30.4% | 26 | 2,699 | D+38.3 |
| Yell | 2,370 89.5% | 269 10.2% | 8 | 2,647 | D+79.4 |
| Hempstead | 2,448 92.8% | 179 6.8% | 10 | 2,637 | D+86.0 |
| Crawford | 1,924 73.8% | 659 25.3% | 24 | 2,607 | D+48.5 |
| Clay | 1,921 74.0% | 646 24.9% | 30 | 2,597 | D+49.1 |
| Jackson | 2,184 87.7% | 291 11.7% | 16 | 2,491 | D+76.0 |
| Arkansas | 2,129 85.5% | 336 13.5% | 25 | 2,490 | D+72.0 |
| Phillips | 2,294 96.5% | 76 3.2% | 8 | 2,378 | D+93.3 |
| Conway | 2,026 87.7% | 282 12.2% | 1 | 2,309 | D+75.5 |
| Greene | 1,924 85.1% | 317 14.0% | 20 | 2,261 | D+71.1 |
| Franklin | 1,935 86.7% | 265 11.9% | 33 | 2,233 | D+74.8 |
| Clark | 2,003 92.0% | 166 7.6% | 9 | 2,178 | D+84.3 |
| Hot Spring | 1,669 80.0% | 399 19.1% | 17 | 2,085 | D+60.9 |
| St. Francis | 1,943 95.4% | 71 3.5% | 23 | 2,037 | D+91.9 |
| Saline | 1,594 81.4% | 314 16.0% | 50 | 1,958 | D+65.4 |
| Randolph | 1,643 84.1% | 296 15.2% | 14 | 1,953 | D+69.0 |
| Van Buren | 1,477 76.2% | 452 23.3% | 10 | 1,939 | D+52.9 |
| Columbia | 1,869 96.8% | 58 3.0% | 4 | 1,931 | D+93.8 |
| Newton | 997 51.7% | 899 46.6% | 32 | 1,928 | D+5.1 |
| Searcy | 853 45.6% | 1,010 54.0% | 9 | 1,872 | R+8.4 |
| Johnson | 1,552 85.0% | 259 14.2% | 15 | 1,826 | D+70.8 |
| Polk | 1,289 71.4% | 468 25.9% | 48 | 1,805 | D+45.5 |
| Cross | 1,664 92.3% | 112 6.2% | 27 | 1,803 | D+86.1 |
| Woodruff | 1,534 86.4% | 227 12.8% | 15 | 1,776 | D+73.6 |
| Howard | 1,520 86.0% | 239 13.5% | 9 | 1,768 | D+72.5 |
| Calhoun | 1,693 98.3% | 26 1.5% | 4 | 1,723 | D+96.7 |
| Izard | 1,339 79.0% | 351 20.7% | 4 | 1,694 | D+58.3 |
| Montgomery | 1,076 65.6% | 479 29.2% | 86 | 1,641 | D+36.4 |
| Prairie | 1,356 83.5% | 255 15.7% | 13 | 1,624 | D+67.8 |
| Bradley | 1,561 96.5% | 52 3.2% | 4 | 1,617 | D+93.3 |
| Ashley | 1,470 94.0% | 87 5.6% | 7 | 1,564 | D+88.4 |
| Dallas | 1,488 95.1% | 75 4.8% | 1 | 1,564 | D+90.3 |
| Sevier | 1,237 79.8% | 291 18.8% | 23 | 1,551 | D+61.0 |
| Nevada | 1,364 89.3% | 150 9.8% | 13 | 1,527 | D+79.5 |
| Scott | 1,140 76.6% | 337 22.6% | 12 | 1,489 | D+53.9 |
| Marion | 1,111 74.9% | 339 22.8% | 34 | 1,484 | D+52.0 |
| Desha | 1,377 96.8% | 44 3.1% | 2 | 1,423 | D+93.7 |
| Lafayette | 1,294 93.2% | 84 6.0% | 11 | 1,389 | D+87.1 |
| Fulton | 1,013 73.9% | 346 25.2% | 12 | 1,371 | D+48.7 |
| Pike | 1,080 79.9% | 259 19.2% | 13 | 1,352 | D+60.7 |
| Drew | 1,236 94.4% | 64 4.9% | 9 | 1,309 | D+89.5 |
| Lee | 1,259 96.3% | 43 3.3% | 6 | 1,308 | D+93.0 |
| Cleburne | 988 77.1% | 273 21.3% | 20 | 1,281 | D+55.8 |
| Little River | 1,056 86.0% | 164 13.4% | 8 | 1,228 | D+72.6 |
| Chicot | 1,134 94.2% | 70 5.8% | 1,204 | D+88.4 | |
| Monroe | 1,120 93.5% | 72 6.0% | 6 | 1,198 | D+87.5 |
| Sharp | 964 80.9% | 215 18.0% | 13 | 1,192 | D+62.8 |
| Baxter | 887 75.2% | 284 24.1% | 9 | 1,180 | D+51.1 |
| Cleveland | 1,106 95.1% | 47 4.0% | 10 | 1,163 | D+91.1 |
| Perry | 945 83.2% | 191 16.8% | 1,136 | D+66.4 | |
| Grant | 1,008 88.8% | 120 10.6% | 7 | 1,135 | D+78.2 |
| Lincoln | 928 96.4% | 34 3.5% | 1 | 963 | D+92.8 |
| Stone | 552 69.3% | 231 29.0% | 14 | 797 | D+40.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1936; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Arkansas Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | John Boozman (R) | R+34.8 |
| 2020 | Tom Cotton (R) | R+66.5 |
| 2016 | John Boozman (R) | R+23.6 |
| 2014 | Tom Cotton (R) | R+17.1 |
| 2010 | John Boozman (R) | R+21.0 |
| 2008 | Mark Pryor (D) | D+79.5 |
| 2004 | Blanche L. Lincoln (D) | D+11.8 |
| 2002 | Mark Pryor (D) | D+7.7 |
| 1998 | Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1996 | Y. Tim Hutchinson (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1992 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+20.4 |
| 1990 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+99.8 |
| 1986 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+24.6 |
| 1984 | David Pryor (D) | D+14.7 |
| 1980 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+18.2 |
| 1978 | David H. Pryor (D) | D+60.2 |
| 1974 | Dale Bumpers (D) | D+69.8 |
| 1972 | John L. McClellan (D) | D+21.8 |
| 1968 | J. William Fulbright (D) | D+18.3 |
| 1966 | John L. McClellan (D) | level |
| 1962 | J. William Fulbright (D) | D+37.3 |
| 1960 | John Little McClellan (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1956 | J. William Fulbright (D) | D+66.0 |
| 1954 | John L. McClellan (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1950 | J. William Fulbright (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1948 | John L. McClellan (D) | D+93.2 |
| 1944 | J. William Fulbright (D) | D+70.2 |
| 1942 | John L. McClellan (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1938 | Hattie Caraway (D) | D+79.2 |
| 1936 | Joseph T. Robinson (D) | D+69.0 |
| 1932 | Hattie Caraway (D) | D+79.4 |
| 1930 | Joseph T. Robinson (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1926 | Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) | D+69.6 |
| 1924 | Joseph T. Robinson (D) | D+47.0 |
| 1920 | Thaddeus H. Caraway (D) | D+31.9 |
| 1918 | Joseph T. Robinson (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1914 | James P. Clarke (D) | D+49.8 |