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Election 1936 Results

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1936 US Senate election in Oklahoma

Josh Lee (Democrat) beat Herbert K. Hyde (Republican) in Oklahoma in 1936, 68.0% to 31.5%, a margin of 36.4 points and 264,403 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Thomas P. Gore won.

Democrats led in 76 of the 77 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Oklahoma, cast 74,452 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.3 points. The closest was Major, where 350 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Josh Lee won	Democratic	493,407	68.0%
Herbert K. Hyde	Republican	229,004	31.5%
All other candidates		3,512	0.5%
Total		725,923

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Oklahoma	50,573 67.9%	23,551 31.6%	328	74,452	D+36.3
Tulsa	40,639 59.8%	27,017 39.8%	310	67,966	D+20.0
Muskogee	13,391 68.5%	6,126 31.3%	33	19,550	D+37.2
Creek	12,004 62.8%	7,004 36.6%	108	19,116	D+26.2
Garfield	10,705 59.8%	7,052 39.4%	159	17,916	D+20.4
Kay	11,087 61.9%	6,716 37.5%	105	17,908	D+24.4
Okmulgee	11,566 70.6%	4,735 28.9%	80	16,381	D+41.7
Pottawatomie	12,024 74.0%	4,142 25.5%	85	16,251	D+48.5
Seminole	11,466 75.3%	3,697 24.3%	69	15,232	D+51.0
Osage	10,023 68.3%	4,593 31.3%	56	14,672	D+37.0
Caddo	9,390 66.1%	4,721 33.2%	90	14,201	D+32.9
Pittsburg	10,072 75.1%	3,295 24.6%	47	13,414	D+50.5
Payne	7,854 62.8%	4,607 36.8%	54	12,515	D+25.9
Grady	8,938 76.2%	2,724 23.2%	60	11,722	D+53.0
Ottawa	7,042 61.0%	4,446 38.5%	61	11,549	D+22.5
Le Flore	7,872 68.5%	3,590 31.2%	32	11,494	D+37.3
Carter	9,344 82.0%	1,984 17.4%	69	11,397	D+64.6
Lincoln	5,837 52.4%	5,247 47.1%	48	11,132	D+5.3
Washington	6,149 55.7%	4,864 44.1%	21	11,034	D+11.6
Comanche	6,958 71.0%	2,783 28.4%	57	9,798	D+42.6
Pontotoc	8,042 82.4%	1,665 17.1%	48	9,755	D+65.4
Logan	4,954 51.9%	4,524 47.4%	59	9,537	D+4.5
Bryan	8,164 86.0%	1,304 13.7%	27	9,495	D+72.2
Canadian	6,001 64.6%	3,242 34.9%	51	9,294	D+29.7
Cleveland	6,483 72.3%	2,408 26.9%	72	8,963	D+45.5
Garvin	6,301 79.2%	1,616 20.3%	35	7,952	D+58.9
Hughes	6,249 78.9%	1,656 20.9%	16	7,921	D+58.0
Stephens	6,395 82.0%	1,371 17.6%	36	7,802	D+64.4
Custer	5,093 70.2%	2,116 29.2%	43	7,252	D+41.1
Rogers	4,405 61.0%	2,777 38.4%	41	7,223	D+22.5
Craig	4,448 61.8%	2,729 37.9%	25	7,202	D+23.9
Kiowa	5,600 77.8%	1,554 21.6%	46	7,200	D+56.2
Blaine	4,073 58.9%	2,778 40.2%	62	6,913	D+18.7
Okfuskee	5,003 72.9%	1,820 26.5%	44	6,867	D+46.4
Washita	5,438 79.3%	1,393 20.3%	28	6,859	D+59.0
Sequoyah	4,261 62.7%	2,534 37.3%		6,795	D+25.4
Cherokee	4,035 59.4%	2,738 40.3%	19	6,792	D+19.1
Beckham	5,331 81.0%	1,211 18.4%	38	6,580	D+62.6
Pawnee	3,807 58.1%	2,696 41.1%	54	6,557	D+16.9
Jackson	5,476 84.9%	952 14.8%	22	6,450	D+70.1
Mayes	3,861 60.0%	2,560 39.8%	14	6,435	D+20.2
Kingfisher	3,870 60.5%	2,506 39.2%	19	6,395	D+21.3
Woods	3,922 62.3%	2,338 37.1%	38	6,298	D+25.2
Grant	3,886 63.1%	2,239 36.4%	31	6,156	D+26.8
Tillman	5,202 84.6%	937 15.2%	12	6,151	D+69.3
McIntosh	3,940 64.2%	2,168 35.3%	25	6,133	D+28.9
Noble	3,530 58.2%	2,512 41.4%	21	6,063	D+16.8
McCurtain	5,080 84.0%	942 15.6%	26	6,048	D+68.4
Haskell	3,873 64.9%	2,088 35.0%	8	5,969	D+29.9
Adair	3,222 55.1%	2,616 44.7%	12	5,850	D+10.4
Alfalfa	3,595 61.6%	2,196 37.7%	41	5,832	D+24.0
Choctaw	4,623 79.9%	1,141 19.7%	23	5,787	D+60.2
Delaware	3,473 60.3%	2,271 39.4%	19	5,763	D+20.9
Nowata	3,362 58.3%	2,368 41.1%	32	5,762	D+17.3
Woodward	3,207 57.9%	2,304 41.6%	30	5,541	D+16.3
McClain	3,955 77.3%	1,135 22.2%	28	5,118	D+55.1
Wagoner	2,909 58.5%	2,040 41.0%	22	4,971	D+17.5
Cotton	3,910 80.3%	938 19.3%	21	4,869	D+61.0
Jefferson	3,695 80.3%	870 18.9%	37	4,602	D+61.4
Dewey	2,888 63.0%	1,644 35.8%	55	4,587	D+27.1
Greer	3,726 84.5%	672 15.2%	10	4,408	D+69.3
Texas	3,076 71.3%	1,216 28.2%	22	4,314	D+43.1
Roger Mills	3,517 82.4%	702 16.4%	51	4,270	D+65.9
Atoka	3,214 76.5%	973 23.2%	15	4,202	D+53.3
Latimer	2,825 68.0%	1,309 31.5%	20	4,154	D+36.5
Pushmataha	3,206 79.7%	790 19.6%	27	4,023	D+60.1
Murray	3,142 79.4%	801 20.2%	14	3,957	D+59.2
Major	1,771 45.2%	2,121 54.1%	29	3,921	R+8.9
Beaver	2,410 63.6%	1,358 35.9%	20	3,788	D+27.8
Johnston	3,139 83.8%	579 15.5%	28	3,746	D+68.3
Ellis	2,105 56.9%	1,570 42.5%	22	3,697	D+14.5
Coal	2,585 84.0%	473 15.4%	20	3,078	D+68.6
Marshall	2,526 87.2%	348 12.0%	22	2,896	D+75.2
Harper	1,637 58.7%	1,138 40.8%	15	2,790	D+17.9
Harmon	2,470 89.6%	278 10.1%	10	2,758	D+79.5
Love	2,287 86.7%	325 12.3%	27	2,639	D+74.3
Cimarron	1,275 69.2%	560 30.4%	8	1,843	D+38.8

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.

Oklahoma Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	James Lankford (R)	R+32.2
2020	Jim Inhofe (R)	R+30.2
2016	James Lankford (R)	R+43.2
2014	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+39.5
2010	Thomas A. Coburn (R)	R+44.5
2008	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+17.5
2004	Tom Coburn (R)	R+11.5
2002	James Inhofe (R)	R+21.0
1998	Don Nickles (R)	R+35.1
1996	James M. Inhofe (R)	R+16.6
1992	Don Nickles (R)	R+20.4
1990	David L. Boren (D)	D+66.4
1986	Don Nickles (R)	R+10.4
1984	David Boren (D)	D+52.2
1980	Don Nickles (R)	R+9.9
1978	David Lyle Boren (D)	D+32.6
1974	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+0.5
1972	Dewey F. Bartlett (R)	R+3.9
1968	Henry Bellmon (R)	R+5.6
1966	Fred R. Harris (D)	D+7.4
1962	Mike Monroney (D)	D+6.9
1960	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+10.2
1956	Mike Monroney (D)	D+10.7
1954	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+12.2
1950	Mike Monroney (D)	D+9.6
1948	Robert S. Kerr (D)	D+24.9
1944	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.6
1942	Edward H. Moore (R)	R+10.1
1938	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.5
1936	Josh Lee (D)	D+36.4
1932	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+31.9
1930	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+4.8
1926	Elmer Thomas (D)	D+11.3
1924	William B. Pine (R)	R+26.2
1920	John W. Harreld (R)	R+6.0
1918	Robert L. Owen (D)	D+14.7
1914	Thomas P. Gore (D)	D+18.5

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