Incumbent Independent U.S. Senator George W. Norris was re-elected to a fifth consecutive term. Norris had left the Republican Party earlier that year over dissatisfaction with serving in the minority.
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1936, united, states, senate, election, nebraska, held, november, 1936, 1930, november, 1936, 1942, nominee, george, norris, robert, simmons, terry, carpenter, party, independent, republican, democratic, popular, vote, percentage, results, county, norris, simm. The 1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska was held on November 3 1936 1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1930 November 3 1936 1942 Nominee George Norris Robert Simmons Terry Carpenter Party Independent Republican Democratic Popular vote 258 700 223 276 108 391 Percentage 43 82 37 82 18 36 Results by county Norris 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Simmons 30 40 40 50 50 60 Carpenter 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 U S senator before election George W Norris Independent Elected U S Senator George W Norris Independent Incumbent Independent U S Senator George W Norris was re elected to a fifth consecutive term Norris had left the Republican Party earlier that year over dissatisfaction with serving in the minority Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Primary Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editLloyd C Constable Cleon Dech Harry O Palmer candidate for governor in 1930 Robert Simmons former U S Representative from Nebraska s 6th district and candidate for Senate in 1934 Primary Results edit General election results 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Robert Simmons 82 048 71 18 Republican Harry O Palmer 22 687 19 68 Republican Lloyd C Constable 5 959 5 17 Republican Cleon Dech 3 200 2 78 Republican George W Norris incumbent write in 1 376 1 19 Democratic primary editCandidates edit Terry Carpenter former U S Representative from Nebraska s 5th district Democratic candidate for governor in 1934 George Hall Emil Placek candidate for U S Representative in 1924 James Quigley Results edit General election results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Terry Carpenter 41 212 31 33 Democratic James E Quigley 36 882 28 04 Democratic George Hall 25 183 19 15 Democratic Emil Placek 25 173 19 14 Democratic George W Norris incumbent write in 3 088 2 35 General election editCandidates edit Terry Carpenter former U S Representative Democratic George W Norris incumbent senator first elected in 1912 Independent Robert Simmons former U S Representative Republican Results edit General election results 3 Party Candidate Votes Independent George W Norris incumbent 258 700 43 82 Republican Robert Simmons 223 276 37 82 Democratic Terry Carpenter 108 391 18 36 See also editUnited States Senate elections 1936References edit NE US Senate R Primary 1936 OurCampaigns com Retrieved October 10 2018 NE US Senate D Primary 1936 OurCampaigns com Retrieved October 10 2018 NE US Senate 1936 OurCampaigns com Retrieved October 10 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska amp oldid 1197673983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
