United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado,_1936

1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

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The 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward P. Costigan did not seek a second term in office. Democratic Governor Ed Johnson won the open race to succeed him over Raymond L. Sauter.

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Primary elections were held September 8. Johnson defeated former Governor William E. Sweet for the Democratic nomination. Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Republican primary

Candidates

  • Raymond L. Sauter

Declined

Results

Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]

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General election

Candidates

  • George W. Carleton (National Union for Social Justice)
  • Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado (Democratic)
  • Ray Sauter (Republican)
  • Carle Whitehead, perennial candidate (Socialist)

Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1936. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "LARRY PHIPPS MAY CONTEST FOR SENATE". The Steamboat Pilot. June 19, 1936. p. 6.
  3. [3]
    Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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