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1936 Delaware U.S. Senate Election

Delaware · 5 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1936 Delaware U.S. Senate Election?

James H. Hughes won the 1936 Delaware U.S. Senate Election. James H. Hughes received 67,136 popular votes (52.97%). The main challenger was Daniel O. Hastings (41.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Hughes and Hastings

Hughes +11.6 pts · won by 14,667 votes
James H. HughesDemocraticWINNER52.97%
67,136 votes
Daniel O. HastingsRepublican41.4%
52,469 votes
Robert G. HoustonIndependent5.44%
6,897 votes
Charles W. PerrySocialist0.14%
183 votes
William Davidatis VCommunist0.04%
53 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.