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1936 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

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

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

Clyde L. Herring won the 1936 Iowa U.S. Senate Election. Clyde L. Herring received 539,555 popular votes (50.34%). The main challenger was Lester J. Dickinson (46.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Herring and Dickinson

Herring +3.4 pts · won by 35,920 votes
Clyde L. HerringDemocraticWINNER50.34%
539,555 votes
Lester J. DickinsonRepublican46.99%
503,635 votes
George F. BureshFarmer-Labor2.39%
25,567 votes
John B. HammondProhibition0.16%
1,726 votes
Laetitia M. ConradSocialist0.12%
1,233 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.