1936 Iowa U.S. Senate Special

Iowa · 2 candidates · See every 1936 U.S. Senate race

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

Guy M. Gillette won the 1936 Iowa U.S. Senate Special. Guy M. Gillette received 536,075 popular votes (51.91%). The main challenger was Berry F. Halden (46.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Gillette and Halden

Gillette +5.5 pts · won by 57,554 votes
536,075 votes
478,521 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. 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.