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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1936 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1936 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1936 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1937 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1943 - 12:00pm
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedRBH January 01, 2009 07:32pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Party Labels
Cook - "Townsendite-Prohibition-Economy"
Gray - "Townsend - Social Justice"
Gulesian - "Townsend Plan"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1930
NameMarcus A. Coolidge Votes651,939 (54.01%)
Term03/04/1931 - 01/03/1937 Margin112,713 (+9.34%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1942
NameHenry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Votes721,239 (52.44%)
Term01/03/1943 - 02/03/1944 Margin80,197 (+5.83%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 15, 1936 MA US Senate- R Primary
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
R 424,748
Sep 15, 1936 MA US Senate- D Primary
James M. Curley
D 390,062

CANDIDATES
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Name Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Gov. James M. Curley Thomas C. O'Brien Auditor Alonzo B. Cook Guy M. Gray Albert Sprague Coolidge Moses H. Gulesian
PartyRepublican Democratic Union Economy Social Justice Socialist Townsend
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Uncertified Votes 875,160 (48.53%) 739,751 (41.02%) 134,245 (7.44%) 11,519 (0.64%) 9,906 (0.55%) 9,763 (0.54%) 7,408 (0.41%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -135,409 (-7.51%) -740,915 (-41.09%) -863,641 (-47.89%) -865,254 (-47.98%) -865,397 (-47.99%) -867,752 (-48.12%)
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Name Ernest L. Dodge Charles Flaherty Wilbur D. Moon (W) Others  
PartySocialist Labor Communist Prohibition Other  
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Uncertified Votes 7,091 (0.39%) 4,821 (0.27%) 3,677 (0.20%) 16 (0.00%)  
Margin-868,069 (-48.14%) -870,339 (-48.26%) -871,483 (-48.33%) -875,144 (-48.53%)  
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