1930 United States Senate election in Arkansas

The 1930 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson was re-elected to a fourth term in office. He defeated Tom W. Campbell in the Democratic primary.

1930 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas

← 1924 August 12, 1930 1936 →

Nominee Joe T. Robinson Tom W. Campbell Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 167,167 51,085 Percentage 76.59% 23.41%

U.S. senator before election Joseph Taylor Robinson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson Democratic

Because the Republican Party (or any other party) did not field a candidate in the general election, Robinson's primary victory was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tom W. Campbell
• Joseph Taylor Robinson, incumbent Senator since 1913 and 1928 Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States

Results

1930 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Robinson (incumbent)	167,167	76.59%
	Democratic	Tom W. Campbell	51,085	23.41%
Total votes			218,252	100.00%

General election

Results

Robinson was unopposed for re-election.^[1]

1930 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph T. Robinson (incumbent)	141,906	100.00%
Total votes			141,906	100.00%

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections

References

1. Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin (2018). "Historical Report of the Secretary of State" (PDF). p. 356.
2. "Our Campaigns - AR US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930".