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===U.S. Senate===
===U.S. Senate===
Due to the [[Jim Crow]] disenfranchisement of blacks in [[the South]], the main competition in practically all elections for the region during the time was in the Democrat primary. Overton ran for U.S. Senate in the 1932 elections coinciding with the [[United States presidential election, 1932|concurrent presidential race]], challenging incumbent Edwin S. Broussard. Again with the backing of Long's powerful political machine, Overton, considered an entertaining speaker,<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> handily defeated Broussard by nearly twenty points<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399602 LA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 23, 2021.</ref> and faced no competition in the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267985 LA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 23, 2021.</ref>
Due to the [[Jim Crow]] disenfranchisement of blacks in [[the South]], the main competition in practically all elections for the region during the time was in the Democrat primary. Overton ran for U.S. Senate in the 1932 elections coinciding with the [[United States presidential election, 1932|concurrent presidential race]], challenging incumbent Edwin S. Broussard. Again with the backing of Long's powerful political machine, Overton, considered an entertaining speaker,<ref name=knoxvillefocus/> handily defeated Broussard by nearly twenty points<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399602 LA US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 13, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 23, 2021.</ref> and faced no competition in the general election.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267985 LA US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved July 23, 2021.</ref>
After losing the primary, Broussard filed a complaint to the U.S. Senate against Overton, charging that corruption in the Long-dominated state administration influenced the Senate Democrat primary.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/expulsion_cases/117LongOverton_expulsion.htm Long/Overton Expulsion]. ''United States Senate''. Retrieved July 23, 2021.</ref> Although a Senate committee rebuked tactics used by Huey Long, it cleared charges against Overton, who took the Senate seat.
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