In the 1936 election, Jenks first received a plurality of 550 votes, seemingly winning the contest, but after a recount the race was tied.

Jenks was certified the winner, but Roy contested the election at the United States House of Representatives.

Following two investigations by the House Committee on Elections it was decided that Roy had won the race by 20 votes.

He was served as a Republican in the Seventy-fifth Congress from January 3, 1937, until June 9, 1938, when he was succeeded by Alphonse Roy, who contested his election.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress