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1936 Presidential Election Results for United States


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State EV Turnout Franklin Roosevelt*
(D)
Alf Landon
(R)
William Lemke
(Union)
Norman Thomas
(Socialist)
Other TOTAL
523 EV   8 EV 0 EV 0 EV 0 EV
Alabama 11 20% 238,196 86.4% 35,358 12.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2,190 0.8% 275,744
Arizona 3 47% 86,722 69.8% 33,433 26.9% 3,307 2.7% 317 0.3% 384 0.3% 124,163
Arkansas 9 18% 146,765 81.8% 32,049 17.9% 4 0.0% 446 0.2% 169 0.1% 179,433
California 22 60% 1,766,836 67.0% 836,431 31.7% 0 0.0% 11,331 0.4% 24,284 0.9% 2,638,882
Colorado 6 74% 295,021 60.4% 181,267 37.1% 9,962 2.0% 1,593 0.3% 842 0.2% 488,685
Connecticut 8 67% 382,129 55.3% 278,685 40.3% 21,805 3.2% 5,683 0.8% 2,421 0.4% 690,723
Delaware 3 80% 69,702 54.6% 57,236 44.9% 442 0.3% 172 0.1% 51 0.0% 127,603
Florida 7 32% 249,117 76.1% 78,248 23.9% 1 0.0% 9 0.0% 57 0.0% 327,432
Georgia 12 19% 255,363 87.1% 36,943 12.6% 141 0.0% 68 0.0% 663 0.2% 293,178
Idaho 4 73% 125,683 63.0% 66,256 33.2% 7,678 3.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 199,617
Illinois 29 80% 2,282,999 57.7% 1,570,393 39.7% 89,439 2.3% 7,530 0.2% 6,161 0.2% 3,956,522
Indiana 14 79% 934,974 56.6% 691,570 41.9% 19,407 1.2% 3,856 0.2% 1,090 0.1% 1,650,897
Iowa 11 74% 621,756 54.4% 487,977 42.7% 29,687 2.6% 1,373 0.1% 1,944 0.2% 1,142,737
Kansas 9 79% 464,520 53.7% 397,727 46.0% 497 0.1% 2,770 0.3% 0 0.0% 865,514
Kentucky 11 62% 541,944 58.5% 369,702 39.9% 12,501 1.3% 632 0.1% 1,435 0.2% 926,214
Louisiana 10 27% 292,894 88.8% 36,791 11.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 93 0.0% 329,778
Maine 5 60% 126,333 41.5% 168,823 55.5% 7,581 2.5% 783 0.3% 720 0.2% 304,240
Maryland 8 58% 389,612 62.3% 231,435 37.0% 0 0.0% 1,629 0.3% 2,220 0.4% 624,896
Massachusetts 17 68% 942,716 51.2% 768,613 41.8% 118,639 6.4% 5,111 0.3% 5,278 0.3% 1,840,357
Michigan 19 58% 1,016,794 56.3% 699,733 38.8% 75,795 4.2% 8,208 0.5% 4,568 0.3% 1,805,098
Minnesota 11 69% 698,811 61.8% 350,461 31.0% 74,296 6.6% 2,872 0.3% 3,535 0.3% 1,129,975
Mississippi 9 15% 157,333 97.0% 4,467 2.8% 0 0.0% 342 0.2% 0 0.0% 162,142
Missouri 15 78% 1,111,043 60.8% 697,891 38.2% 14,630 0.8% 3,454 0.2% 1,617 0.1% 1,828,635
Montana 4 70% 159,690 69.3% 63,598 27.6% 5,549 2.4% 1,066 0.5% 609 0.3% 230,512
Nebraska 7 77% 347,445 57.1% 247,731 40.7% 12,847 2.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 608,023
Nevada 3 64% 31,925 72.8% 11,923 27.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 43,848
New Hampshire 4 72% 108,460 49.7% 104,642 48.0% 4,819 2.2% 0 0.0% 193 0.1% 218,114
New Jersey 16 71% 1,083,850 59.5% 720,322 39.6% 9,407 0.5% 3,931 0.2% 2,927 0.2% 1,820,437
New Mexico 3 67% 106,037 62.7% 61,727 36.5% 924 0.5% 343 0.2% 105 0.1% 169,136
New York 47 66% 3,293,222 58.8% 2,180,670 39.0% 86,897 1.6% 0 0.0% 35,609 0.6% 5,596,398
North Carolina 13 50% 616,141 73.4% 223,294 26.6% 2 0.0% 21 0.0% 17 0.0% 839,475
North Dakota 4 79% 163,148 59.6% 72,751 26.6% 36,708 13.4% 552 0.2% 557 0.2% 273,716
Ohio 26 71% 1,747,140 58.0% 1,127,855 37.4% 132,212 4.4% 117 0.0% 5,265 0.2% 3,012,589
Oklahoma 11 59% 501,069 66.8% 245,122 32.7% 0 0.0% 2,221 0.3% 1,328 0.2% 749,740
Oregon 5 61% 266,733 64.4% 122,706 29.6% 21,831 5.3% 2,143 0.5% 608 0.1% 414,021
Pennsylvania 36 72% 2,353,788 56.9% 1,690,300 40.8% 67,468 1.6% 14,599 0.4% 12,172 0.3% 4,138,327
Rhode Island 4 72% 164,338 53.0% 125,031 40.3% 19,569 6.3% 0 0.0% 1,349 0.4% 310,287
South Carolina 8 13% 113,791 98.6% 1,646 1.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 115,437
South Dakota 4 80% 160,137 54.0% 125,977 42.5% 10,338 3.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 296,452
Tennessee 11 31% 328,083 68.8% 147,055 30.8% 296 0.1% 686 0.1% 966 0.2% 477,086
Texas 23 25% 739,952 87.1% 104,661 12.3% 3,281 0.4% 1,075 0.1% 767 0.1% 849,736
Utah 4 78% 150,248 69.3% 64,555 29.8% 1,121 0.5% 432 0.2% 323 0.1% 216,679
Vermont 3 65% 62,124 43.2% 81,023 56.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 542 0.4% 143,689
Virginia 11 24% 234,980 70.2% 98,336 29.4% 233 0.1% 313 0.1% 728 0.2% 334,590
Washington 8 64% 459,579 66.4% 206,982 29.9% 17,463 2.5% 3,496 0.5% 4,908 0.7% 692,428
West Virginia 8 87% 502,582 60.6% 325,358 39.2% 0 0.0% 832 0.1% 1,173 0.1% 829,945
Wisconsin 12 68% 802,984 63.8% 380,828 30.3% 60,297 4.8% 10,626 0.8% 3,825 0.3% 1,258,560
Wyoming 3 73% 62,624 60.6% 38,739 37.5% 1,653 1.6% 200 0.2% 166 0.2% 103,382
TOTAL 27,757,43160.8% 16,683,57436.5% 892,3812.0% 187,9710.4% 133,0310.3% 45,654,388


Other candidates included: Earl Browder (Communist), 79,360 votes ; Leigh Colvin (Prohibition), 37,659 votes ; John Aiken (Socialist Labor), 12,815 votes ;



1936 President, Alabama
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 238,196 86.4%
Alf Landon (R) 35,358 12.8%
Other 2,190 0.8%
TOTAL 275,744
Turnout: 20% Diff (US): -24


1936 President, Arkansas
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 146,765 81.8%
Alf Landon (R) 32,049 17.9%
William Lemke (Union) 4 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 446 0.2%
Other 169 0.1%
TOTAL 179,433
Turnout: 18% Diff (US): -19


1936 President, Arizona
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 86,722 69.8%
Alf Landon (R) 33,433 26.9%
William Lemke (Union) 3,307 2.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 317 0.3%
Other 384 0.3%
TOTAL 124,163
Turnout: 47% Diff (US): -10


1936 President, California
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,766,836 67.0%
Alf Landon (R) 836,431 31.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 11,331 0.4%
Other 24,284 0.9%
TOTAL 2,638,882
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): -5


1936 President, Colorado
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 295,021 60.4%
Alf Landon (R) 181,267 37.1%
William Lemke (Union) 9,962 2.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,593 0.3%
Other 842 0.2%
TOTAL 488,685
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 1


1936 President, Connecticut
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 382,129 55.3%
Alf Landon (R) 278,685 40.3%
William Lemke (Union) 21,805 3.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,683 0.8%
Other 2,421 0.4%
TOTAL 690,723
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 4


1936 President, Delaware
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 69,702 54.6%
Alf Landon (R) 57,236 44.9%
William Lemke (Union) 442 0.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 172 0.1%
Other 51 0.0%
TOTAL 127,603
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 8


1936 President, Florida
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 249,117 76.1%
Alf Landon (R) 78,248 23.9%
William Lemke (Union) 1 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 0.0%
Other 57 0.0%
TOTAL 327,432
Turnout: 32% Diff (US): -13


1936 President, Georgia
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 255,363 87.1%
Alf Landon (R) 36,943 12.6%
William Lemke (Union) 141 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 68 0.0%
Other 663 0.2%
TOTAL 293,178
Turnout: 19% Diff (US): -24


1936 President, Iowa
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 621,756 54.4%
Alf Landon (R) 487,977 42.7%
William Lemke (Union) 29,687 2.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,373 0.1%
Other 1,944 0.2%
TOTAL 1,142,737
Turnout: 74% Diff (US): 6


1936 President, Idaho
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 125,683 63.0%
Alf Landon (R) 66,256 33.2%
William Lemke (Union) 7,678 3.8%
TOTAL 199,617
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): -3


1936 President, Illinois
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,282,999 57.7%
Alf Landon (R) 1,570,393 39.7%
William Lemke (Union) 89,439 2.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 7,530 0.2%
Other 6,161 0.2%
TOTAL 3,956,522
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, Indiana
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 934,974 56.6%
Alf Landon (R) 691,570 41.9%
William Lemke (Union) 19,407 1.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,856 0.2%
Other 1,090 0.1%
TOTAL 1,650,897
Turnout: 79% Diff (US): 5


1936 President, Kansas
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 464,520 53.7%
Alf Landon (R) 397,727 46.0%
William Lemke (Union) 497 0.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,770 0.3%
TOTAL 865,514
Turnout: 79% Diff (US): 9


1936 President, Kentucky
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 541,944 58.5%
Alf Landon (R) 369,702 39.9%
William Lemke (Union) 12,501 1.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 632 0.1%
Other 1,435 0.2%
TOTAL 926,214
Turnout: 62% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, Louisiana
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 292,894 88.8%
Alf Landon (R) 36,791 11.2%
Other 93 0.0%
TOTAL 329,778
Turnout: 27% Diff (US): -25


1936 President, Massachusetts
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 942,716 51.2%
Alf Landon (R) 768,613 41.8%
William Lemke (Union) 118,639 6.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 5,111 0.3%
Other 5,278 0.3%
TOTAL 1,840,357
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): 5


1936 President, Maryland
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 389,612 62.3%
Alf Landon (R) 231,435 37.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,629 0.3%
Other 2,220 0.4%
TOTAL 624,896
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 1


1936 President, Maine
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 126,333 41.5%
Alf Landon (R) 168,823 55.5%
William Lemke (Union) 7,581 2.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 783 0.3%
Other 720 0.2%
TOTAL 304,240
Turnout: 60% Diff (US): 19


1936 President, Michigan
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,016,794 56.3%
Alf Landon (R) 699,733 38.8%
William Lemke (Union) 75,795 4.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 8,208 0.5%
Other 4,568 0.3%
TOTAL 1,805,098
Turnout: 58% Diff (US): 2


1936 President, Minnesota
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 698,811 61.8%
Alf Landon (R) 350,461 31.0%
William Lemke (Union) 74,296 6.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,872 0.3%
Other 3,535 0.3%
TOTAL 1,129,975
Turnout: 69% Diff (US): -5


1936 President, Missouri
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,111,043 60.8%
Alf Landon (R) 697,891 38.2%
William Lemke (Union) 14,630 0.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,454 0.2%
Other 1,617 0.1%
TOTAL 1,828,635
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): 2


1936 President, Mississippi
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 157,333 97.0%
Alf Landon (R) 4,467 2.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 342 0.2%
TOTAL 162,142
Turnout: 15% Diff (US): -34


1936 President, Montana
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 159,690 69.3%
Alf Landon (R) 63,598 27.6%
William Lemke (Union) 5,549 2.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,066 0.5%
Other 609 0.3%
TOTAL 230,512
Turnout: 70% Diff (US): -9


1936 President, North Carolina
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 616,141 73.4%
Alf Landon (R) 223,294 26.6%
William Lemke (Union) 2 0.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 0.0%
Other 17 0.0%
TOTAL 839,475
Turnout: 50% Diff (US): -10


1936 President, North Dakota
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 163,148 59.6%
Alf Landon (R) 72,751 26.6%
William Lemke (Union) 36,708 13.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 552 0.2%
Other 557 0.2%
TOTAL 273,716
Turnout: 79% Diff (US): -10


1936 President, Nebraska
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 347,445 57.1%
Alf Landon (R) 247,731 40.7%
William Lemke (Union) 12,847 2.1%
TOTAL 608,023
Turnout: 77% Diff (US): 4


1936 President, New Hampshire
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 108,460 49.7%
Alf Landon (R) 104,642 48.0%
William Lemke (Union) 4,819 2.2%
Other 193 0.1%
TOTAL 218,114
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 11


1936 President, New Jersey
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,083,850 59.5%
Alf Landon (R) 720,322 39.6%
William Lemke (Union) 9,407 0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,931 0.2%
Other 2,927 0.2%
TOTAL 1,820,437
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, New Mexico
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 106,037 62.7%
Alf Landon (R) 61,727 36.5%
William Lemke (Union) 924 0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 343 0.2%
Other 105 0.1%
TOTAL 169,136
Turnout: 67% Diff (US): 0


1936 President, Nevada
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 31,925 72.8%
Alf Landon (R) 11,923 27.2%
TOTAL 43,848
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -9


1936 President, New York
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 3,293,222 58.8%
Alf Landon (R) 2,180,670 39.0%
William Lemke (Union) 86,897 1.6%
Other 35,609 0.6%
TOTAL 5,596,398
Turnout: 66% Diff (US): 2


1936 President, Ohio
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 1,747,140 58.0%
Alf Landon (R) 1,127,855 37.4%
William Lemke (Union) 132,212 4.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 117 0.0%
Other 5,265 0.2%
TOTAL 3,012,589
Turnout: 71% Diff (US): 1


1936 President, Oklahoma
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 501,069 66.8%
Alf Landon (R) 245,122 32.7%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,221 0.3%
Other 1,328 0.2%
TOTAL 749,740
Turnout: 59% Diff (US): -4


1936 President, Oregon
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 266,733 64.4%
Alf Landon (R) 122,706 29.6%
William Lemke (Union) 21,831 5.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 2,143 0.5%
Other 608 0.1%
TOTAL 414,021
Turnout: 61% Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Pennsylvania
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 2,353,788 56.9%
Alf Landon (R) 1,690,300 40.8%
William Lemke (Union) 67,468 1.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 14,599 0.4%
Other 12,172 0.3%
TOTAL 4,138,327
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 4


1936 President, Rhode Island
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 164,338 53.0%
Alf Landon (R) 125,031 40.3%
William Lemke (Union) 19,569 6.3%
Other 1,349 0.4%
TOTAL 310,287
Turnout: 72% Diff (US): 4


1936 President, South Carolina
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 113,791 98.6%
Alf Landon (R) 1,646 1.4%
TOTAL 115,437
Turnout: 13% Diff (US): -35


1936 President, South Dakota
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 160,137 54.0%
Alf Landon (R) 125,977 42.5%
William Lemke (Union) 10,338 3.5%
TOTAL 296,452
Turnout: 80% Diff (US): 6


1936 President, Tennessee
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 328,083 68.8%
Alf Landon (R) 147,055 30.8%
William Lemke (Union) 296 0.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 686 0.1%
Other 966 0.2%
TOTAL 477,086
Turnout: 31% Diff (US): -6


1936 President, Texas
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 739,952 87.1%
Alf Landon (R) 104,661 12.3%
William Lemke (Union) 3,281 0.4%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 1,075 0.1%
Other 767 0.1%
TOTAL 849,736
Turnout: 25% Diff (US): -24


1936 President, Utah
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 150,248 69.3%
Alf Landon (R) 64,555 29.8%
William Lemke (Union) 1,121 0.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 432 0.2%
Other 323 0.1%
TOTAL 216,679
Turnout: 78% Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Virginia
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 234,980 70.2%
Alf Landon (R) 98,336 29.4%
William Lemke (Union) 233 0.1%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 313 0.1%
Other 728 0.2%
TOTAL 334,590
Turnout: 24% Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Vermont
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 62,124 43.2%
Alf Landon (R) 81,023 56.4%
Other 542 0.4%
TOTAL 143,689
Turnout: 65% Diff (US): 20


1936 President, Washington
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 459,579 66.4%
Alf Landon (R) 206,982 29.9%
William Lemke (Union) 17,463 2.5%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 3,496 0.5%
Other 4,908 0.7%
TOTAL 692,428
Turnout: 64% Diff (US): -7


1936 President, Wisconsin
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 802,984 63.8%
Alf Landon (R) 380,828 30.3%
William Lemke (Union) 60,297 4.8%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 10,626 0.8%
Other 3,825 0.3%
TOTAL 1,258,560
Turnout: 68% Diff (US): -6


1936 President, West Virginia
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 502,582 60.6%
Alf Landon (R) 325,358 39.2%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 832 0.1%
Other 1,173 0.1%
TOTAL 829,945
Turnout: 87% Diff (US): 3


1936 President, Wyoming
CandidateVotesPct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D) 62,624 60.6%
Alf Landon (R) 38,739 37.5%
William Lemke (Union) 1,653 1.6%
Norman Thomas (Soc) 200 0.2%
Other 166 0.2%
TOTAL 103,382
Turnout: 73% Diff (US): 1
* incumbent