1936 United States presidential election in Nevada
The 1936 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
Roosevelt 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 72.81% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 27.19% of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion Douglas County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate[5], and the last time a Democratic nominee won every single county in the state.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 31,925 | 72.81% | |
| Republican | Alf Landon | 11,923 | 27.19% | |
| Total votes | 43,848 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Alfred Mossman Landon Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 1,290 | 62.96% | 759 | 37.04% | 531 | 25.92% | 2,049 |
| Clark | 5,091 | 81.21% | 1,178 | 18.79% | 3,913 | 62.42% | 6,269 |
| Douglas | 466 | 57.39% | 346 | 42.61% | 120 | 14.78% | 812 |
| Elko | 2,888 | 73.06% | 1,065 | 26.94% | 1,823 | 46.12% | 3,953 |
| Esmeralda | 566 | 78.39% | 156 | 21.61% | 410 | 56.79% | 722 |
| Eureka | 396 | 68.75% | 180 | 31.25% | 216 | 37.50% | 576 |
| Humboldt | 1,210 | 75.63% | 390 | 24.38% | 820 | 51.25% | 1,600 |
| Lander | 585 | 71.17% | 237 | 28.83% | 348 | 42.34% | 822 |
| Lincoln | 1,639 | 86.58% | 254 | 13.42% | 1,385 | 73.16% | 1,893 |
| Lyon | 1,203 | 71.18% | 487 | 28.82% | 716 | 42.37% | 1,690 |
| Mineral | 778 | 76.73% | 236 | 23.27% | 542 | 53.45% | 1,014 |
| Nye | 1,495 | 76.31% | 464 | 23.69% | 1,031 | 52.63% | 1,959 |
| Ormsby | 745 | 58.29% | 533 | 41.71% | 212 | 16.59% | 1,278 |
| Pershing | 861 | 76.19% | 269 | 23.81% | 592 | 52.39% | 1,130 |
| Storey | 392 | 73.82% | 139 | 26.18% | 253 | 47.65% | 531 |
| Washoe | 9,514 | 68.58% | 4,358 | 31.42% | 5,156 | 37.17% | 13,872 |
| White Pine | 2,806 | 76.29% | 872 | 23.71% | 1,934 | 52.58% | 3,678 |
| Totals | 31,925 | 72.81% | 11,923 | 27.19% | 20,002 | 45.62% | 43,848 |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 289 ISBN 0405077114
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