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.

1936 United States presidential election in Nevada

November 3, 1936[1]

All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 31,925 11,923
Percentage 72.8% 27.2%

County Results
Roosevelt
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 72.81% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), 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

1936 United States presidential election in Nevada
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
Totals31,92572.81%11,92327.19%20,00245.62%43,848

References

  1. "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  3. "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 289 ISBN 0405077114
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.