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1936 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Landon, blue denotes states won by Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: 36 of 96 seats (32 Class 2 seats + 6 special elections) [1] Net seat change: Democratic +6 [2] 1936 Senate ...
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 1936. In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican governor Alf Landon of Kansas in a landslide victory.
The 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1936 as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1936; 1936 Louisiana gubernatorial election; 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election; 1936 New York state election; United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1936; 1936 United States House of Representatives elections; 1936 United States Senate elections
This was the last election that the former towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott participated in, as these staunchly Republican towns ceased to exist in 1938 when they were flooded to construct the Quabbin Reservoir. All four towns voted for Landon.
The 1936 election would be the first of many elections to conform to that pattern, with the results making the state about 4 points more Republican than the nation. Roosevelt was the first Democratic victor in Cumberland County since James Buchanan in 1856, and the first in Essex County since Grover Cleveland in 1892. [2]
The 1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president.
The 1936 elections showed the continuing trust of the American people in Roosevelt to guide the nation out of the Great Depression. Despite setbacks, most had faith in the New Deal and elected leaders who supported its measures. This was the last of four straight elections where Republicans lost seats in Congress due to the lingering effects of ...