1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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November 3, 1936

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Nominee	William Langer	Walter Welford	John Moses
Party	Nonpartisan League	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	98,750	95,697	80,726
Percentage	35.80%	34.70%	29.27%

County results
Langer:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Welford:     30-40%     40-50%
Moses:     30-40%

Governor before election

Walter Welford
Republican

Elected Governor

William Langer
Nonpartisan League

State government

The 1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Nonpartisan League nominee William Langer defeated incumbent Republican Walter Welford with 35.80% of the vote.

Primary elections
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Candidates 3
Results 3
References

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 24, 1936.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

John Moses, former Mercer County State's Attorney
Ole H. Olson, former Governor
James F. Morrow

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Moses	26,081	63.05
	Democratic	Ole H. Olson	12,942	31.29
	Democratic	James F. Morrow	2,341	5.66
Total votes			41,364	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Walter Welford, incumbent Governor
William Langer, former Governor

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Welford (inc.)	90,788	50.19
	Republican	William Langer	90,093	49.81
Total votes			180,881	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William Langer, Nonpartisan League
Walter Welford, Republican
John Moses, Democratic

Other candidates

Pat J. Barrett, Communist
L. J. Wehe, Progressive

Results

1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan League	William Langer	98,750	35.80%
	Republican	Walter Welford (inc.)	95,697	34.70%
	Democratic	John Moses	80,726	29.27%
	Communist	Pat J. Barrett	331	0.12%
	Progressive Party	L. J. Wehe	309	0.11%
Majority
Turnout
	Nonpartisan League gain from Republican		Swing

References

1 2 3 "Primary Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1936. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
↑ "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1936. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

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1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election

Contents

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References