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All 3 Arizona votes to the Electoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Arizona |
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The 1936 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with incumbent Vice President John Nance Garner, with 69.85% of the popular vote, against Governor of Kansas Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with publisher Frank Knox, with 26.93% of the popular vote. [2] [3] As of the 2024 presidential election [update] , this is the best showing ever for a presidential candidate in Arizona.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 86,722 | 69.85% | |
| Republican | Alf Landon | 33,433 | 26.93% | |
| Union | William Lemke | 3,307 | 2.66% | |
| Prohibition | D. Leigh Colvin | 384 | 0.31% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 317 | 0.26% | |
| Majority | 53,289 | 42.92% | ||
| Total votes | 124,163 | 100.00% | ||
| County [4] | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic | Alf Landon Republican | William Lemke Union | D. Leigh Colvin Prohibition | Norman Thomas Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,674 | 71.94% | 638 | 27.42% | 7 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.17% | 1,036 | 44.52% | 2,327 |
| Cochise | 8,130 | 77.44% | 2,092 | 19.93% | 232 | 2.21% | 3 | 0.03% | 42 | 0.40% | 6,038 | 57.51% | 10,499 |
| Coconino | 2,578 | 67.33% | 1,140 | 29.77% | 89 | 2.32% | 12 | 0.31% | 10 | 0.26% | 1,438 | 37.56% | 3,829 |
| Gila | 4,859 | 73.98% | 1,526 | 23.23% | 164 | 2.50% | 9 | 0.14% | 10 | 0.15% | 3,333 | 50.75% | 6,568 |
| Graham | 3,541 | 80.94% | 680 | 15.54% | 78 | 1.78% | 67 | 1.53% | 9 | 0.21% | 2,861 | 65.40% | 4,375 |
| Greenlee | 1,526 | 86.17% | 218 | 12.31% | 26 | 1.47% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,308 | 73.86% | 1,771 |
| Maricopa | 32,031 | 67.28% | 13,671 | 28.71% | 1,597 | 3.35% | 188 | 0.39% | 123 | 0.26% | 18,360 | 38.57% | 47,610 |
| Mohave | 1,814 | 71.73% | 609 | 24.08% | 94 | 3.72% | 1 | 0.04% | 11 | 0.43% | 1,205 | 47.65% | 2,529 |
| Navajo | 3,037 | 73.32% | 1,052 | 25.40% | 35 | 0.85% | 3 | 0.07% | 15 | 0.36% | 1,985 | 47.92% | 4,142 |
| Pima | 12,249 | 65.89% | 6,079 | 32.70% | 178 | 0.96% | 41 | 0.22% | 43 | 0.23% | 6,170 | 33.19% | 18,590 |
| Pinal | 3,498 | 71.86% | 1,216 | 24.98% | 136 | 2.79% | 11 | 0.23% | 7 | 0.14% | 2,282 | 46.88% | 4,868 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,729 | 68.34% | 742 | 29.33% | 53 | 2.09% | 3 | 0.12% | 3 | 0.12% | 987 | 39.01% | 2,530 |
| Yavapai | 6,628 | 66.77% | 2,794 | 28.15% | 450 | 4.53% | 32 | 0.32% | 22 | 0.22% | 3,834 | 38.62% | 9,926 |
| Yuma | 3,428 | 74.54% | 976 | 21.22% | 168 | 3.65% | 10 | 0.22% | 17 | 0.37% | 2,452 | 53.32% | 4,599 |
| Totals | 86,722 | 69.85% | 33,433 | 26.93% | 3,307 | 2.66% | 384 | 0.31% | 317 | 0.26% | 53,289 | 42.92% | 124,163 |
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 8, 1936. [5]
| Franklin D. Roosevelt & John Nance Garner Democratic Party | Alf Landon & Frank Knox Republican Party | William Lemke & Thomas C. O'Brien Union Party | D. Leigh Colvin & Claude A. Watson Prohibition Party | Norman Thomas & George A. Nelson Socialist Party |
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