1936 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1936 United States presidential election in Nevada
Flag of Nevada (1929-1991).svg
  1932 November 3, 1936 [1] 1940  

All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
  FDR in 1933 (cropped).jpg LandonPortr (cropped).jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote30
Popular vote31,92511,923
Percentage72.81%27.19%

Nevada Presidential Election Results 1936.svg
County Results
Roosevelt
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%

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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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. No subsequent presidential candidate has matched Roosevelt's 72.81% share of the popular vote in Nevada. This was the first time ever that a presidential candidate won two terms by carrying all counties in Nevada in both instances.

Results

General Election Results [6]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltJulian O. Epperson31,925
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltIra L. Winters31,892
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltTheresa L. McGovern31,879
Republican Party Alf LandonMarc C. Franzman11,923
Republican Party Alf LandonMorley Griswold11,891
Republican Party Alf LandonArt W. Ham11,818
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 43,848

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %
Churchill 1,29062.96%75937.04%53125.92%2,049
Clark 5,09181.21%1,17818.79%3,91362.42%6,269
Douglas 46657.39%34642.61%12014.78%812
Elko 2,88873.06%1,06526.94%1,82346.12%3,953
Esmeralda 56678.39%15621.61%41056.79%722
Eureka 39668.75%18031.25%21637.50%576
Humboldt 1,21075.63%39024.38%82051.25%1,600
Lander 58571.17%23728.83%34842.34%822
Lincoln 1,63986.58%25413.42%1,38573.16%1,893
Lyon 1,20371.18%48728.82%71642.37%1,690
Mineral 77876.73%23623.27%54253.45%1,014
Nye 1,49576.31%46423.69%1,03152.63%1,959
Ormsby 74558.29%53341.71%21216.59%1,278
Pershing 86176.19%26923.81%59252.39%1,130
Storey 39273.82%13926.18%25347.65%531
Washoe 9,51468.58%4,35831.42%5,15637.17%13,872
White Pine 2,80676.29%87223.71%1,93452.58%3,678
Totals31,92572.81%11,92327.19%20,00245.62%43,848

See also

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on highest elector on each ticket

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