The 1936 United States presidential election in Wyoming 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 .
Wyoming was won by the Democratic candidate , incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , running with John Nance Garner , who was the 39th and incumbent Speaker of the United States House of Representatives , with 60.58 percent of the popular vote, against the Republican candidate, Alf Landon , who was the Governor of Kansas , running with future Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox , with 37.47 percent of the popular vote. [ 1] Despite Landon losing by over 23 percent, Wyoming was nonetheless his strongest state West of the Great Plains and voted overall 0.93 percent more Republican than the nation at large, perhaps a sign of the strong Republican state it would become in future elections. Roosevelt won Wyoming by 23 points, outperforming his victory in 1932 by 8 points.
As of the 2024 presidential election [ update] Campbell , Converse , Niobrara , Sublette , Washakie and Weston , as even Lyndon B. Johnson failed to carry them when he won Wyoming by 13 points against Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964 . [ 2]
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