1936 Vermont gubernatorial election

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1936 Vermont gubernatorial election
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  1934 November 3, 1936 (1936-11-03) 1938  
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Nominee George Aiken Alfred Heininger
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote83,60253,218
Percentage60.9%38.8%

1936 Vermont gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Aiken:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Heininger:     50–60%

Governor before election

Charles M. Smith
Republican

Elected Governor

George Aiken
Republican

The 1936 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Charles M. Smith did not run for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate George Aiken defeated Democratic candidate Alfred H. Heininger to succeed him.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken 23,584 42.2
Republican H. Nelson Jackson 19,16234.3
Republican Ernest E. Moore 11,91721.3
Republican John Reid1,2282.2
Republican Others20.0
Total votes55,893 100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Alfred H. Heininger 5,378 99.4
Democratic Others350.6
Total votes5,413 100

General election

Results

1936 Vermont gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken 83,602 60.9
Democratic Alfred H. Heininger53,21838.8
Communist Fred Gardner4630.3
N/AOthers80.0
Total votes137,291 100

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.