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1936 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1936 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 31,925 11,923
Percentage 72.81% 27.19%

County Results
Roosevelt
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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.

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

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General Election Results[6]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Julian O. Epperson 31,925
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Ira L. Winters 31,892
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Theresa L. McGovern 31,879
Republican Party Alf Landon Marc C. Franzman 11,923
Republican Party Alf Landon Morley Griswold 11,891
Republican Party Alf Landon Art W. Ham 11,818
Votes cast[a] 43,848

Results by county

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County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # %
Churchill 1,290 62.96% 759 37.04% 531 25.92% 2,049
Clark 5,091 81.21% 1,178 18.79% 3,913 62.42% 6,269
Douglas 466 57.39% 346 42.61% 120 14.78% 812
Elko 2,888 73.06% 1,065 26.94% 1,823 46.12% 3,953
Esmeralda 566 78.39% 156 21.61% 410 56.79% 722
Eureka 396 68.75% 180 31.25% 216 37.50% 576
Humboldt 1,210 75.63% 390 24.38% 820 51.25% 1,600
Lander 585 71.17% 237 28.83% 348 42.34% 822
Lincoln 1,639 86.58% 254 13.42% 1,385 73.16% 1,893
Lyon 1,203 71.18% 487 28.82% 716 42.37% 1,690
Mineral 778 76.73% 236 23.27% 542 53.45% 1,014
Nye 1,495 76.31% 464 23.69% 1,031 52.63% 1,959
Ormsby 745 58.29% 533 41.71% 212 16.59% 1,278
Pershing 861 76.19% 269 23.81% 592 52.39% 1,130
Storey 392 73.82% 139 26.18% 253 47.65% 531
Washoe 9,514 68.58% 4,358 31.42% 5,156 37.17% 13,872
White Pine 2,806 76.29% 872 23.71% 1,934 52.58% 3,678
Totals 31,925 72.81% 11,923 27.19% 20,002 45.62% 43,848

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century'; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. ^ Official Returns of the General Election of 1936. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 19.