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1936 United States presidential election

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531 members of the Electoral College
266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout61.0%[1] Increase 4.2 pp
 
Nominee William H. Murray Herbert Hoover Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Home state Oklahoma California Wisconsin
Running mate Hugh S. Johnson Hamilton Fish III Franck R. Havenner
Electoral vote 262 246 23
Delegate count 27 12 6
States carried 25 21 2
Popular vote 22,732,554 21,180,532 1,552,021
Percentage 49.8% 46.4% 3.4%

President before election

William H. Murray
Democratic

Elected President

William H. Murray
Democratic

1937 contingent U.S. vice presidential election
January 3, 1937

96 United States senators
49 votes needed to win
 
Candidate Hugh S. Johnson Hamilton Fish III
Party Democratic Republican
Senate vote 55 28
Percentage 59.14% 30.11%
  1. ^ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.