1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Clyde R. Hoey defeated Republican nominee Gilliam Grissom with 66.69% of the vote.

1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election
November 3, 1936
 
Nominee Clyde R. Hoey Gilliam Grissom
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 542,139 270,843
Percentage 66.69% 33.32%
Governor before election

John C. B. Ehringhaus
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

Elections in North Carolina

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 24, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 193,972 37.53
Democratic Ralph McDonald 189,504 36.66
Democratic Alexander H. Graham 126,782 24.53
Democratic John A. McRae 6,606 1.28
Total votes 516,864 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 266,354 55.40
Democratic Ralph McDonald 214,414 44.60
Total votes 480,768 100.00

Republican convention

Candidates

Results
Republican convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilliam Grissom 694 63.96
Republican Irvin B. Tucker 391 36.04
Total votes 1,085 100.00

General election

Candidates
  • Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic
  • Gilliam Grissom, Republican

Results
1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 542,139 66.69%
Republican Gilliam Grissom 270,843 33.32%
Majority 271,296
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing
gollark: Supply EVERYONE with nuclear reactors!
gollark: Besides that, long-distance power transmission incurs losses.
gollark: Factories and datacentres and stuff need power constantly.
gollark: No, we need power *constantly*, just telling people "you're using energy wrong" is not really a good solution.
gollark: There are new innovations in nuclear power which could improve efficiency, reduce cost and improve safety too, except nobody seems to be implementing them because people seem to just... not like nuclear.

References
  1. "North Carolina Manual". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. "Guide to U.S. Elections". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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