1936 United States presidential election in Arizona

The 1936 United States presidential election in Arizona 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.

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1936 United States presidential election in Arizona

November 3, 1936[1]
All 3 Arizona 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 86,722 33,433 Percentage 69.85% 26.93%
County Results Roosevelt   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with incumbent Vice President John Nance Garner, with 69.85% of the popular vote, against Governor of Kansas Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with publisher Frank Knox, with 26.93% of the popular vote.[2][3] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the best showing for a Democratic presidential candidate in Arizona.

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Arizona

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	86,722	69.85%
	Republican	Alf Landon	33,433	26.93%
	Union	William Lemke	3,307	2.66%
	Prohibition	D. Leigh Colvin	384	0.31%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	317	0.26%
Total votes			124,163	100%

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Alfred Mossman Landon Republican		William Frederick Lemke[4] Union		David Leigh Colvin[5] Prohibition		Norman Mattoon Thomas[5] Socialist		Margin		Total votes cast[6]
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Apache	1,674	71.94%	638	27.42%	7	0.30%	4	0.17%	4	0.17%	1,036	44.52%	2,327
Cochise	8,130	77.44%	2,092	19.93%	232	2.21%	3	0.03%	42	0.40%	6,038	57.51%	10,499
Coconino	2,578	67.33%	1,140	29.77%	89	2.32%	12	0.31%	10	0.26%	1,438	37.56%	3,829
Gila	4,859	73.98%	1,526	23.23%	164	2.50%	9	0.14%	10	0.15%	3,333	50.75%	6,568
Graham	3,541	80.94%	680	15.54%	78	1.78%	67	1.53%	9	0.21%	2,861	65.40%	4,375
Greenlee	1,526	86.17%	218	12.31%	26	1.47%	1	0.06%	0	0.00%	1,308	73.86%	1,771
Maricopa	32,031	67.28%	13,671	28.71%	1,597	3.35%	188	0.39%	123	0.26%	18,360	38.57%	47,610
Mohave	1,814	71.73%	609	24.08%	94	3.72%	1	0.04%	11	0.43%	1,205	47.65%	2,529
Navajo	3,037	73.32%	1,052	25.40%	35	0.85%	3	0.07%	15	0.36%	1,985	47.92%	4,142
Pima	12,249	65.89%	6,079	32.70%	178	0.96%	41	0.22%	43	0.23%	6,170	33.19%	18,590
Pinal	3,498	71.86%	1,216	24.98%	136	2.79%	11	0.23%	7	0.14%	2,282	46.88%	4,868
Santa Cruz	1,729	68.34%	742	29.33%	53	2.09%	3	0.12%	3	0.12%	987	39.01%	2,530
Yavapai	6,628	66.77%	2,794	28.15%	450	4.53%	32	0.32%	22	0.22%	3,834	38.62%	9,926
Yuma	3,428	74.54%	976	21.22%	168	3.65%	10	0.22%	17	0.37%	2,452	53.32%	4,599
Totals	86,722	69.85%	33,433	26.93%	3,307	2.66%	384	0.31%	317	0.26%	53,289	42.92%	124,163

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1936 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
2. "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
3. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
4. Géoelections; 1936 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15)
5. Our Campaigns; AZ US Presidential Race, November 03, 1936
6. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 41 ISBN 0405077114