1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota

The 1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota
November 3, 1936
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon William Lemke
Party Democratic Republican Union
Home state New York Kansas North Dakota
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox Thomas C. O'Brien
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 163,148 72,751 36,708
Percentage 59.60% 26.58% 13.41%
County Results
Roosevelt
  40-50%
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%

Elections in North Dakota

North Dakota voted for the Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt over Republican candidate Alf Landon and Union candidate William Lemke. Roosevelt won North Dakota by a margin of 33.02 percentage points and carried every county in the state despite substantial opposition from isolationist “favorite son” Lemke, who exceeded 28 percent in the counties of Burke, Sheridan and Hettinger.[1] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion the following counties have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate: Golden Valley, Grant, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Mercer and Sheridan.[2]

Results
1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota[3]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes % Electoral votes
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt John Nance Garner 163,148 59.60% 4
Republican Alf Landon Frank Knox 72,751 26.58% 0
Union William Lemke Thomas C. O'Brien 36,708 13.41% 0
Socialist Norman Thomas George A. Nelson 552 0.20% 0
Communist Earl Browder James W. Ford 360 0.13% 0
Prohibition D. Leigh Colvin Claude A. Watson 197 0.07% 0
Total 273,716 100.0% 4


References
  1. Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 339, 343 ISBN 0405077114
  2. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  3. "1936 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota". Retrieved November 4, 2018.


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