1936 United States presidential election in Nebraska

The 1936 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose seven[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1936 United States presidential election in Nebraska

November 3, 1936[1]

All 7 Nebraska 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 7 0
Popular vote 347,445 247,731
Percentage 57.1% 40.7%

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 57.14% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), running with Frank Knox, with 40.74% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion when the following counties have voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate: Banner, Blaine, Box Butte, Boyd, Buffalo, Burt, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Cuming, Custer, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dodge, Dundy, Frontier, Gosper, Grant, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Keith, Kimball, Knox, Madison, Merrick, Morrill, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Red Willow, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux, Stanton, Thomas, Wayne and Webster.[5][6]

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 347,445 57.14%
Republican Alf Landon 247,731 40.74%
Union William Lemke 12,847 2.11%
Total votes 608,023 100%

References

  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 - Nebraska". 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. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 252-255 ISBN 0786422173
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.