1936 United States presidential election in Nevada
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1936 United States presidential election in Nevada
| country = Nevada
| flag_year = 1929
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1932 United States presidential election in Nevada
| previous_year = 1932
| next_election = 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
| next_year = 1940
| votes_for_election = All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
| election_date = November 3, 1936{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1936|title=United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=December 25, 2018}}
| image_size = x200px
| image1 = FDR in 1933 (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| home_state1 = New York
| running_mate1 = John Nance Garner
| electoral_vote1 = 3
| popular_vote1 = 31,925
| percentage1 = 72.81%
| image2 = LandonPortr (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Alf Landon
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| home_state2 = Kansas
| running_mate2 = Frank Knox
| electoral_vote2 = 0
| popular_vote2 = 11,923
| percentage2 = 27.19%
| map_image = Nevada Presidential Election Results 1936.svg
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = County Results
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Roosevelt
{{legend|#86b6f2|50-60%}}
{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|70-80%}}
{{legend|#0645b4|80-90%}}
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| title = President
| before_election = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Franklin D. Roosevelt
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1936 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose three{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1929_1941.html#1936|title=1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)|access-date=December 25, 2018}} representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 72.81% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 27.19% of the popular vote.{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=32&year=1936|title=1936 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada|access-date=December 25, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1936|title=The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936|access-date=December 25, 2018}}
To date, this is the last time Douglas County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate,Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century 'How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century']; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 and the last time a Democratic nominee won every single county in the state. No subsequent presidential candidate has matched Roosevelt's 72.81% share of the popular vote in Nevada. This was the first time ever that a presidential candidate won two terms by carrying all counties in Nevada in both instances.
Results
| class="wikitable"
|+ General Election Results{{cite book |title=Official Returns of the General Election of 1936 |publisher=State Printing Office |location=Carson City, Nevada |pages=19}} ! colspan=2|Party ! Pledged to ! Elector ! Votes |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Julian O. Epperson | align="right" |31,925 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Ira L. Winters | align="right" |31,892 |
| style="font-weight:bold"
| bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Theresa L. McGovern | align="right" |31,879 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Alf Landon | Marc C. Franzman | align="right" |11,923 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Alf Landon | Morley Griswold | align="right" |11,891 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |
| Alf Landon | Art W. Ham | align="right" |11,818 |
| colspan="4" |Votes cast{{efn|Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket}}
! 43,848 |
|---|
=Results by county=
| width="60%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | County
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Franklin Delano Roosevelt ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Alfred Mossman Landon ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Total votes cast{{efn|Based on highest elector on each ticket}} |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" | % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Churchill | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,290 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 62.96% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 759 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 37.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 531 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 25.92% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,049 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Clark | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 5,091 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 81.21% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,178 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 18.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,913 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 62.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 6,269 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Douglas | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 466 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 57.39% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 346 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 42.61% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 120 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 14.78% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 812 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Elko | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,888 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 73.06% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 1,065 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 26.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,823 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 46.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,953 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Esmeralda | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 566 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 78.39% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 156 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 21.61% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 410 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 56.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 722 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Eureka | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 396 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 68.75% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 180 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 31.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 216 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 37.50% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 576 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Humboldt | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,210 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 75.63% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 390 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 24.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 820 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 51.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,600 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lander | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 585 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 71.17% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 237 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 28.83% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 348 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 42.34% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 822 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lincoln | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,639 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 86.58% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 254 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 13.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,385 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 73.16% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,893 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lyon | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,203 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 71.18% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 487 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 28.82% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 716 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 42.37% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,690 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Mineral | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 778 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 76.73% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 236 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 542 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 53.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,014 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Nye | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,495 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 76.31% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 464 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23.69% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,031 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 52.63% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,959 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Ormsby | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 745 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 58.29% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 533 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 41.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 212 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 16.59% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,278 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Pershing | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 861 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 76.19% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 269 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23.81% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 592 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 52.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,130 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Storey | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 392 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 73.82% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 139 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 26.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 253 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 47.65% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 531 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Washoe | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 9,514 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 68.58% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 4,358 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 31.42% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 5,156 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 37.17% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 13,872 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}| White Pine | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 2,806 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 76.29% | {{party shading/Republican}} | 872 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 23.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 1,934 | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 52.58% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3,678 |
| style="text-align:center;"
!Totals!!31,925!!72.81%!!11,923!!27.19%!!20,002!!45.62%!!43,848 |
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