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Polls made during 1934 and 1935 suggested Long could have won between six [6] and seven million [7] votes, or approximately fifteen percent of the actual number cast in the 1936 election. Popular support for Long's Share Our Wealth program raised the possibility of a 1936 presidential bid against incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Presidential election year: Election day: November 3: Incumbent president: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) Next Congress: 75th: Presidential election; Partisan control: Democratic hold: Popular vote margin: Democratic +24.3%: Electoral vote: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) 523: Alf Landon (R) 8: 1936 presidential election results.
From March 10 to May 19, 1936, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1936 United States presidential election.The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1936 Republican National Convention held from June 9 to June 12, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Roosevelt's victory marked the beginning of the state's shift from a Republican stronghold to a key swing state, and began a Democratic winning streak in the city of Philadelphia which has yet to be broken. Pennsylvania has backed the winning candidate in all but four presidential elections since (1948, 1968, 2000, and 2004).
The 1936 Republican National Convention was held June 9–12 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. It nominated Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas for president and Frank Knox of Illinois for vice president. The convention supported many New Deal programs, including Social Security.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Nov. 6, 2024.
November 3 – U.S. presidential election, 1936: Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected to a second term in a landslide victory over Republican governor of Kansas Alf Landon. November 12 – In California, the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
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