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The 1936 United States presidential election was the 38th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936.In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican governor Alf Landon of Kansas in a landslide victory.
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
The 1936 United States elections were held on November 3, 1936, during the Great Depression. Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt trounced Governor Alf Landon of Kansas in a landslide and the Democrats built on their majorities in both chambers of Congress .
Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the 1936 presidential election, and was defeated in a landslide by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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 .
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.
In the presidential election of 1820, incumbent President James Monroe of the Democratic-Republican Party effectively ran unopposed. [d] In the 1824 presidential election, four Democratic-Republicans competed in multiple states in the general election as the party was unable to agree on a single nominee. [7]
President Harry S. Truman: MO 1884 75 Senator Richard Russell, Jr. GA 1897 21.6 - 1944: President Franklin D. Roosevelt: NY 1882 92.4 - 1940: President Franklin D. Roosevelt: NY 1882 86.3 - 1936: President Franklin D. Roosevelt: NY 1882 100 - 1932: Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt: NY 1882 57.7 - F. Governor: Al Smith: NY 1873 17.5 16.5 1928 ...