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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. [1] Although many candidates sought the Republican nomination, only two, Governor Alfred Landon and Senator William Borah, were considered to be serious candidates.
The 1936 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Texas voters chose 23 [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Texas was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Texas, ordered by year.Since its admission to statehood in 1845, Texas has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the 1864 election during the American Civil War, when the state had seceded to join the Confederacy, and the 1868 election, when the state was undergoing Reconstruction.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on 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.
For the first time in modern Republican primary history, three different candidates won the three key early contests: Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum in the Iowa caucuses (though Romney was originally believed to have won before a recount), Mitt Romney in the New Hampshire primary, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in the ...
June 9–12, 1936: City: Cleveland, Ohio: Venue: Public Auditorium: Keynote speaker: Frederick Steiwer U.S. Senator, Oregon [1] [2] Candidates; Presidential nominee: Alf Landon of Kansas: Vice-presidential nominee: Frank Knox of Illinois: Other candidates: William Borah of Idaho: Results (president) Landon 984, Borah 19 ‹ 1932 · 1940 ›
The 1936 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fifth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.
The 1936 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Governor James V Allred defeated Republican nominee C. O. Harris with 92.87% of the vote. Nominations