1936 United States gubernatorial elections

1936 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1935 November 3, 1936;
September 14, 1936 (ME)
1937 →

34 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 37 9
Seats after 38 7
Seat change Increase1 Decrease2
Seats up 26 6
Seats won 27 4

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Farmer–Labor Progressive
Seats before 1 1
Seats after 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 1 1
Seats won 1 1

  Fifth party
 
Party Non-Partisan League
Seats before 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase1
Seats up 0
Seats won 1

1936 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1936 Illinois gubernatorial election1936 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1936 Iowa gubernatorial election1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election1936 Kansas gubernatorial election1936 Texas gubernatorial election1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election1936 Arizona gubernatorial election1936 Florida gubernatorial election1936 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1936 Michigan gubernatorial election1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election1936 South Dakota gubernatorial election1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election1936 Maine gubernatorial election1936 Colorado gubernatorial election1936 Ohio gubernatorial election1936 Tennessee gubernatorial election1936 Connecticut gubernatorial election1936 Idaho gubernatorial election1936 Georgia gubernatorial election1936 New York gubernatorial election1936 Delaware gubernatorial election1936 Indiana gubernatorial election1936 Missouri gubernatorial election1936 Montana gubernatorial election1936 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election1936 North Dakota gubernatorial election1936 Utah gubernatorial election1936 Vermont gubernatorial election1936 Washington gubernatorial election1936 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     Farmer–Labor hold
     Progressive hold
     Non-Partisan League gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1936, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 3, 1936. Elections took place on September 14 in Maine.

This was the last time New York elected its governors to two-year terms. It switched to four-year terms from the 1938 election.