1936 United States presidential election in Texas

1936 United States presidential election in Texas

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All 23 Texas votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 23 0
Popular vote 739,952 104,661
Percentage 87.08% 12.32%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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 (DNew York), with 87.08% of the popular vote, over Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), with 12.32% of the popular vote, a landslide victory margin of 74.76%.[3][4] Despite the overwhelming Democratic victory here, however, Landon performed better than fellow Republican Herbert Hoover had in 1932, with the state swinging approximately two points towards the GOP, and he managed to flip both Gillespie County and Kendall County back into the Republican column, the latter remaining with the party ever since.

By percentage of the popular vote won, Texas was Roosevelt's fifth-best state, behind South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Georgia.

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  2. ^ "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Texas". Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1936". Retrieved December 23, 2018.