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1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Wilkins P. Horton J. Samuel White
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 555,390 236,438
Percentage 70.14% 29.86%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Alexander H. Graham
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Wilkins P. Horton
Democratic

The 1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Wilkins P. Horton defeated Republican nominee J. Samuel White with 70.14% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on June 6, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul D. Grady 162,221 37.77
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 138,631 32.28
Democratic George McNeill 128,661 29.96
Total votes 429,513 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 217,230 51.06
Democratic Paul D. Grady 208,248 48.94
Total votes 425,478 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Wilkins P. Horton, Democratic
  • J. Samuel White, Republican

Results

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1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1][page needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 555,390 70.14%
Republican J. Samuel White 236,438 29.86%
Majority 318,952
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1936. Retrieved September 2, 2021.