Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Electoral history of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States (1933–1945); 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932).
From 1910 to 1930
1910 New York State Senate Election, District 26
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) - 15,708 (51.88%)
- John F. Schlosser (R) - 14,568 (48.12%)
source: New York Red Book 1911, pg 644
note: New York State Senate District 26 comprised at that time of all of Columbia, Dutchess, & Putnam Counties
1910 Gubernatorial Election in NY District 26
- John Alden Dix (D) - 15,436 (49.46%)
- Henry L. Stimson (R) - 14,773 (47.33%)
- Others - 1,002 (3.21%)
1912 New York State Senate Election, District 26
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) - 15,590 (48.45%)
- Jacob G. Southard (R/Ind. L) - 13,959 (43.39%)
- George A. Vossler (P) - 2,628 (8.17%)
source: New York Red Book 1913, pg 677
1912 Presidential Election in NY District 26
- Woodrow Wilson (D) - 14,791 (44.18%)
- William H. Taft (R) - 13,924 (41.59%)
- Theodore Roosevelt (P) - 4,037 (12.06%)
- Others - 726 (2.17%)
New York United States Senate election, 1914 (Democratic primary):[1]
- James W. Gerard – 133,815 (62.08%)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 63,879 (29.64%)
- James S. McDonough – 17,862 (8.29%)
1920 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):[2]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1,094 (100.00%)
1920 United States presidential election
- Warren G. Harding/Calvin Coolidge (R) – 16,144,093 (60.3%) and 404 electoral votes (37 states carried)
- James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) – 9,139,661 (34.1%) and 127 electoral votes (11 states carried)
- Eugene Debs/Seymour Stedman (Socialist) – 913,693 (3.4%)
- Parley P. Christensen/Maximillian Sebastian Hayes (Farmer-Labor) – 265,411 (1.0%)
- Aaron S. Watkins/D. Leigh Colvin (Prohibition) – 188,787 (0.7%)
- James E. Ferguson/William Jervis Hough (American) – 47,968 (0.2%)
- William Wesley Cox/August Gillhaus (Socialist Labor) – 31,716 (0.1%)
New York gubernatorial election, 1928:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt/Herbert H. Lehman (D) – 2,130,193 (48.96%)
- Albert Ottinger/Charles Clapp Lockwood (R) – 2,104,129 (48.36%)
- Louis Waldman/Herman J. Hahn (Socialist) – 101,859 (2.34%)
- William F. Dunne/Franklin P. Brill (Workers) – 10,741 (0.25%)
- Charles Hunter Corregan/John E. DeLee (Socialist Labor) – 4,213 (0.10%)
New York gubernatorial election, 1930:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt/Herbert H. Lehman (D) (inc.) – 1,770,342 (56.49%)
- Charles H. Tuttle/Caleb H. Baumes (R) – 1,045,341 (33.36%)
- Robert P. Carroll (Law Preservation) – 190,666 (6.08%)
- Louis Waldman/Elizabeth C. Roth (Socialist) – 100,444 (3.21%)
- William Z. Foster/J. Louis Engdahl (Communist) – 18,034 (0.58%)
- Jeremiah D. Crowley/Charles M. Carlson (Socialist Labor) – 9,096 (0.29%)
Presidential Primaries (1932)
1932 Democratic presidential primaries:[3]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 1,464,607 (49.44%)
- James Hamilton Lewis – 590,130 (19.92%)
- Al Smith – 415,795 (14.04%)
- John Nance Garner – 249,816 (8.43%)
- William H. Murray – 226,392 (7.64%)
- Leo J. Chassee – 7,372 (0.25%)
1932 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally)
First tally:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 666.5
- Al Smith – 201
- John Nance Garner – 90.25
- George White – 52
- Melvin A. Taylor – 42.5
- Harry F. Byrd – 25
- James A. Reed – 24
- William H. Murray – 23
- Albert C. Ritchie – 21
- Newton Baker – 8.5
Second tally:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 677
- Al Smith – 194
- John Nance Garner – 90.25
- George White – 50.5
- Melvin A. Taylor – 40
- Harry F. Byrd – 24
- Albert C. Ritchie – 23
- Will Rogers – 22
- James A. Reed – 18
- Newton Baker – 8.5
Third tally:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 682
- Al Smith – 190
- John Nance Garner – 101.3
- George White – 52.5
- Melvin A. Taylor – 40
- James A. Reed – 27
- Albert C. Ritchie – 23
- Newton Baker – 8.5
Fourth tally:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt – 945
- Al Smith – 190
1932 United States Presidential Election
1932 United States presidential election
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | New York | 22,821,277 | 57.41% | 472 | John Nance Garner | Texas | 472 |
| Herbert Hoover (Incumbent) | Republican | California | 15,761,254 | 39.65% | 59 | Charles Curtis | Kansas | 59 |
| Norman Thomas | Socialist | New York | 884,885 | 2.23% | 0 | James H. Maurer | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| William Z. Foster | Communist | Illinois | 103,307 | 0.26% | 0 | James W. Ford | Alabama | 0 |
| William David Upshaw | Prohibition | Georgia | 81,905 | 0.21% | 0 | Frank S. Regan | Illinois | 0 |
| William Hope Harvey | Liberty | Arkansas | 53,425 | 0.13% | 0 | Frank Hemenway | Washington | 0 |
| Verne L. Reynolds | Socialist Labor | New York | 34,038 | 0.09% | 0 | John W. Aiken | Massachusetts | 0 |
| Jacob Coxey | Farmer-Labor | Ohio | 7,431 | 0.02% | 0 | Julius Reiter | Minnesota | 0 |
| Other | 4,376 | 0.01% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 39,751,898 | 100% | 538 | 538 | ||||
| Needed to win | 266 | 266 | ||||||
Presidential Primaries (1936)
1936 Democratic presidential primaries:[4]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 4,830,730 (93.19%)
- Henry S. Breckinridge – 136,407 (2.63%)
- Upton Sinclair – 106,068 (2.05%)
- John S. McGroarty – 61,391 (1.18%)
- Joseph A. Coutremarsh – 39,730 (0.77%)
- Al Smith – 2,974 (0.06%)
- Charles Coughlin – 2,854 (0.06%)
- John Nance Garner – 108 (0.00%)
- William E. Borah – 87 (0.00%)
1936 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[5]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 1,100 (100.00%)
United States presidential election, 1936
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt (Incumbent) | Democratic | New York | 27,752,648 | 60.80% | 523 | John Nance Garner (Incumbent) | Texas | 523 |
| Alf Landon | Republican | Kansas | 16,681,862 | 36.54% | 8 | Frank Knox | Illinois | 8 |
| William Lemke | Union | North Dakota | 892,378 | 1.95% | 0 | Thomas C. O'Brien | Massachusetts | 0 |
| Norman Thomas | Socialist | New York | 187,910 | 0.41% | 0 | George A. Nelson | Wisconsin | 0 |
| Earl Browder | Communist | Kansas | 79,315 | 0.17% | 0 | James W. Ford | New York | 0 |
| D. Leigh Colvin | Prohibition | New York | 37,646 | 0.08% | 0 | Claude A. Watson | California | 0 |
| John W. Aiken | Socialist Labor | Connecticut | 12,799 | 0.03% | 0 | Emil F. Teichert | New York | 0 |
| Other | 3,141 | 0.00% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 45,647,699 | 100% | 531 | 531 | ||||
| Needed to win | 266 | 266 | ||||||
Presidential Primaries (1940)
1940 Democratic presidential primaries:[6]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 3,250,555 (72.16%)
- John Nance Garner – 426,641 (9.47%)
- Charles Sawyer – 283,952 (6.30%)
- William B. Bankhead – 196,508 (4.36%)
- H. C. Allen – 102,729 (2.28%)
- Willis Allen – 90,718 (2.01%)
- Jim Farley – 76,919 (1.71%)
- Ellis E. Patterson – 48,337 (1.07%)
- Unpledged delegates – 27,636 (0.61%)
- Others – 636 (0.01%)
1940 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[7]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 947 (86.33%)
- Jim Farley – 73 (6.66%)
- John Nance Garner – 61 (5.56%)
- Millard Tydings – 10 (0.91%)
- Cordell Hull – 6 (0.55%)
1940 United States Presidential Election
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt (Incumbent) | Democratic | New York | 27,313,945 | 54.74% | 449 | Henry A. Wallace | Iowa | 449 |
| Wendell Willkie | Republican | New York | 22,347,744 | 44.78% | 82 | Charles L. McNary | Oregon | 82 |
| Norman Thomas | Socialist | New York | 116,599 | 0.23% | 0 | Maynard C. Krueger | Illinois | 0 |
| Roger Babson | Prohibition | Massachusetts | 57,903 | 0.12% | 0 | Edgar Moorman | Illinois | 0 |
| Earl Browder | Communist | Kansas | 48,557 | 0.10% | 0 | James Ford | New York | 0 |
| John W. Aiken | Socialist Labor | Connecticut | 14,883 | 0.03% | 0 | Aaron M. Orange | New York | 0 |
| Other | 2,482 | 0.00% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 49,902,113 | 100% | 531 | 531 | ||||
| Needed to win | 266 | 266 | ||||||
Presidential Primaries (1944)
1944 Democratic presidential primaries:[8]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 1,566,218 (79.24%)
- Joseph T. Ferguson – 164,915 (8.34%)
- Harry F. Byrd – 109,000 (5.51%)
- Claude R. Linger – 59,282 (3.00%)
- Unpledged delegates – 57,299 (2.90%)
- Fred H. Hildebrandt – 7,414 (0.38%)
- A. W. Powell – 6,727 (0.34%)
- Others – 5,694 (0.29%)
1944 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[9]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 1,086 (92.35%)
- Harry F. Byrd – 89 (7.57%)
- Jim Farley – 1 (0.09%)
1944 United States Presidential Election
| Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
Running mate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | Percentage | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Electoral vote | ||||
| Franklin D. Roosevelt (Incumbent) | Democratic | New York | 25,612,916 | 53.39% | 432 | Harry S. Truman | Missouri | 432 |
| Thomas E. Dewey | Republican | New York | 22,017,929 | 45.89% | 99 | John W. Bricker | Ohio | 99 |
| (none) | Texas Regulars | (n/a) | 143,238 | 0.30% | 0 | (none) | (n/a) | 0 |
| Norman Thomas | Socialist | New York | 79,017 | 0.16% | 0 | Darlington Hoopes | Pennsylvania | 0 |
| Claude A. Watson | Prohibition | California | 74,758 | 0.16% | 0 | Andrew N. Johnson | Kentucky | 0 |
| Edward A. Teichert | Socialist Labor | Pennsylvania | 45,188 | 0.09% | 0 | Arla Arbaugh | Ohio | 0 |
| Other | 11,816 | 0.02% | — | Other | — | |||
| Total | 47,977,063 | 100% | 531 | 531 | ||||
| Needed to win | 266 | 266 | ||||||
References
- ^ Our Campaigns – NY US Senate – D Primary Race – Sep 28, 1914
- ^ Our Campaigns – US Vice President – D Convention Race – Jun 28, 1920
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 01, 1932
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 01, 1936
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jun 23, 1936
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 01, 1940
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 15, 1940
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 01, 1944
- ^ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 19, 1944
