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1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1936

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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon William Lemke
Party Democratic Republican Union
Home state New York Kansas North Dakota
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox Thomas C. O'Brien
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 165,238 125,031 19,569
Percentage 53.10% 40.18% 6.29%

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state by a margin of 12.92 percent.

Results

United States presidential election in Rhode Island, 1936[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York John Nance Garner of Texas 165,238 53.10% 4 100.00%
Republican Alf Landon of Kansas Frank Knox of Texas 125,031 40.18% 0 0.00%
Union William Lemke of North Dakota Thomas C. O'Brien of Massachusetts 19,569 6.29% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken of Connecticut Emil F. Teichert of New York 929 0.30% 0 0.00%
Communist Earl Russell Browder of Kansas James W. Ford of New York 411 0.13% 0 0.00%
Total 311,178 100.00% 4 100.00%


References

  1. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.