1936 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

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1936 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

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All 11 Oklahoma votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 501,069 245,122
Percentage 66.8% 32.7%

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1936 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oklahoma was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 66.83% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), running with Frank Knox, with 32.69% of the popular vote.[3][4]

To date, the 1936 election is the last in which the following counties voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate: Alfalfa, Blaine, Ellis, Garfield, Kingfisher, Tulsa, Washington and Woodward.[5]

Results

1936 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 501,069 66.83%
Republican Alf Landon 245,122 32.69%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,221 0.30%
Prohibition D. Leigh Colvin 1,328 0.18%
Total votes 749,740 100%

References

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  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

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