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1936 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

Idaho · 2 candidates · See every 1936 Governor race

Who won the 1936 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

Barzilla Clark won the 1936 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. Barzilla Clark received 115,098 popular votes (57.19%). The main challenger was Frank L. Stephan (41.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Clark and Stephan

Clark +15.7 pts · won by 31,668 votes
Barzilla ClarkDemocraticWINNER57.19%
115,098 votes
Frank L. StephanRepublican41.46%
83,430 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.