1936 U.S. Presidential Election
Who won the 1936 U.S. Presidential Election?
Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1936 U.S. Presidential Election. Franklin D. Roosevelt received 27,752,648 popular votes (60.8%) and 523 electoral votes. The main challenger was Alf Landon (36.5%).
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Roosevelt +24.3 pts · won by 11,070,786 votes
27,752,648 votes · 523 electoral
Running mate: John Nance Garner
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% of the popular vote; only the leading tickets are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote counts come from official certified totals (1976–2024) and official public returns for earlier years, cross-checked against the MIT Election Lab. The 1824 count is partial. Six states chose electors through their legislatures.