1936 U.S. Presidential Election

Nationwide · 2 tickets

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 won the electoral college 523–8
60.8% popular · 27,752,648 votes
Running mate: John Nance Garner
36.5% popular · 16,681,862 votes
Running mate: Frank Knox
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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.