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1936 Governor election results

33 races · 33 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1936 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1936 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaRawghlie Clement StanfordD87,678 votes · +51,564 over Thomas Edward Campbell
ArkansasCarl E. BaileyD155,152 votes · +128,277 over Osro Cobb
ColoradoTeller AmmonsD263,311 votes · +52,697 over Charles M. Armstrong
ConnecticutWilbur Lucius CrossD372,953 votes · +95,763 over Arthur M. Brown
DelawareRichard McMullenD62,437 votes · +9,655 over Harry L. Cannon
FloridaFred P. ConeD253,638 votes · +193,806 over E.E. Callaway
IdahoBarzilla ClarkD115,098 votes · +31,668 over Frank L. Stephan
IllinoisHenry HornerD2,067,861 votes · +385,176 over C. Wayland Brooks
IndianaM. Clifford TownsendD908,494 votes · +180,968 over Raymond S. Springer
IowaNelson G. KraschelD524,178 votes · +2,431 over George A. Wilson
KansasWalter A. HuxmanD433,319 votes · +21,873 over Will G. West
MaineLewis O. BarrowsR173,716 votes · +43,250 over F. Harold Dubord
MassachusettsCharles F. HurleyD867,743 votes · +28,003 over John W. Haigis
MichiganFrank MurphyD892,774 votes · +48,919 over Frank Fitzgerald
MinnesotaElmer Austin BensonD680,342 votes · +248,501 over Martin A. Nelson
MissouriLloyd C. StarkD1,037,133 votes · +264,199 over Jesse W. Barrett
MontanaRoy E. AyersD115,310 votes · +6,396 over Frank A. Hazelbaker
NebraskaRobert L. CochranD333,412 votes · +76,145 over Dwight Griswold
New HampshireFrancis P. MurphyR118,178 votes · +29,167 over Amos Blandin
New MexicoClyde TingleyD98,089 votes · +25,578 over Jaffa Miller
New YorkHerbert H. LehmanD2,970,575 votes · +520,471 over William F. Bleakley
North CarolinaClyde R. HoeyD542,139 votes · +271,296 over Gilliam Grissom
North DakotaWilliam LangerN98,750 votes · +3,053 over Walter Welford
OhioMartin L. DaveyD1,539,461 votes · +126,688 over John W. Bricker
Rhode IslandRobert E. QuinnD160,776 votes · +23,407 over Charles P. Sisson
South DakotaLeslie JensenR151,659 votes · +9,404 over Tom Berry
TennesseeGordon BrowningD332,523 votes · +255,131 over Pat H. Thach
TexasJames V AllredD782,083 votes · +723,241 over C.O. Harris
UtahHenry H. BloodD109,656 votes · +29,538 over Ray E. Dillman
VermontGeorge AikenR83,602 votes · +30,384 over Alfred Heininger
WashingtonClarence D. MartinD466,550 votes · +277,409 over Roland H. Hartley
West VirginiaHomer HoltD492,333 votes · +152,443 over Summers Sharp
WisconsinPhilip La FolletteW573,724 votes · +209,751 over Alexander Wiley