Election in Connecticut
Main article: 1936 United States presidential election
1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Nominee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Party
Democratic
Republican
Home state
New York
Kansas
Running mate
John Nance Garner
Frank Knox
Electoral vote
8
0
Popular vote
382,129
278,685
Percentage
55.32%
40.35%
County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
Landon
50-60%
President before election
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
The 1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election . The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president . As of 2020 this is the last election that Connecticut voted to the left of next-door Rhode Island .
Connecticut voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who won the state by a margin of 14.97%.
Results [ ]
1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Democratic
Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York
John Nance Garner of Texas
382,129
55.32%
8
100.00%
Republican
Alf Landon of Kansas
Frank Knox of Illinois
278,685
40.35%
0
0.00%
Union
William Lemke of North Dakota
Thomas C. O'Brien of Massachusetts
21,805
3.16%
0
0.00%
Socialist
Norman Thomas of New York
George A. Nelson of Wisconsin
5,683
0.82%
0
0.00%
Socialist Labor
John W. Aiken of Connecticut
of New York
1,228
0.18%
0
0.00%
Communist
Earl Russell Browder of Kansas
James W. Ford of New York
1,193
0.17%
0
0.00%
Total
690,723
100.00%
8
100.00%
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Connecticut
References [ ]
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