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1936 United States presidential election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →

531 members of the Electoral College
266 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout61.0%[1] Increase 4.1 pp
 
Nominee Floyd B. Olson John Nance Garner Alf Landon
Party Farmer–Labor Democratic Republican
Home state Minnesota Minnesota Texas Texas Kansas Kansas
Running mate George W. Norris Alben W. Barkley Walter Evans Edge
Electoral vote 243 145 95
Delegate count 26 11 4
States carried 20 15 8
Popular vote 16,615,769 11,138,048 9,631,669
Percentage 36.4% 24.4% 21.1%

 
Nominee Eugene Talmadge John Reed
Party Dixiecrat Socialist
Home state Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Washington (state) Washington
Running mate Hugh L. White Norman Thomas
Electoral vote 40 8
Delegate count - -
States carried 4 1
Popular vote 1,369,430 5,842,905
Percentage 3.1% 12.8%

President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Floyd B. Olson
Farmer–Labor

1937 contingent U.S. presidential election
January 8-13, 1937

48 state delegations of the House of Representatives
25 state votes needed to win
 
Candidate Floyd B. Olson John Nance Garner Alf Landon
Party Farmer–Labor Democratic Republican
States carried
(First ballot)
12 21 10
Percentage
(First ballot)
25.00% 43.75% 16.67%
States carried
(Fourth ballot)
26 11 4
Percentage
(Fourth ballot)
54.17% 22.92% 8.33%

 
Candidate Eugene Talmadge
Party Dixiecrat
States carried
(First ballot)
2
Percentage
(First ballot)
4.17%
States carried
(Fourth ballot)
-
Percentage
(Fourth ballot)
-


Top: first ballot; Bottom: fourth ballot
House of Representatives votes by state. States in green voted for Olson, states in blue for Garner, states in yellow for Landon, and states in purple for Talmadge. States in gray had no vote, either due to no deligation majority or refusal to vote.
1937 contingent U.S. vice presidential election
January 8-12, 1936

96 United States Senators
49 votes needed to win
 
Candidate George W. Norris Alben W. Barkley Walter Evans Edge
Party Farmer–Labor Democratic Republican
Senate vote
(First ballot)
39 32 17
Percentage
(First ballot)
40.62% 33.33% 17.71%
Senate vote
(Third ballot)
55 19 14
Percentage
(Third ballot)
57.29% 17.79% 14.58%

 
Candidate Hugh L. White Norman Thomas
Party Dixiecrat Socialist
Senate vote
(First ballot)
7 1
Percentage
(First ballot)
7.29% 1.04%
Senate vote
(Third ballot)
- -
Percentage
(Third ballot)
- -
  1. ^ "Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections". The American Presidency Project. UC Santa Barbara.