1936 United States presidential election in Arizona


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The 1936 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1936 United States presidential election in Arizona
← 1932 November 3, 1936[1] 1940 →
All 3 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 86,722 33,433
Percentage 69.85% 26.93%

County Results

Roosevelt

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with incumbent Vice President John Nance Garner, with 69.85% of the popular vote, against Governor of Kansas Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with publisher Frank Knox, with 26.93% of the popular vote.[2][3] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the best showing ever for a presidential candidate in Arizona.

County[4] Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic 		Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican 		William Frederick Lemke
Union 		David Leigh Colvin
Prohibition 		Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Apache 1,674 71.94% 638 27.42% 7 0.30% 4 0.17% 4 0.17% 1,036 44.52% 2,327
Cochise 8,130 77.44% 2,092 19.93% 232 2.21% 3 0.03% 42 0.40% 6,038 57.51% 10,499
Coconino 2,578 67.33% 1,140 29.77% 89 2.32% 12 0.31% 10 0.26% 1,438 37.56% 3,829
Gila 4,859 73.98% 1,526 23.23% 164 2.50% 9 0.14% 10 0.15% 3,333 50.75% 6,568
Graham 3,541 80.94% 680 15.54% 78 1.78% 67 1.53% 9 0.21% 2,861 65.40% 4,375
Greenlee 1,526 86.17% 218 12.31% 26 1.47% 1 0.06% 0 0.00% 1,308 73.86% 1,771
Maricopa 32,031 67.28% 13,671 28.71% 1,597 3.35% 188 0.39% 123 0.26% 18,360 38.57% 47,610
Mohave 1,814 71.73% 609 24.08% 94 3.72% 1 0.04% 11 0.43% 1,205 47.65% 2,529
Navajo 3,037 73.32% 1,052 25.40% 35 0.85% 3 0.07% 15 0.36% 1,985 47.92% 4,142
Pima 12,249 65.89% 6,079 32.70% 178 0.96% 41 0.22% 43 0.23% 6,170 33.19% 18,590
Pinal 3,498 71.86% 1,216 24.98% 136 2.79% 11 0.23% 7 0.14% 2,282 46.88% 4,868
Santa Cruz 1,729 68.34% 742 29.33% 53 2.09% 3 0.12% 3 0.12% 987 39.01% 2,530
Yavapai 6,628 66.77% 2,794 28.15% 450 4.53% 32 0.32% 22 0.22% 3,834 38.62% 9,926
Yuma 3,428 74.54% 976 21.22% 168 3.65% 10 0.22% 17 0.37% 2,452 53.32% 4,599
Totals 86,722 69.85% 33,433 26.93% 3,307 2.66% 384 0.31% 317 0.26% 53,289 42.92% 124,163

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 8, 1936.[5]

Franklin D. Roosevelt
& John Nance Garner
Democratic Party 		Alf Landon
& Frank Knox
Republican Party 		William Lemke
& Thomas C. O'Brien
Union Party 		D. Leigh Colvin
& Claude A. Watson
Prohibition Party 		Norman Thomas
& George A. Nelson
Socialist Party
  • J. J. O'Dowd
  • J. G. Peterson
  • Mrs. W. H. Reeves
  • Jack C. Kinney
  • E. J. Nordyke
  • J. C. Reed
  • Leona W. Moore
  • C. B. Spooner
  • W. J. Wherry
  • Alzina P. Boone
  • John W. Forney
  • O. R. Weed
  • Anna Chase
  • Ell Link
  • Alva Shewey
  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1936 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Official Canvass General Election Returns, November 3, 1936". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Canvass Primary Election Returns, September 8, 1936". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.