1936 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1936 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1936 United States presidential election in Maryland

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All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
NomineeFranklin D. RooseveltAlf Landon
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Home stateNew YorkKansas
Running mateJohn Nance GarnerFrank Knox
Electoral vote80
Popular vote389,612231,435
Percentage62.35%37.04%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 62.35% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), running with Frank Knox, with 37.04% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Maryland weighed in for this election as Roosevelt’s strongest performance in any of the border states. In this election, Maryland voted 1.06% to the left of the nation at-large.[5]

Results edit

1936 United States presidential election in Maryland
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFranklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 389,612 62.35%
RepublicanAlf Landon231,43537.04%
SocialistNorman Thomas1,6290.26%
Socialist LaborJohn Aiken1,3050.21%
CommunistEarl Browder9150.15%
Total votes624,896 100%

Results by county edit

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast[6]
#%#%#%#%
Allegany19,72163.20%11,19135.87%2910.93%8,53027.34%31,203
Anne Arundel11,41356.97%8,47842.32%1420.71%2,93514.65%20,033
Baltimore28,36759.62%18,89339.71%3160.66%9,47419.91%47,576
Baltimore City210,66867.89%97,66731.48%1,9590.63%113,00136.42%310,294
Calvert1,87247.05%2,08252.32%250.63%-210-5.28%3,979
Caroline3,57957.67%2,61142.07%160.26%96815.60%6,206
Carroll6,49646.54%7,38352.90%780.56%-887-6.36%13,957
Cecil4,91457.26%3,61742.15%510.59%1,29715.11%8,582
Charles2,59749.15%2,62349.64%641.21%-26-0.49%5,284
Dorchester5,29358.56%3,73541.32%110.12%1,55817.24%9,039
Frederick10,72252.85%9,50046.83%640.32%1,2226.02%20,286
Garrett3,25244.11%4,05755.03%640.87%-805-10.92%7,373
Harford6,16553.46%5,32746.20%390.34%8387.27%11,531
Howard4,13860.63%2,63838.65%490.72%1,50021.98%6,825
Kent2,93153.22%2,54346.18%330.60%3887.05%5,507
Montgomery13,24656.29%10,13343.06%1530.65%3,11313.23%23,532
Prince George's15,08764.76%8,10734.80%1010.43%6,98029.96%23,295
Queen Anne's3,54864.47%1,94635.36%90.16%1,60229.11%5,503
Somerset4,11645.95%4,77053.25%720.80%-654-7.30%8,958
St. Mary's2,82954.00%2,28643.63%1242.37%54310.36%5,239
Talbot3,76851.16%3,57848.58%190.26%1902.58%7,365
Washington14,05056.84%10,61942.96%490.20%3,43113.88%24,718
Wicomico7,27361.05%4,54538.15%950.80%2,72822.90%11,913
Worcester3,56753.25%3,10646.37%250.37%4616.88%6,698
Totals389,61262.35%231,43537.04%3,8490.62%158,17725.31%624,896

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 208 ISBN 0405077114