1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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NomineeFranklin D. RooseveltAlf LandonWilliam Lemke
PartyDemocraticRepublicanUnion
Home stateNew YorkKansasNorth Dakota
Running mateJohn Nance GarnerFrank KnoxThomas C. O'Brien
Electoral vote400
Popular vote165,238125,03119,569
Percentage53.10%40.18%6.29%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Rhode Island voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state by a margin of 12.92%. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to ever win Newport County.

Results

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1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1]
PartyCandidateRunning matePopular voteElectoral vote
Count%Count%
DemocraticFranklin Delano Roosevelt of New YorkJohn Nance Garner of Texas165,23853.10%4100.00%
RepublicanAlf Landon of KansasFrank Knox of Illinois125,03140.18%00.00%
UnionWilliam Lemke of North DakotaThomas C. O'Brien of Massachusetts19,5696.29%00.00%
Socialist LaborJohn W. Aiken of ConnecticutEmil F. Teichert of New York9290.30%00.00%
CommunistEarl Russell Browder of KansasJames W. Ford of New York4110.13%00.00%
Total 311,178100.00%4100.00%

By county

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1936 United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [2]
CountyFranklin D. Roosevelt

Democratic

Alf Landon

Republican

Other candidates

Various parties

Total
%#%#%##
Bristol49.96%5,32745.6%4,8674.4%46810,662
Kent47.2%13,23848.4%13,5504.4%1,23128,019
Newport49.1%9,49948.3%9,3582.6%50419,361
Providence55.1%131,21837.2%88,4927.7%18,370238,080
Washington39.6%5,95658.2%8,7642.2%33615,056

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved February 11, 2024.