1936 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1936 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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All 8 Washington votes to the Electoral College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 County Results Roosevelt 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 66.38% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 29.88% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Roosevelt's 66.38 percent result is the best ever achieved by a Democratic presidential candidate in Washington state. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Adams County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] This would also prove the last time Whitman County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate until Bill Clinton in 1992, as well as the last time a presidential candidate won every single county in the state. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to carry the state more than once, and the last until Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 459,579 | 66.38% | |
| Republican | Alf Landon | 206,892 | 29.88% | |
| Union | William Lemke | 17,463 | 2.52% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 3,496 | 0.50% | |
| Communist | Earl Browder | 1,907 | 0.28% | |
| Christian | William Pelley | 1,598 | 0.23% | |
| Prohibition | D. Leigh Colvin | 1,041 | 0.15% | |
| Socialist Labor | John Aiken | 362 | 0.05% | |
| Total votes | 692,338 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Alfred Mossman Landon Republican | William Frederick Lemke Union | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,944 | 73.06% | 657 | 24.69% | 54 | 2.03% | 6 | 0.23% | 1,287 | 48.37% | 2,661 |
| Asotin | 2,261 | 65.67% | 916 | 26.60% | 235 | 6.83% | 31 | 0.90% | 1,345 | 39.06% | 3,443 |
| Benton | 2,402 | 53.06% | 1,610 | 35.56% | 497 | 10.98% | 18 | 0.40% | 792 | 17.50% | 4,527 |
| Chelan | 8,030 | 59.54% | 4,975 | 36.89% | 401 | 2.97% | 80 | 0.59% | 3,055 | 22.65% | 13,486 |
| Clallam | 5,586 | 66.36% | 2,404 | 28.56% | 360 | 4.28% | 68 | 0.81% | 3,182 | 37.80% | 8,418 |
| Clark | 12,714 | 68.52% | 4,868 | 26.24% | 795 | 4.28% | 177 | 0.95% | 7,846 | 42.29% | 18,554 |
| Columbia | 1,391 | 57.67% | 807 | 33.46% | 193 | 8.00% | 21 | 0.87% | 584 | 24.21% | 2,412 |
| Cowlitz | 10,147 | 71.00% | 3,617 | 25.31% | 463 | 3.24% | 65 | 0.45% | 6,530 | 45.69% | 14,292 |
| Douglas | 2,290 | 66.47% | 1,025 | 29.75% | 101 | 2.93% | 29 | 0.84% | 1,265 | 36.72% | 3,445 |
| Ferry | 1,130 | 74.54% | 320 | 21.11% | 59 | 3.89% | 7 | 0.46% | 810 | 53.43% | 1,516 |
| Franklin | 1,784 | 68.77% | 622 | 23.98% | 158 | 6.09% | 30 | 1.16% | 1,162 | 44.80% | 2,594 |
| Garfield | 983 | 58.55% | 652 | 38.83% | 28 | 1.67% | 16 | 0.95% | 331 | 19.71% | 1,679 |
| Grant | 4,560 | 85.59% | 694 | 13.03% | 57 | 1.07% | 17 | 0.32% | 3,866 | 72.56% | 5,328 |
| Grays Harbor | 15,851 | 73.31% | 5,053 | 23.37% | 576 | 2.66% | 142 | 0.66% | 10,798 | 49.94% | 21,622 |
| Island | 1,687 | 59.97% | 921 | 32.74% | 129 | 4.59% | 76 | 2.70% | 766 | 27.23% | 2,813 |
| Jefferson | 2,279 | 66.54% | 1,063 | 31.04% | 59 | 1.72% | 24 | 0.70% | 1,216 | 35.50% | 3,425 |
| King | 138,597 | 65.98% | 66,544 | 31.68% | 1,857 | 0.88% | 3,047 | 1.45% | 72,053 | 34.30% | 210,045 |
| Kitsap | 12,414 | 75.94% | 3,440 | 21.04% | 242 | 1.48% | 251 | 1.54% | 8,974 | 54.90% | 16,347 |
| Kittitas | 5,044 | 69.88% | 1,941 | 26.89% | 195 | 2.70% | 38 | 0.53% | 3,103 | 42.99% | 7,218 |
| Klickitat | 2,545 | 65.29% | 1,190 | 30.53% | 136 | 3.49% | 27 | 0.69% | 1,355 | 34.76% | 3,898 |
| Lewis | 9,619 | 57.58% | 5,885 | 35.23% | 932 | 5.58% | 269 | 1.61% | 3,734 | 22.35% | 16,705 |
| Lincoln | 3,627 | 71.55% | 1,325 | 26.14% | 107 | 2.11% | 10 | 0.20% | 2,302 | 45.41% | 5,069 |
| Mason | 3,087 | 70.19% | 1,015 | 23.08% | 250 | 5.68% | 46 | 1.05% | 2,072 | 47.11% | 4,398 |
| Okanogan | 5,622 | 64.87% | 2,367 | 27.31% | 639 | 7.37% | 39 | 0.45% | 3,255 | 37.56% | 8,667 |
| Pacific | 4,395 | 68.17% | 1,732 | 26.87% | 264 | 4.09% | 56 | 0.87% | 2,663 | 41.31% | 6,447 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,903 | 66.19% | 813 | 28.28% | 133 | 4.63% | 26 | 0.90% | 1,090 | 37.91% | 2,875 |
| Pierce | 48,988 | 70.09% | 18,331 | 26.23% | 1,433 | 2.05% | 1,139 | 1.63% | 30,657 | 43.86% | 69,891 |
| San Juan | 775 | 48.59% | 690 | 43.26% | 117 | 7.34% | 13 | 0.82% | 85 | 5.33% | 1,595 |
| Skagit | 9,639 | 61.73% | 5,222 | 33.44% | 538 | 3.45% | 216 | 1.38% | 4,417 | 28.29% | 15,615 |
| Skamania | 1,863 | 80.65% | 406 | 17.58% | 26 | 1.13% | 15 | 0.65% | 1,457 | 63.07% | 2,310 |
| Snohomish | 25,081 | 70.51% | 8,882 | 24.97% | 1,041 | 2.93% | 565 | 1.59% | 16,199 | 45.54% | 35,569 |
| Spokane | 48,117 | 68.62% | 19,951 | 28.45% | 1,310 | 1.87% | 747 | 1.07% | 28,166 | 40.17% | 70,125 |
| Stevens | 4,536 | 65.41% | 1,981 | 28.57% | 352 | 5.08% | 66 | 0.95% | 2,555 | 36.84% | 6,935 |
| Thurston | 10,647 | 67.49% | 4,425 | 28.05% | 539 | 3.42% | 164 | 1.04% | 6,222 | 39.44% | 15,775 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,098 | 69.36% | 419 | 26.47% | 52 | 3.28% | 14 | 0.88% | 679 | 42.89% | 1,583 |
| Walla Walla | 6,562 | 56.23% | 4,584 | 39.28% | 487 | 4.17% | 37 | 0.32% | 1,978 | 16.95% | 11,670 |
| Whatcom | 15,428 | 59.90% | 9,035 | 35.08% | 796 | 3.09% | 497 | 1.93% | 6,393 | 24.82% | 25,756 |
| Whitman | 7,753 | 64.75% | 3,955 | 33.03% | 182 | 1.52% | 83 | 0.69% | 3,798 | 31.72% | 11,973 |
| Yakima | 17,200 | 54.33% | 12,555 | 39.66% | 1,670 | 5.28% | 232 | 0.73% | 4,645 | 14.67% | 31,657 |
| Totals | 459,579 | 66.38% | 206,892 | 29.88% | 17,463 | 2.52% | 8,404 | 1.21% | 252,687 | 36.50% | 692,338 |