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Also Known As Alfred Mossman Landon
Born September 9, 1887 • Pennsylvania
Died October 12, 1987 (aged 100) • Topeka • Kansas
Title / Office governor (1933-1937), Kansas
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Notable Family Members daughter Nancy Kassebaum
Role In United States presidential election of 1936

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Map of the United States displaying the 1936 presidential election results by state, with states won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) colored in blue and states won by Alf Landon (Republican) in red. Nearly all states are blue, except Maine and Vermont, which are red. Each state shows its electoral vote count, with Roosevelt receiving 523 electoral votes and Landon 8 electoral votes.
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