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United States presidential election of 1936: Quick Facts

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Date November 3, 1936
Location United States

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Alfred M. Landon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Thomas, Norman
Norman Thomas
American politician
John Nance Garner
John Nance Garner
vice president of United States
Alfred M. Landon
Alf Landon
American politician
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Earl Browder
American politician

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