1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut
The 1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. The state voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Connecticut voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state by a margin of 14.97%.
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As of 2020 this is the last election that Connecticut voted to the left of next-door Rhode Island and to the right of Nebraska. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to carry the state since 1912 and the first to carry Tolland County since 1852.
Results
| 1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Democratic | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York | John Nance Garner of Texas | 382,129 | 55.32% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican | Alf Landon of Kansas | Frank Knox of Illinois | 278,685 | 40.35% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Union | William Lemke of North Dakota | Thomas C. O'Brien of Massachusetts | 21,805 | 3.16% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas of New York | George A. Nelson of Wisconsin | 5,683 | 0.82% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist Labor | John W. Aiken of Connecticut | Emil F. Teichert of New York | 1,228 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Communist | Earl Russell Browder of Kansas | James W. Ford of New York | 1,193 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 690,723 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% | ||||
By county
| 1936 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [2] | |||||||
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| County | Roosevelt % | Roosevelt # | Landon % | Landon # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
| Fairfield | 54.7% | 87,329 | 42.5% | 67,846 | 2.8% | 4,446 | 159,621 |
| Hartford | 59.1% | 103,450 | 37.5% | 65,652 | 3.3% | 5,812 | 174,914 |
| Litchfield | 47.2% | 17,468 | 50.9% | 18,850 | 1.9% | 688 | 23,455 |
| Middlesex | 52.4% | 12,294 | 46.6% | 10,925 | 1.0% | 236 | 23,455 |
| New Haven | 57.9% | 117,308 | 37.8% | 76,614 | 4.2% | 8,524 | 202,446 |
| New London | 52.8% | 24,999 | 45.1% | 21,367 | 2.1% | 992 | 47,358 |
| Tolland | 51.2% | 6,676 | 45.8% | 5,965 | 3.0% | 390 | 13,031 |
| Windham | 50.9% | 12,605 | 46.3% | 11,466 | 2.9% | 717 | 24,788 |
References
- "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- "1936 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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