United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1936
Main article: United States presidential election, 1936
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The 1936 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 3, 1936 throughout the 48 states. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Pennsylvania voted for the Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, Kansas Governor Alf Landon. Roosevelt was the first Democrat to win Pennsylvania since James Buchanan in 1856. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a large margin of 16.04%.
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2,353,987 | 56.88% | 36 | |
Republican | Alf Landon | 1,690,200 | 40.84% | 0 | |
Union | William Lemke | 67,468 | 1.63% | 0 | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 14,599 | 0.35% | 0 | |
Prohibition | D. Leigh Colvin | 6,687 | 0.16% | 0 | |
Communist | Earl Browder | 4,061 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Industrial Labor | John Aiken | 1,424 | 0.03% | 0 | |
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