1936 United States presidential election in Maryland

The 1936 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1936 United States presidential election in Maryland

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All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Alf Landon
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Kansas
Running mate John Nance Garner Frank Knox
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 389,612 231,435
Percentage 62.35% 37.04%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 62.35% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (RKansas), running with Frank Knox, with 37.04% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Maryland weighed in for this election as Roosevelt’s strongest performance in any of the border states. In this election, Maryland voted 1.06% to the left of the nation at-large.[5]

Results

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1936 United States presidential election in Maryland
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 389,612 62.35%
Republican Alf Landon 231,435 37.04%
Socialist Norman Thomas 1,629 0.26%
Socialist Labor John Aiken 1,305 0.21%
Communist Earl Browder 915 0.15%
Total votes 624,896 100%

Results by county

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County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
Margin Total votes cast[6]
# % # % # % # %
Allegany 19,721 63.20% 11,191 35.87% 291 0.93% 8,530 27.34% 31,203
Anne Arundel 11,413 56.97% 8,478 42.32% 142 0.71% 2,935 14.65% 20,033
Baltimore 28,367 59.62% 18,893 39.71% 316 0.66% 9,474 19.91% 47,576
Baltimore City 210,668 67.89% 97,667 31.48% 1,959 0.63% 113,001 36.42% 310,294
Calvert 1,872 47.05% 2,082 52.32% 25 0.63% -210 -5.28% 3,979
Caroline 3,579 57.67% 2,611 42.07% 16 0.26% 968 15.60% 6,206
Carroll 6,496 46.54% 7,383 52.90% 78 0.56% -887 -6.36% 13,957
Cecil 4,914 57.26% 3,617 42.15% 51 0.59% 1,297 15.11% 8,582
Charles 2,597 49.15% 2,623 49.64% 64 1.21% -26 -0.49% 5,284
Dorchester 5,293 58.56% 3,735 41.32% 11 0.12% 1,558 17.24% 9,039
Frederick 10,722 52.85% 9,500 46.83% 64 0.32% 1,222 6.02% 20,286
Garrett 3,252 44.11% 4,057 55.03% 64 0.87% -805 -10.92% 7,373
Harford 6,165 53.46% 5,327 46.20% 39 0.34% 838 7.27% 11,531
Howard 4,138 60.63% 2,638 38.65% 49 0.72% 1,500 21.98% 6,825
Kent 2,931 53.22% 2,543 46.18% 33 0.60% 388 7.05% 5,507
Montgomery 13,246 56.29% 10,133 43.06% 153 0.65% 3,113 13.23% 23,532
Prince George's 15,087 64.76% 8,107 34.80% 101 0.43% 6,980 29.96% 23,295
Queen Anne's 3,548 64.47% 1,946 35.36% 9 0.16% 1,602 29.11% 5,503
Somerset 4,116 45.95% 4,770 53.25% 72 0.80% -654 -7.30% 8,958
St. Mary's 2,829 54.00% 2,286 43.63% 124 2.37% 543 10.36% 5,239
Talbot 3,768 51.16% 3,578 48.58% 19 0.26% 190 2.58% 7,365
Washington 14,050 56.84% 10,619 42.96% 49 0.20% 3,431 13.88% 24,718
Wicomico 7,273 61.05% 4,545 38.15% 95 0.80% 2,728 22.90% 11,913
Worcester 3,567 53.25% 3,106 46.37% 25 0.37% 461 6.88% 6,698
Totals 389,612 62.35% 231,435 37.04% 3,849 0.62% 158,177 25.31% 624,896

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results – Maryland". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1936". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 208 ISBN 0405077114