Election Name: | 1935 United States gubernatorial elections |
Country: | United States |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1934 United States gubernatorial elections |
Previous Year: | 1934 |
Next Election: | 1936 United States gubernatorial elections |
Next Year: | 1936 |
1Blank: | Seats up |
2Blank: | Seats won |
Seats For Election: | 3 governorships |
Election Date: | November 5, 1935; April 21, 1936 (LA) |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Seats Before1: | 37 |
Seats After1: | 37 |
1Data1: | 3 |
2Data1: | 3 |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Seats Before2: | 9 |
Seats After2: | 9 |
1Data2: | 0 |
2Data2: | 0 |
Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1935, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Happy Chandler (Democratic) 54.45% King Swope (Republican) 45.14% W. E. Cissna (Prohibition) 0.23% W. A. Sandefur (Socialist) 0.09% Herman Horning (Socialist Labor) 0.07% John J. Thobe (Co-operative Commonwealth) 0.06% [1] | ||
Louisiana (Held, 21 April 1936) | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Richard W. Leche (Democratic) unopposed [2] (Democratic primary results) Richard W. Leche 67.08% Cleveland Dear 32.60% Mason Spencer 0.32% [3] [4] | ||
Mississippi | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Hugh L. White (Democratic) unopposed [5] (Democratic primary run-off results) Hugh L. White 51.71% Paul B. Johnson Sr. 48.29% [6] |