| Election Name: | 1936 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1935 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1935 |
| Next Election: | 1937 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1937 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 34 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1936; September 14, 1936 (ME) |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 37 |
| Seats After1: | 38 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| 1Data1: | 26 |
| 2Data1: | 27 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 9 |
| Seats After2: | 7 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| 1Data2: | 6 |
| 2Data2: | 4 |
| Party4: | Farmer–Labor Party (United States) |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats After4: | 1 |
| 1Data4: | 1 |
| 2Data4: | 1 |
| Party5: | Wisconsin Progressive Party |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 1 |
| 1Data5: | 1 |
| 2Data5: | 1 |
| Party7: | Non-Partisan League |
| Color7: | FCF5D9 |
| Seats Before7: | 0 |
| Seats After7: | 1 |
| Seat Change7: | 1 |
| 1Data7: | 0 |
| 2Data7: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1936, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 3, 1936. Elections took place on September 14 in Maine.
This was the last time New York elected its governors to two-year terms. It switched to four-year terms from the 1938 election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Democratic | Defeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory | Rawghlie C. Stanford (Democratic) 70.68% Thomas Edward Campbell (Republican) 29.11% D. J. Lindaman (Socialist) 0.21% [1] | ||
| Arkansas | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Carl E. Bailey (Democratic) 84.89% Osro Cobb (Republican) 14.71% J. Russell Butler (Socialist) 0.40% [2] | ||
| Colorado | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Teller Ammons (Democratic) 54.57% Charles McBride Armstrong (Republican) 43.65% Huston Hugh Marrs (Farmer Labor) 1.07% Paul S. McCormick (Socialist) 0.31% James Allander (Communist) 0.20% Claude C. Buhrman (National Union) 0.17% Harvey L. Mayfield (Royal Way) 0.04% [3] | ||
| Connecticut | Wilbur Lucius Cross | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.29% | Arthur M. Brown (Republican) 41.10% Jasper McLevy (Socialist) 3.11% Joseph Mackay (Socialist Labor) 0.32% Isadore Wofsy (Communist) 0.18% [4] | |
| Delaware | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Richard McMullen (Democratic) 51.57% Harry L. Cannon (Republican) 41.60% Isaac Dolphus Short (Independent Republican) 6.62% Fred W. Whiteside (Socialist) 0.16% John T. Wlodkoski (Communist) 0.06% [5] | ||
| Florida | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Fred P. Cone (Democratic) 80.91% E. E. Callaway (Republican) 19.09% [6] | ||
| Georgia | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Eurith D. Rivers (Democratic) 99.67% L. P. Glass (Prohibition) 0.33% [7] (Democratic primary results) Eurith D. Rivers 59.98% Charles D. Redwine 31.62% Blanton Fortson 8.40% [8] | ||
| Idaho | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Barzilla W. Clark (Democratic) 57.19% Frank L. Stephen (Republican) 41.46% V. A. Verhei (Union) 1.35% [9] | ||
| Illinois | Henry Horner | Democratic | Re-elected, 53.13% | Charles W. Brooks (Republican) 43.24% William Hale Thompson (Union Progressive) 3.31% John Fisher (Socialist) 0.18% Harmon W. Reed (Prohibition) 0.07% O. Alfred Olson (Socialist Labor) 0.07% [10] | |
| Indiana | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | M. Clifford Townsend (Democratic) 55.36% Raymond S. Springer (Republican) 44.33% Marie B. Tomsich (Socialist) 0.24% Wenzel Stocker (Communist) 0.07% [11] | ||
| Iowa | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Nelson G. Kraschel (Democratic) 48.56% George A. Wilson (Republican) 48.33% Wallace M. Short (Farmer Labor) 2.91% Ted Fitch (Prohibition) 0.11% J. P. Russell (Socialist) 0.09% [12] | ||
| Kansas | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. President, Democratic victory | Walter A. Huxman (Democratic) 51.09% Will G. West (Republican) 48.52% George M. Whiteside (Socialist) 0.39% [13] | ||
| Maine (held, 14 September 1936) | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Lewis O. Barrows (Republican) 56.03% F. Harold Dubord (Democratic) 42.08% Benjamin Calvin Bubar Sr. (Independent) 1.89% [14] | ||
| Massachusetts | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Charles F. Hurley (Democratic) 47.62% John W. Haigis (Republican) 46.08% William McMasters (Union) 3.76% Fred G. Bushold (Townsend Party) 1.30% Alfred B. Lewis (Socialist) 0.52% Otis Archer Hood (Communist) 0.33% Horace I. Hillis (Socialist Labor) 0.21% [15] | ||
| Michigan | Republican | Defeated, 48.23% | Frank Murphy (Democratic) 51.02% John Monarch (Socialist) 0.38% Simeon P. Martin (Farmer Labor) 0.19% Philip Raymond (Communist) 0.12% Clayton O'Donohue (Socialist Labor) 0.03% Ray T. Fuller (Commonwealth) 0.03% [16] | ||
| Minnesota | Retired, Farmer-Labor victory | Elmer Austin Benson (Farmer-Labor) 60.74% Martin A. Nelson (Republican) 38.55% Earl Stewart (Industrial) 0.71% [17] | |||
| Missouri | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Lloyd C. Stark (Democratic) 57.06% Jesse W. Barrett (Republican) 42.53% Otto C. Botz (Independent) 0.23% George E. Duemler (Socialist) 0.15% Frank A. Williams (Communist) 0.02% William Wesley Cox (Socialist Labor) 0.02% [18] | ||
| Montana | Democratic | Defeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory | Roy E. Ayers (Democratic) 50.96% Frank A. Hazelbaker (Republican) 48.10% P. J. Cavanaugh (Socialist) 0.41% Daniel Ryan (Union) 0.37% Arvo Fredrickson (Communist) 0.17% [19] | ||
| Nebraska | Robert Leroy Cochran | Democratic | Re-elected, 55.90% | Dwight Griswold (Republican) 43.14% Peter Mehrens (Independent) 0.96% [20] | |
| New Hampshire | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory | Francis P. Murphy (Republican) 56.60% Amos Blandin (Democratic) 42.63% Arthur J. Bergeron (Farmer Labor) 0.77% [21] | ||
| New Mexico | Clyde Tingley | Democratic | Re-elected, 57.21% | Jaffa Miller (Republican) 42.75% H. G. Rauert (Farmer Labor) 0.04% [22] | |
| New York | Herbert H. Lehman | Democratic | Re-elected, 53.45% | William F. Bleakley (Republican) 44.09% Harry W. Laidler (Socialist) 1.73% Robert Minor (Communist) 0.73% [23] | |
| North Carolina | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Clyde R. Hoey (Democratic) 66.69% Gilliam Grissom (Republican) 33.32% [24] | ||
| North Dakota | Republican | Defeated, 34.70% | William Langer (Non-Partisan League) 35.80% John Moses (Democratic) 29.27% Pat J. Barrett (Communist) 0.12% L. J. Weh (Progressive) 0.11% [25] | ||
| Ohio | Martin L. Davey | Democratic | Re-elected, 52.02% | John W. Bricker (Republican) 47.74% Andrew R. Onda (Communist) 0.25% [26] | |
| Rhode Island | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Robert E. Quinn (Democratic) 53.66% Charles P. Sisson (Republican) 45.85% Charles F. Bishop (Socialist Labor) 0.33% James P. Reid (Communist) 0.16% [27] | ||
| South Dakota | Democratic | Defeated, 48.40% | Leslie Jensen (Republican) 51.60% [28] | ||
| Tennessee | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Gordon Browning (Democratic) 80.38% Pat H. Thach (Republican) 18.71% Kate Bradford Stockton (Independent) 0.92% [29] | ||
| Texas | James V. Allred | Democratic | Re-elected, 92.87% | C. O. Harris (Republican) 6.99% Carl Brannin (Socialist) 0.11% Homer Brooks (Communist) 0.03% [30] | |
| Utah | Henry H. Blood | Democratic | Re-elected, 64.59% | Ray E. Dillman (Republican) 35.41% [31] | |
| Vermont | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | George Aiken (Republican) 60.89% Alfred Harris Heininger (Democratic) 38.76% Fred Gardner (Communist) 0.34% Scattering 0.01% [32] | ||
| Washington | Clarence D. Martin | Democratic | Re-elected, 69.36% | Roland H. Hartley (Republican) 28.12% Ove M. Nelson (Union) 0.94% John F. McKay (Socialist) 0.63% William Morley Bouck (Farmer Labor) 0.30% Malcolm M. Moore (Christian) 0.29% Harold P. Brockway (Communist) 0.29% [33] | |
| West Virginia | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Homer A. Holt (Democratic) 59.16% Summers H. Sharp (Republican) 40.84% [34] | ||
| Wisconsin | Philip La Follette | Progressive | Re-elected, 46.38% | Alexander Wiley (Republican) 29.42% Arthur W. Lueck (Democratic) 21.71% Joseph F. Walsh (Union) 2.26% Joseph Ehrhardt (Socialist Labor) 0.14% August F. Fehlandt (Prohibition) 0.08% Scattering 0.02% [35] |