1936 United States presidential election in Illinois explained

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Election Name:1936 United States presidential election in Illinois
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 United States presidential election in Illinois
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1940 United States presidential election in Illinois
Next Year:1940
Votes For Election:All 29 Illinois votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:November 3, 1936[1]
Image1:FDR in 1933 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State1:New York
Running Mate1:John Nance Garner
Electoral Vote1:29
Popular Vote1:2,282,999
Percentage1:57.70%
Nominee2:Alf Landon
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Home State2:Kansas
Running Mate2:Frank Knox
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:1,570,393
Percentage2:39.69%
Map Size:350px
President
Before Election:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Franklin D. Roosevelt
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Flag Year:1915

The 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 57.70% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 39.69% of the popular vote.[3] [4] In this election, Cook County became the first county in American history to give over a million votes to a presidential candidate., this is the last occasion when Iroquois County and Woodford County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5] [6]

Primaries

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.[7]

Turnout

The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 2,331,597.[7]

The total vote in the general election was 3,956,522.[7] Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 14.[7]

Democratic

Election Name:1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1940 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:1940
Type:presidential
Country:Illinois
Candidate1:Franklin D. Roosevelt
Home State1:New York
Color1:00308F
Popular Vote1:1,416,411
Percentage1:99.97%
Map Size:280px

The 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 14, 1936, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1936 presidential election.

The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.[7]

1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%
Franklin D. Roosevelt1,416,41199.97
Scattering4110.03
Total1,416,822100

Republican

Election Name:1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Country:Illinois
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1940 Illinois Republican presidential primary
Next Year:1940
Candidate1:Frank Knox
Home State1:Illinois
Color1:5d73e5
Popular Vote1:491,575
Percentage1:53.74%
Candidate2:William Borah
Home State2:Idaho
Color2:a59400
Popular Vote2:419,220
Percentage2:45.83%
Map Size:100px

The 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 14, 1936, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1936 presidential election.

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.[7]

1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%
Frank Knox491,57553.74
William E. Borah419,22045.83
Alf M. Landon (write-in)3,7750.41
Scattering2050.02
Total914,775100

Results

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Alfred Mossman Landon
Republican
William Frederick Lemke
Union
Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist
David Leigh Colvin
Prohibition
John W. Aiken
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast[8]
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Adams18,85756.33%13,11439.18%1,4064.20%420.13%380.11%160.05%5,74317.16%33,473
Alexander6,97255.10%5,55343.89%620.49%180.14%260.21%220.17%1,41911.21%12,653
Bond3,54145.19%4,04651.63%1361.74%230.29%891.14%10.01%-505-6.44%7,836
Boone2,38329.71%5,37567.00%2413.00%100.12%70.09%60.07%-2,992-37.30%8,022
Brown2,87363.16%1,59134.97%721.58%130.29%00.00%00.00%1,28228.18%4,549
Bureau9,51646.83%10,46251.48%2801.38%190.09%280.14%170.08%-946-4.66%20,322
Calhoun2,05850.17%1,88345.90%1533.73%10.02%30.07%40.10%1754.27%4,102
Carroll4,36846.83%4,88652.38%500.54%110.12%120.13%10.01%-518-5.55%9,328
Cass5,78663.65%3,20935.30%780.86%80.09%90.10%00.00%2,57728.35%9,090
Champaign18,20352.71%15,80845.77%4001.16%770.22%370.11%100.03%2,3956.93%34,535
Christian11,40055.55%8,14539.69%8704.24%610.30%320.16%130.06%3,25515.86%20,521
Clark5,83651.58%5,42647.96%200.18%40.04%280.25%00.00%4103.62%11,314
Clay4,75250.64%4,52848.25%650.69%90.10%280.30%20.02%2242.39%9,384
Clinton5,35548.05%3,65332.78%2,08218.68%310.28%170.15%70.06%1,70215.27%11,145
Coles11,93157.17%8,80042.17%970.46%130.06%210.10%60.03%3,13115.00%20,868
Cook1,253,16462.36%701,20634.90%48,9952.44%3,8350.19%6300.03%8390.04%551,95827.47%2,009,457
Crawford6,16450.95%5,82348.13%670.55%70.06%350.29%30.02%3412.82%12,099
Cumberland3,29051.76%3,01647.45%390.61%20.03%60.09%30.05%2744.31%6,356
DeKalb7,89943.22%9,82653.77%4902.68%200.11%330.18%70.04%-1,927-10.54%18,275
DeWitt5,67655.21%4,54444.20%360.35%70.07%160.16%10.01%1,13211.01%10,280
Douglas5,02951.88%4,60647.51%400.41%20.02%140.14%30.03%4234.36%9,694
DuPage21,68442.00%28,38054.97%1,3302.58%1770.34%460.09%150.03%-6,696-12.97%51,632
Edgar7,82252.50%6,92946.51%1150.77%60.04%250.17%10.01%8935.99%14,898
Edwards2,21143.35%2,81355.16%430.84%30.06%300.59%00.00%-602-11.80%5,100
Effingham6,03056.98%4,29340.57%2242.12%70.07%250.24%40.04%1,73716.41%10,583
Fayette6,82451.04%6,41948.01%690.52%110.08%440.33%40.03%4053.03%13,371
Ford3,71544.17%4,52453.79%1591.89%40.05%60.07%20.02%-809-9.62%8,410
Franklin15,25457.29%10,70840.22%4831.81%970.36%330.12%500.19%4,54617.07%26,625
Fulton12,86454.92%10,13043.25%2391.02%610.26%640.27%640.27%2,73411.67%23,422
Gallatin3,70164.10%2,00434.71%310.54%110.19%200.35%70.12%1,69729.39%5,774
Greene6,51061.74%3,91637.14%950.90%40.04%100.09%90.09%2,59424.60%10,544
Grundy4,48144.00%5,36052.63%3303.24%70.07%50.05%20.02%-879-8.63%10,185
Hamilton4,15255.10%3,32144.07%400.53%60.08%100.13%60.08%83111.03%7,535
Hancock7,72649.82%7,38347.61%3372.17%110.07%430.28%70.05%3432.21%15,507
Hardin1,98449.46%2,00850.06%50.12%40.10%80.20%20.05%-24-0.60%4,011
Henderson2,49647.82%2,66351.02%470.90%30.06%90.17%20.04%-167-3.20%5,220
Henry11,49047.69%11,95349.61%4972.06%1160.48%260.11%120.05%-463-1.92%24,094
Iroquois8,65450.39%7,90846.05%5703.32%160.09%200.12%50.03%7464.34%17,173
Jackson9,97148.53%10,36350.44%1240.60%360.18%450.22%70.03%-392-1.91%20,546
Jasper4,14955.31%3,22142.94%1141.52%20.03%150.20%10.01%92812.37%7,502
Jefferson10,24057.96%7,29041.26%650.37%150.08%540.31%40.02%2,95016.70%17,668
Jersey3,95556.01%3,02342.81%570.81%140.20%70.10%50.07%93213.20%7,061
Jo Daviess5,07946.38%5,61951.32%2292.09%90.08%130.12%10.01%-540-4.93%10,950
Johnson2,49741.27%3,53758.46%50.08%40.07%60.10%10.02%-1,040-17.19%6,050
Kane28,18744.23%33,49152.55%1,8842.96%1140.18%340.05%190.03%-5,304-8.32%63,729
Kankakee13,16249.60%10,93541.21%2,3778.96%120.05%230.09%290.11%2,2278.39%26,538
Kendall2,37441.50%3,13854.86%2053.58%10.02%20.03%00.00%-764-13.36%5,720
Knox13,69747.03%14,71250.52%6442.21%380.13%260.09%70.02%-1,015-3.49%29,124
Lake24,52445.69%27,54851.32%1,3802.57%1670.31%190.04%340.06%-3,024-5.63%53,675
LaSalle26,92652.59%22,24043.44%1,8463.61%1410.28%250.05%230.04%4,6869.15%51,201
Lawrence6,16854.11%5,06044.39%870.76%40.04%760.67%30.03%1,1089.72%11,398
Lee6,84542.16%8,91454.91%4562.81%90.06%50.03%60.04%-2,069-12.74%16,235
Livingston9,19045.20%10,80153.12%3091.52%120.06%200.10%20.01%-1,611-7.92%20,334
Logan7,88652.27%7,01946.52%1490.99%180.12%100.07%50.03%8675.75%15,087
Macon27,36062.92%15,58535.84%3660.84%770.18%770.18%200.05%11,77527.08%43,486
Macoupin14,89657.62%9,50236.76%9503.67%4061.57%610.24%360.14%5,39420.87%25,851
Madison42,17264.20%22,07333.60%1,0851.65%2420.37%510.08%630.10%20,09930.60%65,686
Marion10,82055.64%8,32142.79%1860.96%360.19%670.34%160.08%2,49912.85%19,446
Marshall4,14953.47%3,54445.67%630.81%30.04%10.01%00.00%6057.80%7,760
Mason5,27860.45%3,39538.88%440.50%10.01%130.15%00.00%1,88321.57%8,731
Massac3,03943.52%3,89455.76%300.43%100.14%70.10%30.04%-855-12.24%6,983
McDonough7,13844.58%8,72354.48%1060.66%120.07%290.18%40.02%-1,585-9.90%16,012
McHenry6,89334.70%12,03160.56%8984.52%190.10%60.03%190.10%-5,138-25.86%19,866
McLean21,50854.96%16,82643.00%6631.69%580.15%650.17%120.03%4,68211.96%39,132
Menard3,15250.22%3,06748.86%380.61%60.10%110.18%30.05%851.35%6,277
Mercer4,75148.07%5,02850.87%840.85%40.04%160.16%10.01%-277-2.80%9,884
Monroe3,47750.76%3,22647.09%1402.04%40.06%10.01%20.03%2513.66%6,850
Montgomery10,13253.43%8,14042.92%5362.83%720.38%630.33%120.06%1,99210.50%18,964
Morgan9,80052.10%8,84447.02%1110.59%320.17%190.10%50.03%9565.08%18,811
Moultrie4,11056.70%3,07442.41%400.55%40.06%200.28%10.01%1,03614.29%7,249
Ogle5,77637.15%9,57661.60%1581.02%90.06%210.14%60.04%-3,800-24.44%15,546
Peoria48,06364.20%25,42533.96%1,2231.63%750.10%340.05%450.06%22,63830.24%74,865
Perry7,04355.16%5,48242.94%1721.35%400.31%270.21%40.03%1,56112.23%12,768
Piatt4,08450.66%3,93148.77%290.36%60.07%110.14%00.00%1531.90%8,061
Pike8,18758.59%5,58940.00%1401.00%280.20%230.16%70.05%2,59818.59%13,974
Pope1,72837.99%2,78761.28%220.48%50.11%40.09%20.04%-1,059-23.28%4,548
Pulaski3,80449.76%3,77449.37%380.50%170.22%120.16%00.00%300.39%7,645
Putnam1,43749.53%1,43549.47%240.83%30.10%20.07%00.00%20.07%2,901
Randolph8,24752.53%7,05744.95%3552.26%230.15%170.11%20.01%1,1907.58%15,701
Richland4,26850.26%4,04047.58%1361.60%30.04%420.49%20.02%2282.69%8,491
Rock Island32,74161.74%19,48736.75%6801.28%700.13%320.06%170.03%13,25424.99%53,027
Saline10,25352.27%9,05546.16%2041.04%420.21%380.19%240.12%1,1986.11%19,616
Sangamon32,28150.70%29,56246.43%1,6302.56%1060.17%560.09%350.05%2,7194.27%63,670
Schuyler3,88555.84%3,02943.54%200.29%10.01%210.30%10.01%85612.30%6,957
Scott2,94557.32%2,16542.14%230.45%10.02%30.06%10.02%78015.18%5,138
Shelby8,18657.64%5,79540.81%1350.95%80.06%740.52%30.02%2,39116.84%14,201
St. Clair54,23864.75%26,68431.86%2,3882.85%2510.30%710.08%1300.16%27,55432.90%83,762
Stark2,22044.78%2,69654.38%410.83%10.02%00.00%00.00%-476-9.60%4,958
Stephenson10,56749.51%9,94346.59%7293.42%430.20%530.25%70.03%6242.92%21,342
Tazewell16,48766.55%7,94632.07%2971.20%200.08%200.08%40.02%8,54134.48%24,774
Union6,26059.84%4,16539.81%150.14%100.10%70.07%40.04%2,09520.03%10,461
Vermilion25,01656.65%18,35041.56%6161.40%530.12%1040.24%170.04%6,66615.10%44,156
Wabash4,21458.33%2,86039.59%610.84%40.06%821.14%30.04%1,35418.74%7,224
Warren5,40943.39%6,91955.51%980.79%120.10%220.18%50.04%-1,510-12.11%12,465
Washington4,11946.45%4,54051.20%1812.04%130.15%150.17%00.00%-421-4.75%8,868
Wayne5,75250.77%5,52848.79%250.22%40.04%190.17%20.02%2241.98%11,330
White6,51159.68%4,32239.62%480.44%50.05%170.16%60.06%2,18920.07%10,909
Whiteside7,98237.57%12,66659.62%5582.63%120.06%200.09%50.02%-4,684-22.05%21,243
Will28,13550.86%25,02845.25%2,0413.69%710.13%190.03%200.04%3,1075.62%55,314
Williamson14,66353.64%12,31945.07%2300.84%520.19%570.21%130.05%2,3448.58%27,334
Winnebago27,20050.38%24,99746.30%1,4682.72%2120.39%570.11%550.10%2,2034.08%53,989
Woodford5,12250.75%4,84548.00%930.92%50.05%250.25%30.03%2772.74%10,093
Totals2,282,99957.70%1,570,39339.69%89,4392.26%7,5300.19%3,4390.09%1,9210.05%712,60618.01%3,956,522

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica. December 27, 2018.
  2. Web site: 1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41). December 27, 2018.
  3. Web site: 1936 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois. December 27, 2018.
  4. Web site: The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936. December 27, 2018.
  5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 181-186
  7. Web site: OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 14, 1936 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14 1936. Illinois State Board of Elections. 5 August 2020.
  8. Our Campaigns; IL US President 1936