President / Vice President, 1936 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1936
Cycle: 1936
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
Franklin Roosevelt Incumbent Man John Garner (Man) Incumbent Democrat 698,811 61.84 +30.83
Alfred Landon Man Frank Knox (Man) Republican 350,461 31.01
William Lemke Man Thomas O'Brien (Man) Union 74,296 6.58
Norman Thomas Man George A. Nelson (Man) Socialist 2,872 0.25
Earl Browder Man James Ford (Man) Communist 2,574 0.23
John Aiken Man Emil Teichert (Man) Industrial 961 0.09

Roosevelt and Garner each received Minnesota's 11 Electoral College votes.

Roosevelt's 30.83-point victory remains the most decisive for a Democratic presidential nominee in state history.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (p. 381).