The 1936 United States presidential election in New Hampshire was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. The state voters chose four electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

New Hampshire voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the state by a narrow margin of 1.75%, after early reports showed Landon carrying the state.‘Roosevelt Goes in by Big Vote; Democratic Party Takes Electoral Vote of All but Two States – Congress Democratic; Democrats Elect Governors in Twenty-Three States, Republicans in Two’; Lawrence Daily Journal-World, November 4, 1936, p. 1 With Roosevelt's victory in New Hampshire, he became the first Democratic candidate since President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to carry the state. The state was also the closest in the election, and the only one to have a margin of less than 5 points.

While Landon lost the state, the 47.98% of the popular vote made New Hampshire his third strongest state after neighboring Vermont and Maine, which were the only two states Landon won in the election.

Results

Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Alfred Mossman LandonRepublican William Frederick LemkeUnion Earl Russell BrowderCommunist Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 294 # % # % # % # % # % Belknap 5,150 44.70% 6,219 53.98% 145 1.26% 8 0.07% -1,069 -9.28% 11,522 Carroll 2,769 33.26% 5,521 66.32% 32 0.38% 3 0.04% -2,752 -33.06% 8,325 Cheshire 6,322 43.38% 8,052 55.25% 183 1.26% 17 0.12% -1,730 -11.87% 14,574 Coös 8,737 55.67% 6,737 42.93% 196 1.25% 24 0.15% 2,000 12.74% 15,694 Grafton 8,520 42.57% 11,336 56.63% 142 0.71% 18 0.09% -2,816 -14.06% 20,016 Hillsborough 34,992 57.20% 23,293 38.07% 2,841 4.64% 54 0.09% 11,699 19.13% 61,180 Merrimack 13,645 48.18% 14,456 51.05% 194 0.69% 24 0.08% -811 -2.87% 28,319 Rockingham 12,207 43.21% 15,466 54.75% 559 1.98% 17 0.06% -3,259 -11.54% 28,249 Strafford 11,005 55.87% 8,215 41.71% 464 2.36% 13 0.07% 2,790 14.16% 19,697 Sullivan 5,113 48.52% 5,347 50.74% 63 0.60% 15 0.14% -234 -2.22% 10,538Totals108,46049.73%104,64247.98%4,8192.21%1930.09%3,8181.75%218,114

See also United States presidential elections in New Hampshire

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