1936 United States presidential election in Maryland

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

Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 62.35% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 37.04% of the popular vote.

Maryland weighed in for this election as Roosevelt's strongest performance in any of the border states. In this election, Maryland voted 1.06% to the left of the nation at-large.

Results

Results by county County Franklin Delano RooseveltDemocratic Alfred Mossman LandonRepublican Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes castScammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 208 # % # % # % # %Allegany19,72163.20%11,19135.87%291 0.93% 8,530 27.34%31,203Anne Arundel11,41356.97%8,47842.32%142 0.71% 2,935 14.65%20,033Baltimore28,36759.62%18,89339.71%316 0.66% 9,474 19.91%47,576Baltimore City210,66867.89%97,66731.48%1,959 0.63% 113,001 36.42%310,294Calvert1,87247.05%2,08252.32%25 0.63% -210 -5.28%3,979 Caroline3,57957.67%2,61142.07%16 0.26% 968 15.60%6,206Carroll6,49646.54%7,38352.90%78 0.56% -887 -6.36%13,957 Cecil4,91457.26%3,61742.15%51 0.59% 1,297 15.11%8,582Charles2,59749.15%2,62349.64%64 1.21% -26 -0.49%5,284Dorchester5,29358.56%3,73541.32%11 0.12% 1,558 17.24%9,039 Frederick10,72252.85%9,50046.83%64 0.32% 1,222 6.02%20,286 Garrett3,25244.11%4,05755.03%64 0.87% -805 -10.92%7,373 Harford6,16553.46%5,32746.20%39 0.34% 838 7.27%11,531 Howard4,13860.63%2,63838.65%49 0.72% 1,500 21.98%6,825 Kent2,93153.22%2,54346.18%33 0.60% 388 7.05%5,507 Montgomery13,24656.29%10,13343.06%153 0.65% 3,113 13.23%23,532 Prince George's15,08764.76%8,10734.80%101 0.43% 6,980 29.96%23,295 Queen Anne's3,54864.47%1,94635.36%9 0.16% 1,602 29.11%5,503 Somerset4,11645.95%4,77053.25%72 0.80% -654 -7.30%8,958 St. Mary's2,82954.00%2,28643.63%124 2.37% 543 10.36%5,239 Talbot3,76851.16%3,57848.58%19 0.26% 190 2.58%7,365 Washington14,05056.84%10,61942.96%49 0.20% 3,431 13.88%24,718 Wicomico7,27361.05%4,54538.15%95 0.80% 2,728 22.90%11,913 Worcester3,56753.25%3,10646.37%25 0.37% 461 6.88%6,698Totals389,61262.35%231,43537.04%3,8490.62%158,17725.31%624,896

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carroll Charles Somerset

See also United States presidential elections in Maryland 1936 United States presidential election 1936 United States elections

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