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1936 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1936

Democratic Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

38

8

2

After

38

7

3

Net change:D ±0·R −1·I +1·34 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority38

Republican7

Independent3

Threshold:26 seats

D 38 – R 7 – I 3

34 contests|D won 27|R won 4|Other 3

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	StanfordDEM	70.7%	87,678	CampbellREP	29.1%	36,114	D+41.6	↑ D+13.8
▶	Arkansas	BaileyDEM	84.9%	155,152	CobbREP	14.7%	26,875	D+70.2	↓ R+11.3
▶	Colorado	AmmonsDEM	54.6%	263,311	ArmstrongREP	43.6%	210,614	D+10.9	↓ R+5.5
▶	Connecticut	CrossDEM	55.3%	372,953	BrownREP	41.1%	277,190	D+14.2	↑ D+12.4
▶	Delaware	McMullenDEM	51.6%	65,437	CannonREP	41.6%	52,782	D+10.0	↑ D+19.3
▶	Florida	ConeDEM	80.9%	253,638	CallawayREP	19.1%	59,832	D+61.8	↑ D+28.6
▶	Idaho	ClarkDEM	57.2%	115,098	StephanREP	41.5%	83,430	D+15.7	↓ R+9.6
▶	Illinois	HornerDEM	53.1%	2,067,861	BrooksREP	43.2%	1,682,674	D+9.9	↓ R+7.0
▶	Indiana	TownsendDEM	55.4%	908,494	SpringerREP	44.3%	727,526	D+11.0	↓ R+1.2
▶	Iowa	KraschelDEM	48.6%	524,178	WilsonREP	48.4%	521,747	D+0.2	↓ R+5.3
▶	Kansas	HuxmanDEM	51.1%	433,319	WestREP	48.5%	411,446	D+2.6	↑ D+3.3
▶	Louisiana	LecheDEM	100.0%	131,999	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+0.1
▶	Maine	BarrowsREP	56.0%	173,716	DubordDEM	42.1%	130,466	R+13.9	↓ R+14.9
▶	Massachusetts	HurleyDEM	47.6%	867,743	HaigisREP	46.1%	839,740	D+1.5	↓ R+6.2
▶	Michigan	MurphyDEM	51.0%	892,774	FitzgeraldREP	48.2%	843,855	D+2.8	↓ R+9.0
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	62.2%	709,802	NelsonREP	37.8%	431,841	R+37.8	↓ R+21.9
▶	Missouri	StarkDEM	57.1%	1,262,106	BarrettREP	42.5%	939,751	D+14.6	↓ R+4.9
▶	Montana	AyersDEM	51.0%	115,310	HazelbakerREP	48.1%	108,854	D+2.9	↑ D+1.1
▶	Nebraska	CochranDEM	55.9%	333,412	GriswoldREP	43.1%	257,279	D+12.8	↑ D+6.5
▶	New Hampshire	MurphyREP	56.6%	118,178	BlandinDEM	42.6%	89,011	R+14.0	↓ R+5.2
▶	New Mexico	TingleyDEM	57.2%	97,090	MillerREP	42.8%	72,539	D+14.5	↑ D+3.9
▶	New York	LehmanDEM	48.7%	2,706,425	BleakleyREP	44.1%	2,450,104	D+4.6	↓ R+13.5
▶	North Carolina	HoeyDEM	66.9%	542,139	GrissomREP	33.1%	268,238	D+33.8	↓ R+6.3
▶	North Dakota	OtherOTH	36.0%	99,390	WelfordREP	34.7%	95,697	R+5.4	↑ D+4.3
▶	Ohio	DaveyDEM	52.0%	1,539,461	BrickerREP	47.7%	1,412,773	D+4.3	↓ R+3.7
▶	Rhode Island	QuinnDEM	53.7%	160,776	SissonREP	45.9%	137,369	D+7.8	↓ R+3.9
▶	South Dakota	JensenREP	51.6%	151,659	BerryDEM	48.4%	142,255	R+3.2	↓ R+16.4
▶	Tennessee	BrowningDEM	80.4%	332,523	ThachREP	18.7%	77,392	D+61.7	↑ D+48.8
▶	Texas	AllredDEM	92.9%	780,442	HarrisREP	7.0%	58,744	D+85.9	↑ D+62.4
▶	Utah	BloodDEM	51.0%	109,656	DillmanREP	37.2%	80,118	D+13.7	↓ R+0.9
▶	Vermont	AikenREP	60.9%	83,602	HeiningerDEM	38.8%	53,218	R+22.1	↑ D+2.7
▶	Washington	MartinDEM	69.4%	466,550	HartleyREP	28.1%	189,141	D+41.2	↑ D+17.7
▶	West Virginia	HoltDEM	59.2%	492,333	SharpREP	40.8%	339,890	D+18.3	↑ D+10.3
▶	Wisconsin	OtherOTH	48.9%	604,404	WileyREP	29.4%	363,973	R+7.7	↓ R+18.3

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