The 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the

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. State voters chose 29 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt ( D–

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), running with Vice President

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, with 57.70% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon ( R– Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 39.69% of the popular vote. 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

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Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (

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), as well as those for state offices.

Turnout

The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 2,331,597. The total vote in the general election was 3,956,522.

Primaries

Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 14.

Democratic

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.

Republican

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.

General election

Results

Results by county

Notes

References

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