1936 United States presidential election in South Carolina
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Roosevelt 90-100%
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Elections in South Carolina |
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The 1936 United States presidential election in South Carolina was held on November 3, 1936. The state voters chose 8 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. With Roosevelt winning 98.57% of the vote, this was the most emphatic win for any presidential candidate against another in any state in American history.
South Carolina voted for Democratic Party candidate and incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over Republican Party candidate incumbent Governor of Kansas Alf Landon. Roosevelt carried all counties with over 90% of the vote, all but one with over 95% of the vote, with Horry and Lancaster counties being carried unanimously, and his 98.57% of the popular vote is the highest for any presidential candidate in South Carolina since a popular vote was first used in 1868, or for any presidential candidate in any state with an opponent.
At the time of the 1936 election, the Democratic
The schism between the two Republican factions extended to the 1936 presidential ballot. At that time, voters were presented with lists of
Results
1936 United States presidential election in South Carolina[4] | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
Count | % | Count | % | |||||
Democratic | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York
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John Nance Garner of Texas | 113,791 | 98.57% | 8 | 100.00% | ||
Republican | Alf Landon of Kansas | Frank Knox of Illinois | 1,646[a] | 1.43% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
Total | 115,437 | 100.00% | 8 | 100.00% |
Results by county
County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Alfred Mossman Landon Republican |
Total votes cast | ||
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# | % | # | % | ||
Abbeville | 1,265 | 98.21% | 23 | 1.79% | 1,288 |
Aiken | 3,298 | 98.95% | 35 | 1.05% | 3,333 |
Allendale | 1,236 | 99.76% | 3 | 0.24% | 1,239 |
Anderson | 4,025 | 99.36% | 26 | 0.64% | 4,051 |
Bamberg | 1,542 | 99.68% | 5 | 0.32% | 1,547 |
Barnwell | 2,157 | 99.91% | 2 | 0.09% | 2,159 |
Beaufort | 501 | 92.10% | 43 | 7.90% | 544 |
Berkeley | 690 | 98.85% | 8 | 1.15% | 698 |
Calhoun | 821 | 99.88% | 1 | 0.12% | 822 |
Charleston | 8,015 | 95.05% | 417 | 4.95% | 8,432 |
Cherokee | 2,280 | 99.00% | 23 | 1.00% | 2,303 |
Chester | 2,155 | 99.49% | 11 | 0.51% | 2,166 |
Chesterfield | 3,192 | 99.44% | 18 | 0.56% | 3,210 |
Clarendon | 1,260 | 98.67% | 17 | 1.33% | 1,277 |
Colleton | 1,463 | 99.46% | 8 | 0.54% | 1,471 |
Darlington | 1,995 | 99.40% | 12 | 0.60% | 2,007 |
Dillon | 1,104 | 99.55% | 5 | 0.45% | 1,109 |
Dorchester | 889 | 96.95% | 28 | 3.05% | 917 |
Edgefield | 1,304 | 99.92% | 1 | 0.08% | 1,305 |
Fairfield | 1,005 | 98.72% | 13 | 1.28% | 1,018 |
Florence | 4,194 | 99.41% | 25 | 0.59% | 4,219 |
Georgetown | 1,273 | 95.43% | 61 | 4.57% | 1,334 |
Greenville | 8,310 | 98.91% | 92 | 1.09% | 8,402 |
Greenwood | 3,064 | 99.38% | 19 | 0.62% | 3,083 |
Hampton | 1,253 | 99.37% | 8 | 0.63% | 1,261 |
Horry | 2,927 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,927 |
Jasper | 452 | 99.12% | 4 | 0.88% | 456 |
Kershaw | 1,400 | 98.59% | 20 | 1.41% | 1,420 |
Lancaster | 2,631 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,631 |
Laurens | 3,069 | 99.58% | 13 | 0.42% | 3,082 |
Lee | 1,045 | 99.52% | 5 | 0.48% | 1,050 |
Lexington | 2,138 | 98.53% | 32 | 1.47% | 2,170 |
Marion | 656 | 98.80% | 8 | 1.20% | 664 |
Marlboro | 1,219 | 99.59% | 5 | 0.41% | 1,224 |
McCormick | 988 | 99.30% | 7 | 0.70% | 995 |
Newberry | 2,615 | 99.66% | 9 | 0.34% | 2,624 |
Oconee | 2,057 | 97.49% | 53 | 2.51% | 2,110 |
Orangeburg | 2,947 | 98.04% | 59 | 1.96% | 3,006 |
Pickens | 2,678 | 98.17% | 50 | 1.83% | 2,728 |
Richland | 6,728 | 97.79% | 152 | 2.21% | 6,880 |
Saluda | 1,324 | 99.25% | 10 | 0.75% | 1,334 |
Spartanburg | 10,739 | 98.41% | 173 | 1.59% | 10,912 |
Sumter | 2,062 | 97.26% | 58 | 2.74% | 2,120 |
Union | 3,458 | 99.74% | 9 | 0.26% | 3,467 |
Williamsburg | 1,284 | 99.53% | 6 | 0.47% | 1,290 |
York | 3,083 | 97.81% | 69 | 2.19% | 3,152 |
Totals | 113,791 | 98.57% | 1,646 | 1.43% | 115,437 |
Notes
- a fusionof 953 "Tolbert" and 693 "Hambright" ticket votes.
References
- Greenville News, March 29, 2020, Web.
- ^ Associated Press, "Tolbert Seated As G.O.P. Dodges Race Question", Orangeburg Times and Democrat, June 11, 1936, front page.
- ^ "Election Boards Make Returns", The State, November 13, 1936, page 11-A.
- ^ "1936 Presidential General Election Results - South Carolina". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
- ISBN 0405077114