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      Home/Elections/1936/President/Rhode Island
      1936·President·Rhode Island

      Rhode Island Presidential Election

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt53.0%vs.Alf Landon40.3%|
      D+12.7
      |310,278 votes
      3 candidates310,278 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM✓
      		DEM164,33853.0%
      Alf LandonREP
      		REP125,03140.3%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH20,9096.7%

      Seat History

      President in Rhode Island

      2024
      Kamala D HarrisDEM
      D+13.6
      2020
      Joe BidenDEM
      D+20.6
      2016
      Hillary Rodham ClintonDEM
      D+15.4
      2012
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+27.4
      2008
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+27.8
      2004
      John KerryDEM
      D+20.8
      2000
      Al GoreDEM
      D+29.1
      1996
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+32.9
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+18.0
      1988
      Michael S DukakisDEM
      D+11.7
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+3.6
      1980
      Jimmy CarterDEM
      D+10.5
      1976
      Jimmy CarterDEM
      D+11.3
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+6.2
      1968
      Herbert H. HumphreyDEM
      D+32.3
      View all President history for Rhode Island →

      Candidates

      Alf LandonREP
      Record2W-46L
      Avg MarginD+31.8
      Career1936-1936
      President
      Full profile →
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      Record163W-31L
      Avg MarginD+23.0
      Career1928-1944
      President / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Rhode Island, 1936

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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