1936 Republican Party presidential primaries

Republican Party presidential primaries, 1936

March 10 to May 19, 1936

Nominee William Borah Alfred Landon Frank Knox Home state Idaho Kansas Illinois Contests won 5 3 1 Popular vote 1,478,676 729,908 527,054 Percentage 44.45% 21.94% 15.84%   Nominee Earl Warren Stephen A. Day Warren E. Green Home state California Ohio South Dakota Contests won 1 1 1 Popular vote 350,917 155,732 44,518 Percentage 10.55% 4.68% 1.34%

First place finishes by popular vote   William Borah (5)   Alfred Landon (3)   Frank Knox (1)   Earl Warren (1)   Stephen A. Day (1)   Warren E. Green (1)

Previous Republican nominee Herbert Hoover Republican nominee Alf Landon

The 1936 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1936 U.S. presidential election. The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1936 Republican National Convention held from June 9 to June 12, 1936, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Although many candidates sought the Republican nomination, only two, Governor Landon and Senator Borah, were considered to be serious candidates. While favorite sons County Attorney Earl Warren of California, Governor Warren E. Green of South Dakota, and Stephen A. Day of Ohio won their respective primaries, the 70-year-old Borah, a well-known progressive and "insurgent," carried the Wisconsin, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Oregon primaries, while also performing quite strongly in Knox's Illinois and Green's South Dakota. However, the party machinery almost uniformly backed Landon, a wealthy businessman and centrist, who won primaries in Massachusetts and New Jersey and dominated in the caucuses and at state party conventions.

The Primaries

Date	Primary	William Borah	Alfred Landon	Frank Knox	Earl Warren	Stephen A. Day	Warren E. Green
March 10	New Hampshire	0%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%
April 7	Wisconsin	98%	2%	0%	0%	0%	0%
April 14	Illinois	46%	54%	0%	0%	0%	0%
April 14	Nebraska	74%	25%	0%	0%	0%	0%
April 28	Massachusetts	4%	80%	2%	0%	0%	0%
April 28	Pennsylvania	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
May 5	California	0%	43%	0%	57%	0%	0%
May 5	South Dakota	50%	0%	0%	0%	0%	50%
May 12	Ohio	3%	6%	0%	0%	90%	0%
May 12	West Virginia	85%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
May 15	Oregon	90%	4%	0%	0%	0%	0%
May 19	New Jersey	21%	79%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Republican Candidates

Nominee

• 
  Governor Alf Landon of Kansas

Withdrew during convention

• 
  Senator William E. Borah of Idaho

Withdrew before convention

• 
  Businessman Stephen A. Day of Ohio
• 
  Publisher Frank Knox of Illinois
• 
  Former Governor Warren E. Green of South Dakota
• 
  District Attorney Earl Warren of California

Declined to run

• 
  Governor C. Douglass Buck of Delaware
• 
  Senator Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa
• 
  Congressman Hamilton Fish III of New York
• 
  Auto Magnate Henry Ford of Michigan
• Governor Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey
  Governor Harold G. Hoffman of New Jersey
• 
  Former President Herbert Hoover of California
• 
  Charles Lindbergh of Minnesota
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  Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary of Oregon
• 
  Former Treasury Secretary Ogden L. Mills of New York
• 
  Associate Justice Owen Roberts of Pennsylvania
• 
  Former Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt III of New York
• 
  Senator Frederick Steiwer of Oregon
• 
  Robert A. Taft of Ohio
• 
  Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan
• 
  Congressman James W. Wadsworth, Jr. of New York

The Convention

With Knox's candidacy withdrawing in order to become Landon's selection for Vice President, and Day, Green, and Warren releasing their delegates, Landon's victory was assured.

Ballot	Alfred Landon	William Borah	VP Ballot	Frank Knox
First	984	19	First	1,003

See also

• Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1936