From March 10 to May 19, 1936, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1936 Democratic National Convention for the purpose of selecting the party's nominee for president in the 1936 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1936 Democratic National Convention held from June 23 to June 27, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Candidates Before his assassination, there was a challenge from Louisiana Senator Huey Long. But, due to his untimely assassination, President Roosevelt faced only one primary opponent other than various favorite sons. Franklin D. RooseveltHenry Skillman BreckinridgeUpton SinclairJohn S. McGroartyAl Smith
Primaries + FranklinRoosevelt HenryBreckinridge UptonSinclair JohnMcGroarty JosephCoutremarsh Uncommitted Others March 10 New Hampshire(Primary) 100.00%(15,752) - - - - - - April 7 Wisconsin(Primary) 99.96%(401,773) - - - - - 0.04%(154) April 14 Illinois(Primary) 99.97%(1,416,411) - - - - - 0.03%(446) Nebraska(Primary) 100.00%(139,743) - - - - - - April 28 Massachusetts(Primary) 85.85%(W) (51,924) - - - - - 14.15%(W) (8,556) Pennsylvania(Primary) 95.32%(720,309) 4.68%(35,351) - - - - - May 4 Maryland(Primary) 83.45%(100,269) 15.11%(18,150) - - - 1.45%(1,739) - May 5 California(Primary) 82.51%(790,235) - 11.08%(106,068) 6.41%(61,391) - - - South Dakota(Primary) 100.00%(48,262) - - - - - - May 12 Ohio(Primary) 93.98%(514,366) 6.02%(32,950) - - - - - West Virginia(Primary) 97.25%(288,799) - - - 2.75%(8,162) - - May 15 Oregon(Primary) 99.77%(88,305) - - - - - 0.24%(208) May 19 New Jersey(Primary) 18.94%(W) (11,676) 81.04%(49,956) - - - - 0.02%(14) June 6 Florida(Primary) 89.67%(242,906) - - - 10.33%(27,982) - -
Legend: 1st place(popular vote) 2nd place(popular vote) 3rd place(popular vote) Candidate has Withdrawnor Ceased Campaigning (W) - Votes are Write-In
See also 1936 Republican Party presidential primaries White primary
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