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1936 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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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.
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.
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| U.S. President (1933–1945) | Assistant Secretary of War(1913–1916) | Novelist and Journalist from California | Representative from California(1935–1939) | Governor of New York(1919–1920, 1923–1928) |
| 4,830,730 votes | 136,407 votes | 106,068 votes | 61,391 votes | 8,856 |
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| 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 |
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