The most crushing Electoral College verdict of the two-party era, 523 to 8: Roosevelt lost only Maine and Vermont. The Literary Digest's confident Landon prediction killed the straw poll and made modern survey research.
Elected
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Electoral vote
523 of 531
Popular vote
60.8%
27,752,648 votes
Turnout
61.0%
VAP 57.0%
The result
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic · 60.80% of votes
523
electoral votes
Alf Landon
Republican · 36.50% of votes
8
electoral votes
William Lemke
Union · 1.95% of votes
—
electoral votes
Norman Thomas
Socialist · 0.41% of votes
—
electoral votes
Earl Browder
Communist · 0.17% of votes
—
electoral votes
D. Leigh Colvin
Prohibition · 0.08% of votes
—
electoral votes
EV share
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
John Nance Garner
523
27,752,648
60.80%
46
Alf Landon
Republican
Frank Knox
8
16,681,862
36.50%
2
William Lemke
Union
Thomas C. O'Brien
—
892,378
1.95%
—
Norman Thomas
Socialist
George A. Nelson
—
187,910
0.41%
—
Earl Browder
Communist
James W. Ford
—
79,315
0.17%
—
D. Leigh Colvin
Prohibition
Claude A. Watson
—
37,646
0.08%
—
45,631,759 votes recorded for the candidates listed.
Results by state
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 86.4% · runner-up Alf Landon 12.8%
11
electoral votes
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 69.9% · runner-up Alf Landon 26.9%
3
electoral votes
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 81.8% · runner-up Alf Landon 17.9%
9
electoral votes
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 67.0% · runner-up Alf Landon 31.7%
22
electoral votes
Colorado
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 60.3% · runner-up Alf Landon 37.1%
6
electoral votes
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 55.3% · runner-up Alf Landon 40.4%
8
electoral votes
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 54.6% · runner-up Alf Landon 42.3%
3
electoral votes
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 76.1% · runner-up Alf Landon 23.9%
7
electoral votes
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 87.1% · runner-up Alf Landon 12.6%
12
electoral votes
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 63.0% · runner-up Alf Landon 33.2%
4
electoral votes
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 57.7% · runner-up Alf Landon 39.7%
29
electoral votes
Indiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 56.6% · runner-up Alf Landon 41.9%
14
electoral votes
Alabama
Franklin D. Roosevelt
86.4%
11
Alf Landon · 12.8%
Arizona
Franklin D. Roosevelt
69.9%
3
Alf Landon · 26.9%
Arkansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
81.8%
9
Alf Landon · 17.9%
California
Franklin D. Roosevelt
67.0%
22
Alf Landon · 31.7%
Colorado
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.3%
6
Alf Landon · 37.1%
Connecticut
Franklin D. Roosevelt
55.3%
8
Alf Landon · 40.4%
Delaware
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54.6%
3
Alf Landon · 42.3%
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
76.1%
7
Alf Landon · 23.9%
Georgia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
87.1%
12
Alf Landon · 12.6%
Idaho
Franklin D. Roosevelt
63.0%
4
Alf Landon · 33.2%
Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.7%
29
Alf Landon · 39.7%
Indiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.6%
14
Alf Landon · 41.9%
Iowa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54.4%
11
Alf Landon · 42.7%
Kansas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.7%
9
Alf Landon · 46.0%
Kentucky
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.5%
11
Alf Landon · 39.9%
Louisiana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
88.8%
10
Alf Landon · 11.1%
Maine
Alf Landon
55.6%
5
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 41.6%
Maryland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
62.4%
8
Alf Landon · 37.0%
Massachusetts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
51.2%
17
Alf Landon · 41.8%
Michigan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.3%
19
Alf Landon · 38.8%
Minnesota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
61.8%
11
Alf Landon · 31.0%
Mississippi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
97.0%
9
Alf Landon · 2.8%
Missouri
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.8%
15
Alf Landon · 38.2%
Montana
Franklin D. Roosevelt
69.3%
4
Alf Landon · 38.2%
Nebraska
Franklin D. Roosevelt
57.1%
7
Alf Landon · 40.7%
Nevada
Franklin D. Roosevelt
72.8%
3
Alf Landon · 27.2%
New Hampshire
Franklin D. Roosevelt
49.7%
4
Alf Landon · 48.0%
New Jersey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
59.6%
16
Alf Landon · 39.6%
New Mexico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
62.7%
3
Alf Landon · 36.5%
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.8%
47
Alf Landon · 39.0%
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
73.4%
13
Alf Landon · 26.6%
North Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
59.6%
4
Alf Landon · 26.6%
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
58.0%
26
Alf Landon · 37.4%
Oklahoma
Franklin D. Roosevelt
66.8%
11
Alf Landon · 32.7%
Oregon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
64.4%
5
Alf Landon · 29.6%
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
56.9%
36
Alf Landon · 40.8%
Rhode Island
Franklin D. Roosevelt
53.0%
4
Alf Landon · 40.3%
South Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
98.6%
8
Alf Landon · 1.4%
South Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
54.0%
4
Alf Landon · 42.5%
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
68.9%
11
Alf Landon · 30.8%
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
86.9%
23
Alf Landon · 12.5%
Utah
Franklin D. Roosevelt
69.3%
4
Alf Landon · 29.8%
Vermont
Alf Landon
56.4%
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt · 43.2%
Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
70.2%
11
Alf Landon · 29.4%
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
66.4%
8
Alf Landon · 29.9%
West Virginia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.6%
8
Alf Landon · 39.2%
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
63.8%
12
Alf Landon · 30.3%
Wyoming
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.6%
3
Alf Landon · 37.5%
The Congress it seated
75th Congress
1937–1939
Unified government
Senate
76–16 +4
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +4 independents
House
333–89 +13
Democratic control · Democratic–Republican +13 independents