1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election

The 1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Clyde R. Hoey defeated Republican nominee Gilliam Grissom with 66.69% of the vote.

1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Clyde R. Hoey Gilliam Grissom
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 542,139 270,843
Percentage 66.7% 33.3%

County results
Hoey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Grissom:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

John C. B. Ehringhaus
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 24, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 193,972 37.53
Democratic Ralph McDonald 189,504 36.66
Democratic Alexander H. Graham 126,782 24.53
Democratic John A. McRae 6,606 1.28
Total votes 516,864 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 266,354 55.40
Democratic Ralph McDonald 214,414 44.60
Total votes 480,768 100.00

Republican convention

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican convention results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gilliam Grissom 694 63.96
Republican Irvin B. Tucker 391 36.04
Total votes 1,085 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic
  • Gilliam Grissom, Republican

Results

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1936 North Carolina gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clyde R. Hoey 542,139 66.69%
Republican Gilliam Grissom 270,843 33.32%
Majority 271,296
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved May 10, 2020.