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1936 United States presidential election in Illinois
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The 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 57.70% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 39.69% of the popular vote.[3][4] In this election, Cook County became the first county in American history to give over a million votes to a presidential candidate. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last occasion when Iroquois County and Woodford County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5][6]