1936 Utah gubernatorial election
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The 1936 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Henry H. Blood defeated Republican nominee Ray E. Dillman with 50.95% of the vote.
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November 3, 1936
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 County results Blood: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Dillman: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Henry H. Blood, Democratic
- Ray E. Dillman, Republican
Other candidates
- Harman W. Peery, Progressive-Independent
- A. L. Porter, Socialist
- Wallace Talbot, Communist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry H. Blood (incumbent) | 109,656 | 50.95% | â5.45% | |
| Republican | Ray E. Dillman | 80,118 | 37.22% | â4.53% | |
| Progressive-Independent | Harman W. Peery | 24,754 | 11.50% | ||
| Socialist | A. L. Porter | 470 | 0.22% | â1.14% | |
| Communist | Wallace Talbot | 230 | 0.11% | â0.38% | |
| Total votes | 215,228 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 29,538 | 13.72% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -0.91% | |||
Results by county
| County[1] | Henry H. Blood Demcoratic |
Ray E. Dillman Republican |
Harman W. Peery Progressive |
A. L. Porter Socialist |
Wallace Talbot Communist |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 1,082 | 48.11% | 1,077 | 47.89% | 50 | 2.22% | 40 | 1.78% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.22% | 2,249 |
| Box Elder | 3,680 | 51.20% | 2,808 | 39.07% | 677 | 9.42% | 20 | 0.28% | 3 | 0.04% | 872 | 12.13% | 7,188 |
| Cache | 6,871 | 57.77% | 4,164 | 35.01% | 844 | 7.10% | 13 | 0.11% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,707 | 22.76% | 11,893 |
| Carbon | 3,639 | 56.37% | 2,142 | 33.18% | 612 | 9.48% | 34 | 0.53% | 28 | 0.43% | 1,497 | 23.19% | 6,455 |
| Daggett | 127 | 60.48% | 83 | 39.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 44 | 20.95% | 210 |
| Davis | 3,285 | 56.15% | 2,061 | 35.23% | 498 | 8.51% | 5 | 0.09% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,224 | 20.92% | 5,850 |
| Duchesne | 1,362 | 45.02% | 1,569 | 51.87% | 87 | 2.88% | 7 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -207 | -6.84% | 3,025 |
| Emery | 1,360 | 47.59% | 1,273 | 44.54% | 212 | 7.42% | 13 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 87 | 3.04% | 2,858 |
| Garfield | 802 | 45.36% | 940 | 53.17% | 26 | 1.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -138 | -7.81% | 1,768 |
| Grand | 498 | 61.63% | 274 | 33.91% | 31 | 3.84% | 5 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 224 | 27.72% | 808 |
| Iron | 1,598 | 48.78% | 1,498 | 45.73% | 141 | 4.30% | 38 | 1.16% | 1 | 0.03% | 100 | 3.05% | 3,276 |
| Juab | 1,661 | 49.88% | 1,401 | 42.07% | 255 | 7.66% | 11 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.06% | 260 | 7.81% | 3,330 |
| Kane | 325 | 36.11% | 561 | 62.33% | 11 | 1.22% | 3 | 0.33% | 0 | 0.00% | -236 | -26.22% | 900 |
| Millard | 1,855 | 48.60% | 1,883 | 49.33% | 70 | 1.83% | 9 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -28 | -0.73% | 3,817 |
| Morgan | 482 | 39.51% | 619 | 50.74% | 118 | 9.67% | 1 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | -137 | -11.23% | 1,220 |
| Piute | 460 | 48.83% | 459 | 48.73% | 21 | 2.23% | 2 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.11% | 942 |
| Rich | 441 | 50.40% | 414 | 47.31% | 20 | 2.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 27 | 3.09% | 875 |
| Salt Lake | 47,912 | 55.55% | 29,024 | 33.65% | 9,055 | 10.50% | 111 | 0.13% | 144 | 0.17% | 18,888 | 21.90% | 86,246 |
| San Juan | 493 | 51.89% | 447 | 47.05% | 6 | 0.63% | 2 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.21% | 46 | 4.84% | 950 |
| Sanpete | 3,070 | 45.82% | 3,294 | 49.16% | 322 | 4.81% | 13 | 0.19% | 1 | 0.01% | -224 | -3.34% | 6,700 |
| Sevier | 1,942 | 40.90% | 2,521 | 53.10% | 259 | 5.45% | 16 | 0.34% | 10 | 0.21% | -579 | -12.19% | 4,748 |
| Summit | 1,657 | 44.10% | 1,733 | 46.13% | 357 | 9.50% | 6 | 0.16% | 4 | 0.11% | -76 | -2.02% | 3,757 |
| Tooele | 1,747 | 53.21% | 1,169 | 35.61% | 353 | 10.75% | 12 | 0.37% | 2 | 0.06% | 578 | 17.61% | 3,283 |
| Uintah | 1,365 | 41.76% | 1,822 | 55.74% | 73 | 2.23% | 8 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.03% | -457 | -13.98% | 3,269 |
| Utah | 9,861 | 47.95% | 8,524 | 41.45% | 2,108 | 10.25% | 57 | 0.28% | 17 | 0.08% | 1,337 | 6.50% | 20,567 |
| Wasatch | 901 | 38.77% | 1,369 | 58.91% | 52 | 2.24% | 2 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | -468 | -20.14% | 2,324 |
| Washington | 1,618 | 51.50% | 1,466 | 46.66% | 54 | 1.72% | 4 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 152 | 4.84% | 3,142 |
| Wayne | 450 | 52.63% | 397 | 46.43% | 7 | 0.82% | 1 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 53 | 6.20% | 855 |
| Weber | 9,112 | 40.10% | 5,126 | 22.56% | 8,435 | 37.12% | 37 | 0.16% | 13 | 0.06% | 677[a] | 2.98% | 22,723 |
| Total | 109,656 | 50.95% | 80,118 | 37.22% | 24,754 | 11.50% | 470 | 0.22% | 230 | 0.11% | 29,538 | 13.72% | 215,228 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Notes
- Blood's margin over Peery