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Election 1936 Results

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1936 Indiana governor election

Maurice Clifford Townsend (Democrat) beat Raymond S. Springer (Republican) in Indiana in 1936, 55.4% to 44.3%, a margin of 11.0 points and 180,968 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Paul V. McNutt won.

Democrats led in 66 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Marion, cast 213,849 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.8 points. The closest was Benton, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Maurice Clifford Townsend won	Democratic	908,494	55.4%
Raymond S. Springer	Republican	727,526	44.3%
All other candidates		5,054	0.3%
Total		1,641,074

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Marion	122,295 57.2%	90,639 42.4%	915	213,849	D+14.8
Lake	66,943 65.1%	35,385 34.4%	540	102,868	D+30.7
St. Joseph	41,066 59.1%	28,070 40.4%	351	69,487	D+18.7
Allen	37,064 57.0%	27,712 42.7%	192	64,968	D+14.4
Vanderburgh	40,191 71.1%	16,117 28.5%	213	56,521	D+42.6
Vigo	31,561 62.5%	18,731 37.1%	203	50,495	D+25.4
Madison	26,819 60.7%	17,268 39.1%	111	44,198	D+21.6
Delaware	17,874 53.4%	15,532 46.4%	83	33,489	D+7.0
Elkhart	14,391 47.9%	15,486 51.6%	162	30,039	R+3.6
La Porte	14,814 54.1%	12,510 45.7%	50	27,374	D+8.4
Grant	13,514 51.5%	12,635 48.1%	110	26,259	D+3.3
Wayne	12,825 49.0%	13,310 50.8%	48	26,183	R+1.9
Tippecanoe	12,507 48.2%	13,365 51.5%	63	25,935	R+3.3
Knox	13,171 58.3%	9,332 41.3%	70	22,573	D+17.0
Howard	11,671 52.5%	10,493 47.2%	79	22,243	D+5.3
Henry	9,775 49.8%	9,838 50.1%	30	19,643	R+0.3
Cass	10,403 53.6%	8,951 46.1%	42	19,396	D+7.5
Monroe	9,112 50.2%	9,014 49.7%	18	18,144	D+0.5
Floyd	10,261 57.1%	7,624 42.4%	78	17,963	D+14.7
Greene	9,543 54.9%	7,740 44.6%	84	17,367	D+10.4
Lawrence	8,010 46.6%	9,169 53.3%	21	17,200	R+6.7
Gibson	9,231 55.1%	7,475 44.6%	54	16,760	D+10.5
Clark	9,733 61.7%	6,014 38.1%	29	15,776	D+23.6
Clinton	8,188 52.2%	7,470 47.6%	33	15,691	D+4.6
Huntington	8,187 52.2%	7,448 47.5%	37	15,672	D+4.7
Montgomery	7,914 51.1%	7,530 48.6%	40	15,484	D+2.5
Sullivan	9,721 64.1%	5,255 34.6%	190	15,166	D+29.4
Kosciusko	6,926 45.7%	8,219 54.2%	15	15,160	R+8.5
Miami	7,875 52.0%	7,215 47.7%	50	15,140	D+4.4
Bartholomew	8,172 54.2%	6,872 45.6%	37	15,081	D+8.6
Clay	7,959 54.1%	6,690 45.5%	60	14,709	D+8.6
Shelby	8,064 54.9%	6,594 44.9%	26	14,684	D+10.0
Wabash	6,305 46.4%	7,253 53.4%	28	13,586	R+7.0
Daviess	6,776 50.3%	6,653 49.4%	35	13,464	D+0.9
Randolph	6,313 47.6%	6,927 52.3%	16	13,256	R+4.6
Jackson	7,775 59.8%	5,207 40.1%	19	13,001	D+19.8
De Kalb	6,687 51.6%	6,244 48.1%	37	12,968	D+3.4
Marshall	6,668 51.5%	6,260 48.3%	28	12,956	D+3.1
Hamilton	5,267 41.1%	7,547 58.8%	15	12,829	R+17.8
Boone	6,674 53.2%	5,849 46.6%	20	12,543	D+6.6
Johnson	6,643 53.7%	5,714 46.2%	17	12,374	D+7.5
Jay	6,291 52.7%	5,636 47.2%	10	11,937	D+5.5
Porter	5,395 45.2%	6,494 54.4%	38	11,927	R+9.2
Noble	5,974 50.1%	5,931 49.7%	17	11,922	D+0.4
Vermillion	6,826 58.5%	4,764 40.9%	69	11,659	D+17.7
Morgan	5,332 46.8%	6,028 52.9%	30	11,390	R+6.1
Dearborn	6,287 55.9%	4,941 43.9%	26	11,254	D+12.0
Putnam	5,871 52.8%	5,217 46.9%	36	11,124	D+5.9
Hendricks	5,148 46.6%	5,877 53.2%	26	11,051	R+6.6
Fayette	5,163 47.4%	5,712 52.5%	15	10,890	R+5.0
Ripley	5,584 52.2%	5,094 47.6%	25	10,703	D+4.6
Rush	4,876 46.0%	5,725 54.0%	9	10,610	R+8.0
Fountain	5,476 53.2%	4,803 46.7%	9	10,288	D+6.5
Dubois	6,691 65.2%	3,524 34.4%	43	10,258	D+30.9
Jefferson	4,766 46.5%	5,463 53.3%	15	10,244	R+6.8
Hancock	5,761 56.7%	4,391 43.2%	12	10,164	D+13.5
Decatur	4,878 48.2%	5,227 51.7%	10	10,115	R+3.5
Wells	5,935 60.6%	3,853 39.3%	9	9,797	D+21.3
Orange	4,552 46.9%	5,142 53.0%	6	9,700	R+6.1
Spencer	4,930 50.9%	4,749 49.0%	7	9,686	D+1.9
Parke	4,792 50.1%	4,720 49.4%	45	9,557	D+0.8
Warrick	5,036 53.2%	4,414 46.7%	11	9,461	D+6.6
White	4,783 51.7%	4,463 48.2%	13	9,259	D+3.5
Carroll	4,656 50.6%	4,537 49.3%	9	9,202	D+1.3
Adams	5,812 63.3%	3,356 36.6%	11	9,179	D+26.8
Whitley	5,065 55.3%	4,081 44.5%	16	9,162	D+10.7
Harrison	5,103 56.5%	3,919 43.4%	10	9,032	D+13.1
Fulton	4,339 48.2%	4,656 51.7%	10	9,005	R+3.5
Pike	4,844 54.4%	4,044 45.4%	12	8,900	D+9.0
Posey	5,486 61.8%	3,367 37.9%	27	8,880	D+23.9
Tipton	4,704 53.9%	4,013 46.0%	13	8,730	D+7.9
Perry	4,684 54.2%	3,934 45.5%	26	8,644	D+8.7
Washington	4,727 55.8%	3,740 44.1%	6	8,473	D+11.6
Steuben	3,522 46.7%	4,008 53.2%	9	7,539	R+6.4
Franklin	3,822 53.1%	3,371 46.8%	11	7,204	D+6.3
Blackford	4,040 56.7%	3,063 43.0%	22	7,125	D+13.7
Jennings	3,119 45.7%	3,696 54.1%	13	6,828	R+8.5
Jasper	3,049 45.4%	3,662 54.5%	10	6,721	R+9.1
Owen	3,479 52.1%	3,185 47.7%	19	6,683	D+4.4
Benton	3,146 49.9%	3,159 50.1%	1	6,306	R+0.2
Pulaski	3,284 53.6%	2,816 45.9%	31	6,131	D+7.6
Starke	3,126 51.8%	2,894 48.0%	11	6,031	D+3.8
Lagrange	2,818 47.0%	3,169 52.9%	8	5,995	R+5.9
Martin	2,918 52.3%	2,652 47.6%	6	5,576	D+4.8
Crawford	2,915 52.8%	2,607 47.2%	1	5,523	D+5.6
Newton	2,385 44.6%	2,933 54.9%	25	5,343	R+10.3
Switzerland	2,834 55.6%	2,260 44.3%	4	5,098	D+11.3
Warren	2,239 45.4%	2,687 54.5%	7	4,933	R+9.1
Scott	2,606 54.6%	2,162 45.3%	1	4,769	D+9.3
Union	1,638 49.0%	1,702 51.0%		3,340	R+1.9
Brown	1,546 54.4%	1,289 45.4%	5	2,840	D+9.0
Ohio	1,353 56.6%	1,039 43.4%		2,392	D+13.1

Counties as they stood in 1936; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Mike Braun (R)	R+13.3
2020	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+24.5
2016	Eric Holcomb (R)	R+6.0
2012	Mike Pence (R)	R+2.9
2008	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+17.8
2004	Mitch Daniels (R)	R+7.7
2000	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+14.9
1996	Frank O'Bannon (D)	D+4.7
1992	Evan Bayh (D)	D+25.1
1988	Evan Bayh (D)	D+6.4
1984	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+5.0
1980	Robert D. Orr (R)	R+15.8
1976	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.2
1972	Otis R. Bowen (R)	R+14.3
1968	Edgar D. Whitcomb (R)	R+5.6
1964	Roger D. Branigin (D)	D+12.7
1960	Matthew E. Welsh (D)	D+1.1
1956	Harold W. Handley (R)	R+11.6
1952	George N. Craig (R)	R+12.1
1948	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+8.4
1944	Ralph F. Gates (R)	R+2.8
1940	Henry F. Schricker (D)	D+0.2
1936	Maurice Clifford Townsend (D)	D+11.0
1932	Paul V. McNutt (D)	D+12.3
1928	Harry G. Leslie (R)	R+3.1
1924	Ed Jackson (R)	R+6.6
1920	Warren T. McCray (R)	R+13.4
1916	James P. Goodrich (R)	R+1.8
1912	Samuel M. Ralston (D)	D+20.8
1908	Thomas R. Marshall (D)	D+2.1
1904	J. Frank Hanly (R)	R+12.6
1900	Winfield T. Durbin (R)	R+3.8
1896	James A. Mount (R)	R+4.1
1892	Claude Matthews (D)	D+1.3
1888	Alvin P. Hovey (R)	R+0.4
1884	Isaac P. Gray (D)	D+1.5
1880	Albert Gallatin Porter (R)	R+1.5
1876	James Douglas Williams (D)	D+1.2
1872	Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D)	D+0.3
1868	Conrad Baker (R)	R+0.3

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