Election 1936 Results
Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.
- 2028 President, Senate, House and governors Forecast
- 2026 midterms Senate, House and governors Live count
- 2025 governors Results
- 2024 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2023 governors Results
- 2022 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2021 governors Results
- 2020 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2019 governors Results
- 2018 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2017 governors Results
- 2016 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2015 governors Results
- 2014 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2013 governors Results
- 2012 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2011 governors Results
- 2010 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2009 governors Results
- 2008 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2007 governors Results
- 2006 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2005 governors Results
- 2004 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 2003 governors Results
- 2002 Senate, House and governors Results
- 2001 governors Results
- 2000 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1999 governors Results
- 1998 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1997 governors Results
- 1996 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1995 governors Results
- 1994 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1993 governors Results
- 1992 President, Senate, House and governors Results
- 1991 governors Results
- 1990 Senate, House and governors Results
- 1989 governors Results
- 1988 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1987 governors Results
- 1986 Senate and governors Results
- 1985 governors Results
- 1984 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1983 governors Results
- 1982 Senate and governors Results
- 1981 governors Results
- 1980 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1979 governors Results
- 1978 Senate and governors Results
- 1977 governors Results
- 1976 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1975 governors Results
- 1974 Senate and governors Results
- 1973 governors Results
- 1972 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1971 governors Results
- 1970 Senate and governors Results
- 1969 governors Results
- 1968 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1967 governors Results
- 1966 Senate and governors Results
- 1965 governors Results
- 1964 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1963 governors Results
- 1962 Senate and governors Results
- 1961 governors Results
- 1960 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1959 governors Results
- 1958 Senate and governors Results
- 1957 governors Results
- 1956 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1955 governors Results
- 1954 Senate and governors Results
- 1953 governors Results
- 1952 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1951 governors Results
- 1950 Senate and governors Results
- 1949 governors Results
- 1948 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1947 governors Results
- 1946 Senate and governors Results
- 1945 governors Results
- 1944 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1943 governors Results
- 1942 Senate and governors Results
- 1941 governors Results
- 1940 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1939 governors Results
- 1938 Senate and governors Results
- 1937 governors Results
- 1936 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1935 governors Results
- 1934 Senate and governors Results
- 1933 governors Results
- 1932 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1931 governors Results
- 1930 Senate and governors Results
- 1929 governors Results
- 1928 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1927 governors Results
- 1926 Senate and governors Results
- 1925 governors Results
- 1924 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1923 governors Results
- 1922 Senate and governors Results
- 1921 governors Results
- 1920 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1919 governors Results
- 1918 Senate and governors Results
- 1917 governors Results
- 1916 President, Senate and governors Results
- 1915 governors Results
- 1914 Senate and governors Results
- 1913 governors Results
- 1912 President and governors Results
- 1911 governors Results
- 1910 governors Results
- 1909 governors Results
- 1908 President and governors Results
- 1907 governors Results
- 1906 governors Results
- 1905 governors Results
- 1904 President and governors Results
- 1903 governors Results
- 1902 governors Results
- 1901 governors Results
- 1900 President and governors Results
- 1899 governors Results
- 1898 governors Results
- 1897 governors Results
- 1896 President and governors Results
- 1895 governors Results
- 1894 governors Results
- 1893 governors Results
- 1892 President and governors Results
- 1891 governors Results
- 1890 governors Results
- 1889 governors Results
- 1888 President and governors Results
- 1887 governors Results
- 1886 governors Results
- 1885 governors Results
- 1884 President and governors Results
- 1883 governors Results
- 1882 governors Results
- 1881 governors Results
- 1880 President and governors Results
- 1879 governors Results
- 1878 governors Results
- 1877 governors Results
- 1876 President and governors Results
- 1875 governors Results
- 1874 governors Results
- 1873 governors Results
- 1872 President and governors Results
- 1871 governors Results
- 1870 governors Results
- 1869 governors Results
- 1868 President and governors Results
- 1867 governors Results
- 1866 governors Results
- 1865 governors Results
1936 Missouri governor election
Lloyd C. Stark (Democrat) beat Jesse W. Barrett (Republican) in Missouri in 1936, 57.1% to 42.5%, a margin of 14.5 points and 264,199 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Guy Brasfield Park won.
Democrats led in 66 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 49. The largest, St. Louis, cast 415,342 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.5 points. The closest was St. Francois, where 29 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd C. Stark won | Democratic | 1,037,133 | 57.1% |
| Jesse W. Barrett | Republican | 772,934 | 42.5% |
| All other candidates | 7,529 | 0.4% | |
| Total | 1,817,596 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 226,264 54.5% | 186,688 44.9% | 2,390 | 415,342 | D+9.5 |
| St. Louis City | 184,871 57.1% | 137,205 42.4% | 1,854 | 323,930 | D+14.7 |
| Jackson | 177,993 73.6% | 63,768 26.4% | 167 | 241,928 | D+47.2 |
| Buchanan | 22,057 60.0% | 14,663 39.9% | 40 | 36,760 | D+20.1 |
| Greene | 16,129 50.5% | 15,761 49.3% | 76 | 31,966 | D+1.2 |
| Jasper | 15,563 55.3% | 12,437 44.2% | 152 | 28,152 | D+11.1 |
| Pettis | 6,839 49.7% | 6,223 45.3% | 685 | 13,747 | D+4.5 |
| Cape Girardeau | 6,956 52.2% | 6,338 47.6% | 34 | 13,328 | D+4.6 |
| Franklin | 5,472 42.3% | 7,374 57.0% | 93 | 12,939 | R+14.7 |
| Marion | 7,491 59.0% | 5,181 40.8% | 35 | 12,707 | D+18.2 |
| St. Francois | 6,218 49.8% | 6,247 50.1% | 13 | 12,478 | R+0.2 |
| Cole | 7,122 57.6% | 5,062 41.0% | 173 | 12,357 | D+16.7 |
| Boone | 8,869 72.6% | 3,307 27.1% | 44 | 12,220 | D+45.5 |
| Lafayette | 5,705 46.9% | 6,436 52.9% | 24 | 12,165 | R+6.0 |
| Jefferson | 6,901 56.7% | 5,217 42.9% | 44 | 12,162 | D+13.8 |
| Saline | 6,728 55.7% | 5,342 44.2% | 15 | 12,085 | D+11.5 |
| Clay | 7,693 66.7% | 3,823 33.1% | 20 | 11,536 | D+33.5 |
| Dunklin | 8,321 72.7% | 3,111 27.2% | 15 | 11,447 | D+45.5 |
| Newton | 5,539 50.4% | 5,404 49.2% | 41 | 10,984 | D+1.2 |
| Nodaway | 5,836 53.2% | 5,122 46.7% | 17 | 10,975 | D+6.5 |
| New Madrid | 6,254 59.7% | 4,214 40.2% | 9 | 10,477 | D+19.5 |
| Butler | 5,052 49.0% | 5,233 50.8% | 15 | 10,300 | R+1.8 |
| Lawrence | 4,915 48.1% | 5,272 51.6% | 22 | 10,209 | R+3.5 |
| Randolph | 7,783 76.3% | 2,406 23.6% | 15 | 10,204 | D+52.7 |
| Pemiscot | 6,654 66.4% | 3,372 33.6% | 2 | 10,028 | D+32.7 |
| Johnson | 5,119 51.5% | 4,812 48.4% | 13 | 9,944 | D+3.1 |
| Henry | 5,690 57.3% | 4,211 42.4% | 32 | 9,933 | D+14.9 |
| St. Charles | 4,246 43.4% | 5,411 55.3% | 134 | 9,791 | R+11.9 |
| Linn | 5,228 53.7% | 4,500 46.2% | 11 | 9,739 | D+7.5 |
| Barry | 4,566 47.7% | 4,979 52.0% | 36 | 9,581 | R+4.3 |
| Stoddard | 5,377 57.3% | 3,976 42.4% | 32 | 9,385 | D+14.9 |
| Vernon | 5,495 58.6% | 3,825 40.8% | 52 | 9,372 | D+17.8 |
| Macon | 4,912 53.4% | 4,267 46.4% | 20 | 9,199 | D+7.0 |
| Scott | 6,257 70.1% | 2,651 29.7% | 14 | 8,922 | D+40.4 |
| Bates | 4,483 51.3% | 4,242 48.5% | 18 | 8,743 | D+2.8 |
| Carroll | 4,133 47.5% | 4,556 52.3% | 14 | 8,703 | R+4.9 |
| Callaway | 5,765 68.5% | 2,641 31.4% | 16 | 8,422 | D+37.1 |
| Cooper | 4,034 48.6% | 4,248 51.2% | 22 | 8,304 | R+2.6 |
| Adair | 4,041 48.9% | 4,163 50.3% | 65 | 8,269 | R+1.5 |
| Howell | 3,720 45.2% | 4,474 54.4% | 28 | 8,222 | R+9.2 |
| Livingston | 4,103 50.6% | 3,997 49.3% | 8 | 8,108 | D+1.3 |
| Audrain | 5,548 68.8% | 2,492 30.9% | 24 | 8,064 | D+37.9 |
| Cass | 4,615 57.3% | 3,421 42.5% | 20 | 8,056 | D+14.8 |
| Ray | 5,106 68.7% | 2,308 31.1% | 15 | 7,429 | D+37.7 |
| Polk | 3,081 41.8% | 4,294 58.2% | 3 | 7,378 | R+16.4 |
| Chariton | 4,305 58.6% | 3,029 41.3% | 8 | 7,342 | D+17.4 |
| Harrison | 3,092 42.7% | 4,145 57.2% | 11 | 7,248 | R+14.5 |
| Pike | 4,944 68.3% | 2,275 31.4% | 17 | 7,236 | D+36.9 |
| Texas | 3,731 51.6% | 3,472 48.0% | 32 | 7,235 | D+3.6 |
| Grundy | 3,296 46.1% | 3,832 53.6% | 16 | 7,144 | R+7.5 |
| Wright | 2,646 39.6% | 4,010 60.1% | 20 | 6,676 | R+20.4 |
| Webster | 2,822 42.7% | 3,779 57.2% | 10 | 6,611 | R+14.5 |
| Sullivan | 3,233 49.0% | 3,347 50.8% | 12 | 6,592 | R+1.7 |
| Laclede | 2,859 44.0% | 3,626 55.8% | 18 | 6,503 | R+11.8 |
| Daviess | 2,976 46.3% | 3,443 53.5% | 13 | 6,432 | R+7.3 |
| Andrew | 2,877 45.6% | 3,426 54.3% | 1 | 6,304 | R+8.7 |
| Monroe | 5,092 84.7% | 914 15.2% | 7 | 6,013 | D+69.5 |
| Phelps | 3,512 58.4% | 2,492 41.4% | 9 | 6,013 | D+17.0 |
| Gentry | 3,281 54.8% | 2,696 45.1% | 5 | 5,982 | D+9.8 |
| Barton | 3,206 54.2% | 2,685 45.4% | 19 | 5,910 | D+8.8 |
| Howard | 4,275 73.6% | 1,525 26.2% | 11 | 5,811 | D+47.3 |
| Miller | 2,664 46.1% | 3,093 53.5% | 23 | 5,780 | R+7.4 |
| Lincoln | 3,677 64.6% | 1,993 35.0% | 22 | 5,692 | D+29.6 |
| Montgomery | 2,667 47.0% | 3,000 52.9% | 4 | 5,671 | R+5.9 |
| Caldwell | 2,404 43.1% | 3,177 56.9% | 3 | 5,584 | R+13.8 |
| McDonald | 2,837 50.9% | 2,732 49.0% | 5 | 5,574 | D+1.9 |
| Clinton | 3,371 60.9% | 2,146 38.8% | 14 | 5,531 | D+22.1 |
| Platte | 3,945 72.2% | 1,517 27.8% | 2 | 5,464 | D+44.4 |
| Mississippi | 3,365 61.9% | 2,064 38.0% | 6 | 5,435 | D+23.9 |
| St. Clair | 2,581 47.5% | 2,835 52.2% | 15 | 5,431 | R+4.7 |
| Perry | 2,446 45.3% | 2,938 54.5% | 11 | 5,395 | R+9.1 |
| Christian | 1,888 35.5% | 3,416 64.3% | 9 | 5,313 | R+28.8 |
| Atchison | 2,736 51.6% | 2,561 48.3% | 8 | 5,305 | D+3.3 |
| Moniteau | 2,485 46.9% | 2,800 52.8% | 16 | 5,301 | R+5.9 |
| Holt | 2,298 43.4% | 2,989 56.5% | 6 | 5,293 | R+13.1 |
| Douglas | 1,688 33.6% | 3,320 66.0% | 23 | 5,031 | R+32.4 |
| Shelby | 3,430 68.7% | 1,559 31.2% | 5 | 4,994 | D+37.5 |
| Cedar | 1,938 39.5% | 2,955 60.2% | 17 | 4,910 | R+20.7 |
| Crawford | 2,220 45.6% | 2,623 53.8% | 29 | 4,872 | R+8.3 |
| Washington | 2,338 48.5% | 2,453 50.8% | 34 | 4,825 | R+2.4 |
| Osage | 2,312 47.9% | 2,484 51.5% | 28 | 4,824 | R+3.6 |
| Lewis | 3,009 62.8% | 1,753 36.6% | 32 | 4,794 | D+26.2 |
| Clark | 2,318 48.5% | 2,453 51.3% | 8 | 4,779 | R+2.8 |
| Bollinger | 2,318 48.9% | 2,419 51.0% | 5 | 4,742 | R+2.1 |
| Wayne | 2,629 55.9% | 2,064 43.9% | 11 | 4,704 | D+12.0 |
| Gasconade | 1,067 22.9% | 3,542 75.9% | 56 | 4,665 | R+53.1 |
| Dade | 1,777 38.2% | 2,862 61.5% | 12 | 4,651 | R+23.3 |
| Morgan | 2,032 44.4% | 2,521 55.1% | 24 | 4,577 | R+10.7 |
| De Kalb | 2,031 44.5% | 2,527 55.4% | 7 | 4,565 | R+10.9 |
| Dent | 2,516 55.8% | 1,972 43.7% | 23 | 4,511 | D+12.1 |
| Putnam | 1,503 34.1% | 2,882 65.4% | 23 | 4,408 | R+31.3 |
| Benton | 1,459 33.3% | 2,861 65.3% | 58 | 4,378 | R+32.0 |
| Knox | 2,317 55.3% | 1,865 44.5% | 5 | 4,187 | D+10.8 |
| Pulaski | 2,296 55.1% | 1,863 44.7% | 5 | 4,164 | D+10.4 |
| Oregon | 2,798 69.1% | 1,247 30.8% | 7 | 4,052 | D+38.3 |
| Ralls | 2,917 73.5% | 1,041 26.2% | 9 | 3,967 | D+47.3 |
| Dallas | 1,351 34.5% | 2,564 65.4% | 5 | 3,920 | R+30.9 |
| Scotland | 2,160 55.4% | 1,721 44.2% | 17 | 3,898 | D+11.3 |
| Stone | 1,069 27.7% | 2,782 72.1% | 10 | 3,861 | R+44.4 |
| Mercer | 1,430 38.0% | 2,322 61.6% | 15 | 3,767 | R+23.7 |
| Taney | 1,357 36.8% | 2,320 63.0% | 6 | 3,683 | R+26.1 |
| Ripley | 2,003 55.7% | 1,581 44.0% | 13 | 3,597 | D+11.7 |
| Madison | 1,879 52.7% | 1,684 47.2% | 3 | 3,566 | D+5.5 |
| Shannon | 2,404 67.7% | 1,103 31.1% | 45 | 3,552 | D+36.6 |
| Ozark | 1,073 30.3% | 2,457 69.4% | 9 | 3,539 | R+39.1 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,759 51.5% | 1,649 48.3% | 5 | 3,413 | D+3.2 |
| Camden | 1,519 45.4% | 1,820 54.4% | 4 | 3,343 | R+9.0 |
| Iron | 1,966 59.8% | 1,318 40.1% | 3 | 3,287 | D+19.7 |
| Warren | 915 28.4% | 2,297 71.3% | 9 | 3,221 | R+42.9 |
| Maries | 1,856 60.7% | 1,193 39.0% | 11 | 3,060 | D+21.7 |
| Schuyler | 1,705 57.7% | 1,249 42.3% | 1 | 2,955 | D+15.4 |
| Worth | 1,533 52.5% | 1,381 47.3% | 4 | 2,918 | D+5.2 |
| Reynolds | 2,026 72.8% | 750 26.9% | 8 | 2,784 | D+45.8 |
| Hickory | 707 26.8% | 1,926 73.0% | 5 | 2,638 | R+46.2 |
| Carter | 1,253 57.2% | 923 42.1% | 14 | 2,190 | D+15.1 |
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.
Missouri governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mike Kehoe (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2020 | Mike Parson (R) | R+16.4 |
| 2016 | Eric Greitens (R) | R+5.6 |
| 2012 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+12.2 |
| 2008 | Jay Nixon (D) | D+18.9 |
| 2004 | Matt Blunt (R) | R+3.0 |
| 2000 | Bob Holden (D) | D+0.9 |
| 1996 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+16.7 |
| 1992 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+17.4 |
| 1988 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+29.5 |
| 1984 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1980 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1976 | Joseph P. Teasdale (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1972 | Kit Bond (R) | R+10.5 |
| 1968 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+21.6 |
| 1964 | Warren E. Hearnes (D) | D+24.1 |
| 1960 | John M. Dalton (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1956 | James T. Blair Jr. (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1952 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Forrest Smith (D) | D+14.2 |
| 1944 | Phil M. Donnelly (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1940 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.2 |
| 1936 | Lloyd C. Stark (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1932 | Guy Brasfield Park (D) | D+21.1 |
| 1928 | Henry S. Caulfield (R) | R+3.5 |
| 1924 | Sam Aaron Baker (R) | R+0.5 |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Hyde (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1916 | Frederick D. Gardner (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1912 | Elliott Woolfolk Major (D) | D+17.0 |
| 1908 | Herbert S. Hadley (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1904 | Joseph W. Folk (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1900 | Alexander Monroe Dockery (D) | D+4.7 |
| 1896 | Lawrence Vest Stephens (D) | D+6.5 |
| 1892 | William J. Stone (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1888 | David Rowland Francis (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1884 | John Sappington Marmaduke (D) | D+2.5 |
| 1880 | Thomas T. Crittenden (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1876 | John S. Phelps (D) | D+14.8 |
| 1874 | Charles H. Hardin (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1872 | Silas Woodson (D) | D+12.5 |
| 1870 | Benjamin Gratz Brown (other) | |
| 1868 | Joseph W. McClurg (R) | R+13.3 |