1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Wilkins P. Horton J. Samuel White
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 555,390 236,438
Percentage 70.14% 29.86%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Alexander H. Graham
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Wilkins P. Horton
Democratic

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The 1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Democratic nominee Wilkins P. Horton defeated Republican nominee J. Samuel White with 70.14% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 6, 1936.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul D. Grady 162,221 37.77
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 138,631 32.28
Democratic George McNeill 128,661 29.96
Total votes 429,513 100.00
Democratic primary runoff results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 217,230 51.06
Democratic Paul D. Grady 208,248 48.94
Total votes 425,478 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Wilkins P. Horton, Democratic
  • J. Samuel White, Republican

Results

1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1][page needed]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 555,390 70.14%
Republican J. Samuel White 236,438 29.86%
Majority 318,952
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1936. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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