1936 Republican National Convention
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1936 presidential election |
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Nominees
Landon and Knox |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | June 9–12, 1936 |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Venue | Public Auditorium |
| Keynote speaker |
Frederick Steiwer U.S. Senator, Oregon |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Alf Landon of Kansas |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Frank Knox of Illinois |
| Other candidates | William Borah of Idaho |
| Results (President) | Landon 984, Borah 19 |
The 1936 Republican National Convention was held June 9–12 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio. It nominated Governor Alfred Landon of Kansas for President and Frank Knox of Illinois for Vice President.
The convention supported many New Deal programs, including Social Security. The keynote address was given on June 9 by Frederick Steiwer, U.S. Senator from Oregon
Although many candidates sought the Republican nomination, only two, Governor Landon and Senator Borah, were considered to be serious candidates. While favorite sons County Attorney Earl Warren of California, Governor Warren E. Green of South Dakota, and Stephen A. Day of Ohio won their respective primaries, the 70-year-old Borah, a well-known progressive and "insurgent," carried the Wisconsin, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Oregon primaries, while also performing quite strongly in Knox's Illinois and Green's South Dakota. However, the party machinery almost uniformly backed Landon, a wealthy businessman and centrist, who won primaries in Massachusetts and New Jersey and dominated in the caucuses and at state party conventions.
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