1936 United States gubernatorial elections

1936 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1935 November 3, 1936; September 14, 1936 (ME) 1937 →
34 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 37 9 Seats after 38 7 Seat change 1 2 Seats up 26 6 Seats won 27 4   Third party Fourth party   Party Farmer–Labor Progressive Seats before 1 1 Seats after 1 1 Seat change Seats up 1 1 Seats won 1 1   Fifth party   Party Non-Partisan League Seats before 0 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Seats up 0 Seats won 1
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      Farmer–Labor hold      Progressive hold      Non-Partisan League gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1936, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 3, 1936. Elections took place on September 14 in Maine.

This was the last time New York elected its governors to two-year terms. It switched to four-year terms from the 1938 election.