page_title: 1936 United States presidential election
section_title: The Republican primaries
hierarchical_section_title: 1936 United States presidential election / The Republican primaries
caption_attribution_description: English: Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas and Republican presidential nominee
context_page_description: The 1936 United States presidential election was the 38th United States presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936. The candidates were Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his running mate John Nance Garner, and Republican Alf Landon of Kansas and his running mate, Frank Knox.
context_section_description: Three men ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1936. They were: 
  William Borah, a senator from Idaho
  Frank Knox, a publisher from Illinois
  Alf Landon, the governor of Kansas
  Ultimately, Landon easily won. He chose Knox as his running mate.
caption: Alf Landon, the eventual Republican nominee.
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