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| 2 | 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 4 | - | Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 2,282,999 | 57.70% |
| 5 | - | Republican | Alf Landon | 1,570,393 | 39.69% |
| 6 | - | Union | William Lemke | 89,439 | 2.26% |
| 7 | - | n/a | Write-ins | 13,691 | 0.35% |
| 8 | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,956,522 | 100% |

Question: What percentage of the popular vote did the top two candidates receive in the 1936 presidential election in Illinois?
Answer: In the 1936 United States presidential election, Illinois was won by incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt with 57.70% of the popular vote against Alf Landon with 39.69% of the popular vote.