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Alf Landon was an American politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from 1933-1937. He was best known for being the Repuhttp://wiki.answers.com/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)'s nominee for President_of_the_United_Statesof America. He was defeated in a landslide by Franklin_D._Rooseveltin the United_States_presidential_election,_1936.
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What was the most lopsided presidential election?
In terms of electoral college numbers, the most lopsided victory in a United States presidential election was in 1936. Democrat Franklin Roosevelt defeated Republican challenger Alf Landon by a margin of 523 electoral votes to 8 electoral votes. Roosevelt won every state except Maine and Vermont. He also won over 98% of the electorate. In terms of most electoral votes, Republican President Ronald Reagan defeated challenger Democrat Walter Mondale by a margin of 525 electoral votes to 13 electoral votes. Reagan won every state except Minnesota and Washington D.C. He also won over 97% of the electorate in the 1984 election.
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Which candidate earned the republican nomnation of 1912?
The Republican Party's nominees for U.S. President were...1856 : John C. Fremont (lost)1860 : Abraham Lincoln (won)1864 : Abraham Lincoln (won)1868 : Ulysses S. Grant (won)1872 : Ulysses S. Grant (won)1876 : Rutherford B. Hayes (won)1880 : James A. Garfield (won)1884 : James G. Blaine (lost)1888 : Benjamin Harrison (won)1892 : Benjamin Harrison (lost)1896 : William McKinley (won)1900 : William McKinley (won)1904 : Theodore Roosevelt (won)1908 : William Howard Taft (won)1912 : William Howard Taft (lost)1916 : Charles Evans Hughes (lost)1920 : Warren G. Harding (won)1924 : Calvin Coolidge (won)1928 : Herbert Hoover (won)1932 : Herbert Hoover (lost)1936 : Alf Landon (lost)1940 : Wendell Willkie (lost)1944 : Thomas E. Dewey (lost)1948 : Thomas E. Dewey (lost)1952 : Dwight D. Eisenhower (won)1956 : Dwight D. Eisenhower (won)1960 : Richard M. Nixon (lost)1964 : Barry Goldwater (lost)1968 : Richard M. Nixon (won)1972 : Richard M. Nixon (won)1976 : Gerald R. Ford (lost)1980 : Ronald Reagan (won)1984 : Ronald Reagan (won)1988 : George H. W. Bush (won)1992 : George H. W. Bush (lost)1996 : Bob Dole (lost)2000 : George W. Bush (won)2004 : George W. Bush (won)2008 : John McCain (lost)2012 : Mitt Romney (lost)2016 : Donald Trump (won)
When was Alf Landon born?
Alf Landon was born on September 9, 1887.
What is Alf Landon's birthday?
Alf Landon was born on September 9, 1887.
When did Alf Landon die?
Alf Landon died on October 12, 1987 at the age of 100.
How old was Alf Landon at death?
Alf Landon died on October 12, 1987 at the age of 100.
What was presidential candidate Landon's first name?
alf landon
How old is Alf Landon?
Alf Landon was born on September 9, 1887 and died on October 12, 1987. Alf Landon would have been 100 years old at the time of death or 127 years old today.
Who was the republican candidate for president in 1936?
Alf Landon
Who lost the presidential election in 1936?
Alf Landon (R)
How many states did Alf Landon win in 1936 presidential election?
Alf Landon and his running mate, Frank Knox, carried two states in the 1936 election: Maine and Vermont.
Who was the 1936 republican presidential candidate?
Kansas Governor Alf Landon
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's opponent in 1936 presidential election?
Alf Landon
Who was Alf Landon's running mate in 1936?
He ran with William Franklin Knox.
