The presidential elections of 1932 and 1936 can best be characterized as:

a. Landslide victories for FDR

b. Closely contested races that FDR won because he dominated urban areas

c. Elections that may have turned out differently had it not been for a strong third party candidate

d. Closely contested races that FDR won because Republicans lost the support of farmers

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Marcus

20 March, 16:35

The presidential elections of 1932 and 1936 can best be characterized as:

a. Landslide victories for FDR

b. Closely contested races that FDR won because he dominated urban areas

c. Elections that may have turned out differently had it not been for a strong third party candidate

d. Closely contested races that FDR won because Republicans lost the support of farmers

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Marquise Fernandez · Answer 1

The correct option is a. Landslide victories for FDR

In the 1932 election, Roosevelt received 23 million popular votes (57.3 percent) to Hoover’s nearly 16 million (39.6 percent); the electoral vote was 472 to 59. In 1936, FDR broke this record when he was elected by 523 electoral votes. Therefore, Americans overwhelmingly voted for FDR