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Born in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, in 1887, Landon moved to Kansas and was a millionaire in the oil industry by 1929. He was elected Governor of Kansas in 1932. He was re-elected governor in 1934 - the only Republican governor to be re-elected that year. He served as governor from 1933 until 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,. As Governor, Landon supported parts of the New DealAlternate meaning: New Deal (UK The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's legislative agenda for rescuing the United States from the Great Depression. It was widely believed that the depression was caused by the inherent instability of the market but opposed labor unions.
In 1936, Landon chose not to run for re-election as Governor but to become the Republican presidential nominee opposing the re-election of FDR. The 1936 Presidential electionPresidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate(Electoral Votes) Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York (W) 523 27,751,597 60. 8% Democratic John Nance Garner of Texas (523) Alfred Mossman Landon of Kansas 8 16,679,583 36. 6% Repub was extraordinarily lopsided, with Landon carrying only MaineMaine is a state of the United States. It is probably named after the French province of Maine. Another possibility for the name 'Maine' is that the people living on islands along the coast of Maine used to speak of going to the mainland as 'going over to and VermontVermont is the 14th state of the United States, known for its beautiful scenery, dairy products, maple syrup and progressive politics. History Vermont was originally home to the tribes of the Iroquois, Algonquian and Abenaki nations. In 1609, French explo, and losing the popular vote by more than 10 million votes. The overwhelming Roosevelt victory prompted Democraticlogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w party boss James Farley to joke, " As Maine goes, so goes Vermont."
His daughter, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, was a United States Senator from Kansas.
| Preceded by: Herbert Hoover | Republican Party Presidential candidate 1936 (lost) | Followed by: Wendell Willkie |