2036 United States presidential election

The 2036 United States presidential election was the 63rd quadrennial United States presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 4, 2036. The Republican Party ticket of the Governor of Illinois Gary Braun and the former Secretary of Health and Human Services Will Ainsworth defeated the Democratic ticket of the Senator from Maryland Jamie Raskin and the former Governor of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan. This was the first presidential election in which New Columbia (Washington, D.C.) participated as a state. This was also the closest presidential election in the popular vote since 2000. This was the seventh time in U.S. history in which a person was elected president while losing the popular vote.

Close states
Margin of victory less than 1% (74 electoral votes):
 * 1) Arizona, 0.22%
 * 2) Michigan, 0.52%
 * 3) Texas, 0.90% (Tipping-point state)
 * 4) New Hampshire, 0.92%

Margin of victory less than 5% (114 electoral votes):
 * 1) Nevada, 1.31%
 * 2) Alaska, 1.38%
 * 3) Georgia, 1.56%
 * 4) Pennsylvania, 1.67%
 * 5) Minnesota, 1.89%
 * 6) Florida, 2.23%
 * 7) North Carolina, 2.83%
 * 8) Wisconsin, 3.28%
 * 9) Maine, 3.45%

Margin of victory between 5% and 10% (56 electoral votes):
 * 1) New Mexico, 5.60%
 * 2) Ohio, 6.76%
 * 3) Illinois, 8.46%
 * 4) Kansas, 9.31%
 * 5) Colorado, 9.55%