During the election of 1936 declaring their party a millionaires
union Franklin Roosevelt focused mainly on defeating the Alfred M. Landon of
the Liberty League. The Union Party candidate William Lemke was also a
candidate but was truly never in contention for the presidency. Lemke was simply running in the race for
presidency due to his disagreement with Roosevelt. This election gave Roosevelt
the president by maximum number of votes in his favor since the election of
1820 which was almost an uncontested affair.