1936 United States presidential election in Louisiana
The 1936 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Elections in Louisiana |
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Presidential Elections
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
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State elections by year
Gubernatorial
Lieutenant gubernatorial Attorney General |
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Louisiana was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 88.82% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 11.16% of the popular vote.[3][4]
By percentage of the popular vote won, Louisiana was Roosevelt's third-best state, behind only South Carolina (98.57%) and Mississippi (97.06%).
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 292,894 | 88.82% | |
Republican | Alf Landon | 36,791 | 11.16% | |
Write-in | 93 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 329,778 | 100% |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936". Retrieved January 15, 2019.