1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
The 1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. Mississippi voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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 County Results
Roosevelt 80-90% 90-100%
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Mississippi was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Vice President John Nance Garner, with 97.03% of the popular vote, against Governor Alf Landon (R–Kansas), running with Frank Knox, with 2.75% of the popular vote.[3][4]
By percentage of the popular vote won, Mississippi was Roosevelt's second-best state. The only state in which he won more of the popular vote than in Mississippi was in South Carolina, where he won 98.57%.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 157,333 | 97.03% | |
| Republican | Alf Landon | 4,467 | 2.75% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 342 | 0.21% | |
| Total votes | 162,142 | 100% | ||
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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 - Mississippi". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936". Retrieved January 15, 2019.
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