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The '''1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Louisiana voters chose ten<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940|title=1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> representatives, or electors, to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
The '''1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Louisiana voters chose ten<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940|title=1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> representatives, or electors, to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]]. |
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[[Louisiana]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], with 85.88% of the popular vote, against [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 14.09% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=22&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940|title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> |
[[Louisiana]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], with 85.88% of the popular vote, against [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 14.09% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=22&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940|title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> |
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By percentage of the vote carried, Louisiana was the third-most lopsided contest in the nation, only to [[United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1940|South Carolina]] and [[United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1940|Mississippi]], whose margins both exceeded ninety percent in favor of Roosevelt. |
By percentage of the vote carried, Louisiana was the third-most lopsided contest in the nation, only to [[United States presidential election in South Carolina, 1940|South Carolina]] and [[United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1940|Mississippi]], whose margins both exceeded ninety percent in favor of Roosevelt. |
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose ten[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Louisiana was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 85.88% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 14.09% of the popular vote.[3][4]
By percentage of the vote carried, Louisiana was the third-most lopsided contest in the nation, only to South Carolina and Mississippi, whose margins both exceeded ninety percent in favor of Roosevelt.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 319,751 | 85.88% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 52,446 | 14.09% | |
| Write-in | 108 | 0.03% | ||
| Total votes | 372,305 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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