1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi

1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
All 9 Mississippi votes to the Electoral College
President before election; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic	Elected President ; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Democratic

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.

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

1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%

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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[1] "United States Presidential election of 1936 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[2] "1936 Election for the Thirty-eighth Term (1937-41)". Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[3] "1936 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". Retrieved January 15, 2019.

[4] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1936". Retrieved January 15, 2019.

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