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1932 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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1932 United States presidential election in Louisiana

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All 10 Louisiana votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 10 0
Popular vote 249,418 18,853
Percentage 92.8% 7.0%

Parish Results
Roosevelt
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%


President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. Louisiana voters chose 10[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 92.79% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (RCalifornia), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 7.01% of the popular vote.[3][4]

By percentage of the popular vote won, Louisiana was Roosevelt's third-best state, behind only South Carolina and Mississippi.

Results

1932 United States presidential election in Louisiana
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt 249,418 92.79%
Republican Herbert Hoover (inc.) 18,853 7.01%
Write-in 533 0.20%
Total votes 268,804 100%

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Louisiana". Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932". Retrieved January 20, 2019.