1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
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Roosevelt 80-90% 90-100%
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Elections in Mississippi |
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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
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% |
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.