1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana
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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. State 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 Henry A. Wallace, with 85.88% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), 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 behind South Carolina and Mississippi, whose margins both exceeded 90% 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-ins | — | 108 | 0.03% | |
| Total votes | 372,305 | 100% | ||
Results by parish[]
| Parish | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Various candidates Write-ins |
Margin | Total votes cast[5] | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 5,058 | 87.52% | 719 | 12.44% | 2 | 0.03% | 4,339 | 75.08% | 5,779 |
| Allen | 2,592 | 90.35% | 277 | 9.65% | 2,315 | 80.69% | 2,869 | ||
| Ascension | 2,451 | 86.42% | 385 | 13.58% | 2,066 | 72.85% | 2,836 | ||
| Assumption | 1,759 | 70.90% | 722 | 29.10% | 1,037 | 41.80% | 2,481 | ||
| Avoyelles | 4,883 | 96.39% | 183 | 3.61% | 4,700 | 92.78% | 5,066 | ||
| Beauregard | 2,677 | 83.53% | 528 | 16.47% | 2,149 | 67.05% | 3,205 | ||
| Bienville | 2,883 | 88.82% | 362 | 11.15% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,521 | 77.66% | 3,246 |
| Bossier | 3,045 | 91.17% | 275 | 8.23% | 20 | 0.60% | 2,770 | 82.93% | 3,340 |
| Caddo | 17,192 | 84.50% | 3,124 | 15.36% | 29 | 0.14% | 14,068 | 69.15% | 20,345 |
| Calcasieu | 6,993 | 82.96% | 1,425 | 16.91% | 11 | 0.13% | 5,568 | 66.06% | 8,429 |
| Caldwell | 1,668 | 83.99% | 318 | 16.01% | 1,350 | 67.98% | 1,986 | ||
| Cameron | 1,175 | 96.08% | 48 | 3.92% | 1,127 | 92.15% | 1,223 | ||
| Catahoula | 1,512 | 91.86% | 134 | 8.14% | 1,378 | 83.72% | 1,646 | ||
| Claiborne | 3,049 | 94.22% | 187 | 5.78% | 2,862 | 88.44% | 3,236 | ||
| Concordia | 1,173 | 90.79% | 119 | 9.21% | 1,054 | 81.58% | 1,292 | ||
| De Soto | 2,872 | 93.16% | 211 | 6.84% | 2,661 | 86.31% | 3,083 | ||
| East Baton Rouge | 13,303 | 88.30% | 1,762 | 11.70% | 11,541 | 76.61% | 15,065 | ||
| East Carroll | 1,025 | 79.15% | 270 | 20.85% | 755 | 58.30% | 1,295 | ||
| East Feliciana | 1,059 | 86.59% | 164 | 13.41% | 895 | 73.18% | 1,223 | ||
| Evangeline | 3,569 | 94.19% | 220 | 5.81% | 3,349 | 88.39% | 3,789 | ||
| Franklin | 3,159 | 91.54% | 292 | 8.46% | 2,867 | 83.08% | 3,451 | ||
| Grant | 2,534 | 91.61% | 232 | 8.39% | 2,302 | 83.22% | 2,766 | ||
| Iberia | 4,091 | 70.57% | 1,706 | 29.43% | 2,385 | 41.14% | 5,797 | ||
| Iberville | 2,505 | 83.47% | 496 | 16.53% | 2,009 | 66.94% | 3,001 | ||
| Jackson | 2,734 | 90.71% | 280 | 9.29% | 2,454 | 81.42% | 3,014 | ||
| Jefferson | 8,334 | 89.46% | 982 | 10.54% | 7,352 | 78.92% | 9,316 | ||
| Jefferson Davis | 2,531 | 70.60% | 1,054 | 29.40% | 1,477 | 41.20% | 3,585 | ||
| Lafayette | 6,323 | 77.36% | 1,850 | 22.64% | 4,473 | 54.73% | 8,173 | ||
| Lafourche | 3,531 | 76.83% | 1,065 | 23.17% | 2,466 | 53.66% | 4,596 | ||
| LaSalle | 2,039 | 88.38% | 258 | 11.18% | 10 | 0.43% | 1,781 | 77.20% | 2,307 |
| Lincoln | 2,969 | 86.86% | 449 | 13.14% | 2,520 | 73.73% | 3,418 | ||
| Livingston | 2,971 | 92.18% | 252 | 7.82% | 2,719 | 84.36% | 3,223 | ||
| Madison | 1,017 | 84.82% | 182 | 15.18% | 835 | 69.64% | 1,199 | ||
| Morehouse | 2,417 | 91.59% | 222 | 8.41% | 2,195 | 83.18% | 2,639 | ||
| Natchitoches | 3,824 | 84.83% | 684 | 15.17% | 3,140 | 69.65% | 4,508 | ||
| Orleans | 97,930 | 85.63% | 16,406 | 14.35% | 28 | 0.02% | 81,524 | 71.28% | 114,364 |
| Ouachita | 8,506 | 84.93% | 1,509 | 15.07% | 6,997 | 69.87% | 10,015 | ||
| Plaquemines | 1,979 | 90.66% | 204 | 9.34% | 1,775 | 81.31% | 2,183 | ||
| Pointe Coupee | 1,877 | 88.37% | 247 | 11.63% | 1,630 | 76.74% | 2,124 | ||
| Rapides | 9,100 | 91.28% | 869 | 8.72% | 8,231 | 82.57% | 9,969 | ||
| Red River | 1,892 | 89.12% | 231 | 10.88% | 1,661 | 78.24% | 2,123 | ||
| Richland | 2,417 | 88.63% | 310 | 11.37% | 2,107 | 77.26% | 2,727 | ||
| Sabine | 3,026 | 83.73% | 588 | 16.27% | 2,438 | 67.46% | 3,614 | ||
| Saint Bernard | 1,715 | 93.97% | 110 | 6.03% | 1,605 | 87.95% | 1,825 | ||
| Saint Charles | 1,550 | 91.02% | 153 | 8.98% | 1,397 | 82.03% | 1,703 | ||
| Saint Helena | 1,007 | 92.64% | 80 | 7.36% | 927 | 85.28% | 1,087 | ||
| Saint James | 1,463 | 74.30% | 506 | 25.70% | 957 | 48.60% | 1,969 | ||
| Saint John the Baptist | 1,192 | 80.70% | 285 | 19.30% | 907 | 61.41% | 1,477 | ||
| Saint Landry | 6,358 | 91.89% | 561 | 8.11% | 5,797 | 83.78% | 6,919 | ||
| Saint Martin | 3,252 | 84.38% | 602 | 15.62% | 2,650 | 68.76% | 3,854 | ||
| Saint Mary | 3,686 | 83.30% | 739 | 16.70% | 2,947 | 66.60% | 4,425 | ||
| Saint Tammany | 4,475 | 87.01% | 668 | 12.99% | 3,807 | 74.02% | 5,143 | ||
| Tangipahoa | 5,900 | 82.09% | 1,284 | 17.87% | 3 | 0.04% | 4,616 | 64.23% | 7,187 |
| Tensas | 957 | 90.97% | 95 | 9.03% | 862 | 81.94% | 1,052 | ||
| Terrebonne | 3,217 | 84.26% | 601 | 15.74% | 2,616 | 68.52% | 3,818 | ||
| Union | 2,842 | 88.45% | 371 | 11.55% | 2,471 | 76.91% | 3,213 | ||
| Vermilion | 4,969 | 65.47% | 2,621 | 34.53% | 2,348 | 30.94% | 7,590 | ||
| Vernon | 3,439 | 91.71% | 311 | 8.29% | 3,128 | 83.41% | 3,750 | ||
| Washington | 6,062 | 95.08% | 314 | 4.92% | 5,748 | 90.15% | 6,376 | ||
| Webster | 3,777 | 91.83% | 332 | 8.07% | 4 | 0.10% | 3,445 | 83.76% | 4,113 |
| West Baton Rouge | 1,185 | 89.37% | 141 | 10.63% | 1,044 | 78.73% | 1,326 | ||
| West Carroll | 1,876 | 83.82% | 362 | 16.18% | 1,514 | 67.65% | 2,238 | ||
| West Feliciana | 633 | 83.29% | 127 | 16.71% | 506 | 66.58% | 760 | ||
| Winn | 2,552 | 86.98% | 382 | 13.02% | 2,170 | 73.96% | 2,934 | ||
| Totals | 319,751 | 85.88% | 52,446 | 14.09% | 108 | 0.03% | 267,305 | 71.80% | 372,305 |
See also[]
- United States presidential elections in Louisiana
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.
- ^ "LA US President Race, November 05, 1940". Our Campaigns.
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