1936 United States presidential election in Mississippi
Election 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
The Roosevelt/Garner ticket easily carried Mississippi on election day, carrying every single county with greater than 85% of the vote, all but two with greater than 90%, and one (Issaquena) unanimously.
| 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% | ||
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Alfred Mossman Landon Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,732 | 93.12% | 124 | 6.67% | 1,608 | 86.45% | 1,860 |
| Alcorn | 2,396 | 97.52% | 53 | 2.16% | 2,343 | 95.36% | 2,457 |
| Amite | 1,421 | 95.24% | 56 | 3.75% | 1,365 | 91.49% | 1,492 |
| Attala | 1,855 | 97.79% | 36 | 1.90% | 1,819 | 95.89% | 1,897 |
| Benton | 1,717 | 99.42% | 10 | 0.58% | 1,707 | 98.84% | 1,727 |
| Bolivar | 2,296 | 95.79% | 101 | 4.21% | 2,195 | 91.57% | 2,397 |
| Calhoun | 1,691 | 97.58% | 40 | 2.31% | 1,651 | 95.27% | 1,733 |
| Carroll | 1,030 | 98.10% | 19 | 1.81% | 1,011 | 96.29% | 1,050 |
| Chickasaw | 1,559 | 98.80% | 18 | 1.14% | 1,541 | 97.66% | 1,578 |
| Choctaw | 1,342 | 96.83% | 41 | 2.96% | 1,301 | 93.87% | 1,386 |
| Claiborne | 774 | 96.03% | 31 | 3.85% | 743 | 92.18% | 806 |
| Clarke | 2,089 | 98.40% | 31 | 1.46% | 2,058 | 96.94% | 2,123 |
| Clay | 1,271 | 97.54% | 32 | 2.46% | 1,239 | 95.09% | 1,303 |
| Coahoma | 2,059 | 97.68% | 49 | 2.32% | 2,010 | 95.35% | 2,108 |
| Copiah | 2,397 | 98.12% | 45 | 1.84% | 2,352 | 96.28% | 2,443 |
| Covington | 1,589 | 96.65% | 52 | 3.16% | 1,537 | 93.49% | 1,644 |
| DeSoto | 1,343 | 99.04% | 13 | 0.96% | 1,330 | 98.08% | 1,356 |
| Forrest | 3,596 | 93.62% | 234 | 6.09% | 3,362 | 87.53% | 3,841 |
| Franklin | 1,098 | 96.83% | 33 | 2.91% | 1,065 | 93.92% | 1,134 |
| George | 892 | 97.17% | 24 | 2.61% | 868 | 94.55% | 918 |
| Greene | 830 | 94.43% | 46 | 5.23% | 784 | 89.19% | 879 |
| Grenada | 1,245 | 98.97% | 13 | 1.03% | 1,232 | 97.93% | 1,258 |
| Hancock | 1,284 | 87.70% | 164 | 11.20% | 1,120 | 76.50% | 1,464 |
| Harrison | 4,208 | 88.78% | 495 | 10.44% | 3,713 | 78.33% | 4,740 |
| Hinds | 8,647 | 96.33% | 313 | 3.49% | 8,334 | 92.85% | 8,976 |
| Holmes | 1,885 | 99.37% | 12 | 0.63% | 1,873 | 98.73% | 1,897 |
| Humphreys | 1,164 | 99.40% | 7 | 0.60% | 1,157 | 98.80% | 1,171 |
| Issaquena | 214 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 214 | 100.00% | 214 |
| Itawamba | 1,465 | 96.89% | 47 | 3.11% | 1,418 | 93.78% | 1,512 |
| Jackson | 1,704 | 93.06% | 120 | 6.55% | 1,584 | 86.51% | 1,831 |
| Jasper | 2,004 | 98.87% | 21 | 1.04% | 1,983 | 97.83% | 2,027 |
| Jefferson | 884 | 98.88% | 9 | 1.01% | 875 | 97.87% | 894 |
| Jefferson Davis | 1,325 | 95.05% | 67 | 4.81% | 1,258 | 90.24% | 1,394 |
| Jones | 4,461 | 95.02% | 185 | 3.94% | 4,276 | 91.08% | 4,695 |
| Kemper | 1,477 | 99.46% | 8 | 0.54% | 1,469 | 98.92% | 1,485 |
| Lafayette | 1,652 | 98.16% | 26 | 1.54% | 1,626 | 96.61% | 1,683 |
| Lamar | 1,210 | 92.65% | 91 | 6.97% | 1,119 | 85.68% | 1,306 |
| Lauderdale | 6,075 | 98.72% | 67 | 1.09% | 6,008 | 97.63% | 6,154 |
| Lawrence | 1,286 | 97.35% | 34 | 2.57% | 1,252 | 94.78% | 1,321 |
| Leake | 2,566 | 99.30% | 8 | 0.31% | 2,558 | 98.99% | 2,584 |
| Lee | 3,585 | 98.84% | 42 | 1.16% | 3,543 | 97.68% | 3,627 |
| Leflore | 2,137 | 98.34% | 35 | 1.61% | 2,102 | 96.73% | 2,173 |
| Lincoln | 2,465 | 96.70% | 74 | 2.90% | 2,391 | 93.80% | 2,549 |
| Lowndes | 2,328 | 97.24% | 56 | 2.34% | 2,272 | 94.90% | 2,394 |
| Madison | 1,838 | 98.24% | 32 | 1.71% | 1,806 | 96.53% | 1,871 |
| Marion | 1,932 | 98.07% | 37 | 1.88% | 1,895 | 96.19% | 1,970 |
| Marshall | 1,111 | 97.97% | 22 | 1.94% | 1,089 | 96.03% | 1,134 |
| Monroe | 3,199 | 98.22% | 55 | 1.69% | 3,144 | 96.53% | 3,257 |
| Montgomery | 1,383 | 99.64% | 5 | 0.36% | 1,378 | 99.28% | 1,388 |
| Neshoba | 3,495 | 98.04% | 67 | 1.88% | 3,428 | 96.16% | 3,565 |
| Newton | 2,624 | 98.42% | 39 | 1.46% | 2,585 | 96.96% | 2,666 |
| Noxubee | 1,332 | 97.94% | 27 | 1.99% | 1,305 | 95.96% | 1,360 |
| Oktibbeha | 1,714 | 98.73% | 19 | 1.09% | 1,695 | 97.64% | 1,736 |
| Panola | 1,481 | 99.80% | 3 | 0.20% | 1,478 | 99.60% | 1,484 |
| Pearl River | 1,156 | 93.23% | 81 | 6.53% | 1,075 | 86.69% | 1,240 |
| Perry | 737 | 97.88% | 16 | 2.12% | 721 | 95.75% | 753 |
| Pike | 3,170 | 97.21% | 86 | 2.64% | 3,084 | 94.57% | 3,261 |
| Pontotoc | 2,286 | 95.73% | 93 | 3.89% | 2,193 | 91.83% | 2,388 |
| Prentiss | 1,809 | 97.10% | 50 | 2.68% | 1,759 | 94.42% | 1,863 |
| Quitman | 1,025 | 99.03% | 9 | 0.87% | 1,016 | 98.16% | 1,035 |
| Rankin | 1,884 | 97.06% | 54 | 2.78% | 1,830 | 94.28% | 1,941 |
| Scott | 2,097 | 98.40% | 33 | 1.55% | 2,064 | 96.86% | 2,131 |
| Sharkey | 567 | 98.78% | 7 | 1.22% | 560 | 97.56% | 574 |
| Simpson | 2,445 | 98.04% | 48 | 1.92% | 2,397 | 96.11% | 2,494 |
| Smith | 1,676 | 98.94% | 17 | 1.00% | 1,659 | 97.93% | 1,694 |
| Stone | 675 | 96.43% | 23 | 3.29% | 652 | 93.14% | 700 |
| Sunflower | 2,508 | 99.17% | 21 | 0.83% | 2,487 | 98.34% | 2,529 |
| Tallahatchie | 1,567 | 99.68% | 4 | 0.25% | 1,563 | 99.43% | 1,572 |
| Tate | 1,088 | 99.36% | 7 | 0.64% | 1,081 | 98.72% | 1,095 |
| Tippah | 1,625 | 98.84% | 19 | 1.16% | 1,606 | 97.69% | 1,644 |
| Tishomingo | 1,619 | 92.83% | 115 | 6.59% | 1,504 | 86.24% | 1,744 |
| Tunica | 701 | 99.29% | 5 | 0.71% | 696 | 98.58% | 706 |
| Union | 2,249 | 97.11% | 63 | 2.72% | 2,186 | 94.39% | 2,316 |
| Walthall | 1,234 | 97.70% | 28 | 2.22% | 1,206 | 95.49% | 1,263 |
| Warren | 3,233 | 96.19% | 122 | 3.63% | 3,111 | 92.56% | 3,361 |
| Washington | 2,143 | 95.63% | 94 | 4.19% | 2,049 | 91.43% | 2,241 |
| Wayne | 1,367 | 96.81% | 44 | 3.12% | 1,323 | 93.70% | 1,412 |
| Webster | 1,439 | 95.49% | 56 | 3.72% | 1,383 | 91.77% | 1,507 |
| Wilkinson | 767 | 97.09% | 21 | 2.66% | 746 | 94.43% | 790 |
| Winston | 2,418 | 99.34% | 15 | 0.62% | 2,403 | 98.73% | 2,434 |
| Yalobusha | 1,350 | 98.04% | 25 | 1.82% | 1,325 | 96.22% | 1,377 |
| Yazoo | 2,141 | 99.07% | 17 | 0.79% | 2,124 | 98.29% | 2,161 |
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.
- ^ Vinacke, Harold M.; Jones, S. Shepard; Myers, Denys P. (March 1941). "Documents on American Foreign Relations: July, 1939-June, 1940". The Mississippi Valley Historical Review. 27 (4): 666. doi:10.2307/1898004. ISSN 0161-391X.
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