Until the rise of Huey P. Long, post-disenfranchisement Louisiana politics was dominated by the New Orleans-based “Choctaw Club”,[3] which overcame Socialist, Wobbly, and Progressive challenges from the outlying upcountry, Imperial Calcasieu and Acadiana regions between the late 1900s and early 1920s.[4] The three presidential elections between 1916 and 1924 saw a rebellion in Acadiana over sugar tariffs and Woodrow Wilson’s foreign and domestic policies; however, the nomination of Catholic Al Smith in 1928 rapidly restored their Democratic loyalty without causing significant upheaval in the remainder of the state, which was too focused on control of black labour to worry about Smith’s Catholicism.[5]
Following the 1928 gubernatorial primary, Louisiana politics until Brown v. Board of Education would be governed by a system of coherent “Long” and “anti-Long” Democratic factionalism,[6] as the administration of Huey Long introduced significant economic reforms, which were strongly opposed by the remnants of the old Choctaws. During the first term of Roosevelt, Long sought to capture the Presidency for himself under a “Share-Our-Wealth” program involving the confiscation of wealthy fortunes, family allowances, and government storage of agricultural surpluses.[7] However, in the ensuing years Long’s fortunes dwindled as a result of 1934 losses in the Sixth Congressional District and the New Orleans city council,[8] before Senator Long launched a siege on New Orleans and the Choctaws, combined with abolition of the state’s poll tax, in effort to regain his control over the state.[9]
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.
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Main article 1940 United States presidential election 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 1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana 1936 November 5 1940 1 1944 All 10 Louisiana votes to the Electoral College Nominee Franklin D Roosevelt Wendell WillkieParty Democratic RepublicanHome state New York New YorkRunning mate Henry A Wallace Charles L McNaryElectoral vote 10 0Popular vote 319 751 52 446Percentage 85 88 14 09 Parish Results Roosevelt 60 70 70 80 80 90 90 100 President before electionFranklin D RooseveltDemocratic Elected President Franklin D RooseveltDemocraticUntil the rise of Huey P Long post disenfranchisement Louisiana politics was dominated by the New Orleans based Choctaw Club 3 which overcame Socialist Wobbly and Progressive challenges from the outlying upcountry Imperial Calcasieu and Acadiana regions between the late 1900s and early 1920s 4 The three presidential elections between 1916 and 1924 saw a rebellion in Acadiana over sugar tariffs and Woodrow Wilson s foreign and domestic policies however the nomination of Catholic Al Smith in 1928 rapidly restored their Democratic loyalty without causing significant upheaval in the remainder of the state which was too focused on control of black labour to worry about Smith s Catholicism 5 Following the 1928 gubernatorial primary Louisiana politics until Brown v Board of Education would be governed by a system of coherent Long and anti Long Democratic factionalism 6 as the administration of Huey Long introduced significant economic reforms which were strongly opposed by the remnants of the old Choctaws During the first term of Roosevelt Long sought to capture the Presidency for himself under a Share Our Wealth program involving the confiscation of wealthy fortunes family allowances and government storage of agricultural surpluses 7 However in the ensuing years Long s fortunes dwindled as a result of 1934 losses in the Sixth Congressional District and the New Orleans city council 8 before Senator Long launched a siege on New Orleans and the Choctaws combined with abolition of the state s poll tax in effort to regain his control over the state 9 Long s assassination in 1935 meant he could not launch his planned presidential campaign against incumbent President Franklin D Roosevelt The 1936 election had seen sugar dependent Assumption and Lafourche parishes defect to the GOP at a presidential level due to disagreements with Democratic tariff policy 5 However as in 1928 this rebellion would be reversed this time by Roosevelt s strong support for aid to distressed France in World War II by those parishes Creole and Cajun populations who were strongly tied to France 10 Roosevelt and Agriculture Secretary Henry A Wallace thus won Louisiana with 85 88 percent of the popular vote against Republican nominees Wendell Willkie and Senate Minority Leader Charles L McNary with 14 09 percent 11 12 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 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by parish 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults edit1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana Party Candidate Votes 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 edit 1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana by parish 13 Parish Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican Various candidates Write ins Margin Total votes cast Acadia 5 058 87 52 719 12 44 2 0 03 4 339 75 08 5 779Allen 2 592 90 35 277 9 65 2 315 80 69 2 869Ascension 2 451 86 42 385 13 58 2 066 72 85 2 836Assumption 1 759 70 90 722 29 10 1 037 41 80 2 481Avoyelles 4 883 96 39 183 3 61 4 700 92 78 5 066Beauregard 2 677 83 53 528 16 47 2 149 67 05 3 205Bienville 2 883 88 82 362 11 15 1 0 03 2 521 77 66 3 246Bossier 3 045 91 17 275 8 23 20 0 60 2 770 82 93 3 340Caddo 17 192 84 50 3 124 15 36 29 0 14 14 068 69 15 20 345Calcasieu 6 993 82 96 1 425 16 91 11 0 13 5 568 66 06 8 429Caldwell 1 668 83 99 318 16 01 1 350 67 98 1 986Cameron 1 175 96 08 48 3 92 1 127 92 15 1 223Catahoula 1 512 91 86 134 8 14 1 378 83 72 1 646Claiborne 3 049 94 22 187 5 78 2 862 88 44 3 236Concordia 1 173 90 79 119 9 21 1 054 81 58 1 292De Soto 2 872 93 16 211 6 84 2 661 86 31 3 083East Baton Rouge 13 303 88 30 1 762 11 70 11 541 76 61 15 065East Carroll 1 025 79 15 270 20 85 755 58 30 1 295East Feliciana 1 059 86 59 164 13 41 895 73 18 1 223Evangeline 3 569 94 19 220 5 81 3 349 88 39 3 789Franklin 3 159 91 54 292 8 46 2 867 83 08 3 451Grant 2 534 91 61 232 8 39 2 302 83 22 2 766Iberia 4 091 70 57 1 706 29 43 2 385 41 14 5 797Iberville 2 505 83 47 496 16 53 2 009 66 94 3 001Jackson 2 734 90 71 280 9 29 2 454 81 42 3 014Jefferson 8 334 89 46 982 10 54 7 352 78 92 9 316Jefferson Davis 2 531 70 60 1 054 29 40 1 477 41 20 3 585Lafayette 6 323 77 36 1 850 22 64 4 473 54 73 8 173Lafourche 3 531 76 83 1 065 23 17 2 466 53 66 4 596LaSalle 2 039 88 38 258 11 18 10 0 43 1 781 77 20 2 307Lincoln 2 969 86 86 449 13 14 2 520 73 73 3 418Livingston 2 971 92 18 252 7 82 2 719 84 36 3 223Madison 1 017 84 82 182 15 18 835 69 64 1 199Morehouse 2 417 91 59 222 8 41 2 195 83 18 2 639Natchitoches 3 824 84 83 684 15 17 3 140 69 65 4 508Orleans 97 930 85 63 16 406 14 35 28 0 02 81 524 71 28 114 364Ouachita 8 506 84 93 1 509 15 07 6 997 69 87 10 015Plaquemines 1 979 90 66 204 9 34 1 775 81 31 2 183Pointe Coupee 1 877 88 37 247 11 63 1 630 76 74 2 124Rapides 9 100 91 28 869 8 72 8 231 82 57 9 969Red River 1 892 89 12 231 10 88 1 661 78 24 2 123Richland 2 417 88 63 310 11 37 2 107 77 26 2 727Sabine 3 026 83 73 588 16 27 2 438 67 46 3 614Saint Bernard 1 715 93 97 110 6 03 1 605 87 95 1 825Saint Charles 1 550 91 02 153 8 98 1 397 82 03 1 703Saint Helena 1 007 92 64 80 7 36 927 85 28 1 087Saint James 1 463 74 30 506 25 70 957 48 60 1 969Saint John the Baptist 1 192 80 70 285 19 30 907 61 41 1 477Saint Landry 6 358 91 89 561 8 11 5 797 83 78 6 919Saint Martin 3 252 84 38 602 15 62 2 650 68 76 3 854Saint Mary 3 686 83 30 739 16 70 2 947 66 60 4 425Saint Tammany 4 475 87 01 668 12 99 3 807 74 02 5 143Tangipahoa 5 900 82 09 1 284 17 87 3 0 04 4 616 64 23 7 187Tensas 957 90 97 95 9 03 862 81 94 1 052Terrebonne 3 217 84 26 601 15 74 2 616 68 52 3 818Union 2 842 88 45 371 11 55 2 471 76 91 3 213Vermilion 4 969 65 47 2 621 34 53 2 348 30 94 7 590Vernon 3 439 91 71 311 8 29 3 128 83 41 3 750Washington 6 062 95 08 314 4 92 5 748 90 15 6 376Webster 3 777 91 83 332 8 07 4 0 10 3 445 83 76 4 113West Baton Rouge 1 185 89 37 141 10 63 1 044 78 73 1 326West Carroll 1 876 83 82 362 16 18 1 514 67 65 2 238West Feliciana 633 83 29 127 16 71 506 66 58 760Winn 2 552 86 98 382 13 02 2 170 73 96 2 934Totals 319 751 85 88 52 446 14 09 108 0 03 267 305 71 80 372 305See also editUnited States presidential elections in LouisianaReferences edit United States Presidential election of 1940 Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved August 21 2018 1940 Election for the Thirty ninth Term 1941 45 Retrieved August 21 2018 Wall Bennett H Rodriguez John C Louisiana A History pp 274 275 ISBN 1118619293 Collin Richard H Winter 1971 Theodore Roosevelt s Visit to New Orleans and the Progressive Campaign of 1914 Louisiana History The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association 12 1 5 19 a b Wingo Barbara C Autumn 1977 The 1928 Presidential Election in Louisiana Louisiana History The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association Louisiana Historical Association 18 4 405 435 Hansen John Mark Shigeo Hirano Snyder Jr James M Parties within Parties Parties Factions and Coordinated Politics 1900 1980 In Gerber Alan S Schickler Eric eds Governing in a Polarized Age Elections Parties and Political Representation in America pp 165 168 ISBN 978 1 107 09509 0 Sindler Allan P 1956 Huey Long s Louisiana State politics 1920 1952 Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press pp 84 85 Sindler Huey Long s Louisiana pp 87 88 Sindler Huey Long s Louisiana pp 90 95 Menendez Albert J 2005 The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States 1868 2004 Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company p 67 ISBN 0786422173 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana amp oldid 1180770238, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
