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      Home/Elections/1940/President/Louisiana
      1940·President·Louisiana

      Louisiana Presidential Election

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt85.9%vs.Wendell Willkie14.1%|
      D+71.8
      |372,305 votes
      3 candidates372,305 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM✓
      		DEM319,75185.9%
      Wendell WillkieREP
      		REP52,44614.1%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH1080.0%

      Seat History

      President in Louisiana

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+22.0
      2020
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+18.6
      2016
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+19.6
      2012
      Mitt RomneyREP
      R+17.2
      2008
      John McCainREP
      R+18.6
      2004
      George W. BushREP
      R+14.5
      2000
      George W. BushREP
      R+7.7
      1996
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+12.1
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+4.6
      1988
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+10.2
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+22.6
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+5.5
      1976
      Jimmy CarterDEM
      D+5.8
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+37.0
      1968
      OtherOTH
      D+4.8
      View all President history for Louisiana →

      Candidates

      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      Record163W-31L
      Avg MarginD+23.0
      Career1928-1944
      President / Governor
      Full profile →
      Wendell WillkieREP
      Record11W-37L
      Avg MarginD+19.0
      Career1940-1940
      President
      Full profile →

      Also in Louisiana, 1940

      Governor1 contest →
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