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The 1932 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 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 Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 95.98% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 3.55% 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 performed better was South Carolina, where he won 98.03% of the popular vote.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 140,168 | 95.98% | |
| Republican | Herbert Hoover (inc.) | 5,180 | 3.55% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 686 | 0.47% | |
| Total votes | 146,034 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Mississippi". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
