1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana
The 1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election.
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Louisiana voted for incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln. The state (along with Tennessee) both chose electors for the election after being captured early in the American Civil War. However, due to issues related to the Civil War, their votes were rejected.
Footnotes
- Elections were held in the Union-occupied military districts in the states of Louisiana and Tennessee, but no electoral votes were counted from them.[1]
References
- Donald, David Herbert; Baker, Jean Harvey; Holt, Michael F. (2001). The Civil War and Reconstruction. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 427. ISBN 9780393974270.
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