1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana
November 8, 1864
 
Nominee Abraham Lincoln
Party National Union
Home state Illinois
Running mate Andrew Johnson
Electoral vote 0 (+7 invalidated)[lower-alpha 1]
President before election

Abraham Lincoln
Republican

 Elected President

Abraham Lincoln
National Union

The 1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 United States presidential election.

Louisiana voted for incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln. The state (along with Tennessee) chose electors for the election after being captured early in the American Civil War. However, due to war issues, its votes were rejected.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ 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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