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Sanders was defeated for renomination in 1936 by John K. Griffith but staged a short comeback for the congressional seat in 1940, when he defeated Griffith. Then Sanders was toppled in the 1942 primary by the [[liberal]] [[James H. Morrison]] of Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish<ref name=dict/> Morrison held the position until after his 1966 primary defeat at the hands of conservative Judge [[John Rarick]] of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.

Sanders was defeated for renomination in 1936 by John K. Griffith but staged a short comeback for the congressional seat in 1940, when he defeated Griffith. Then Sanders was toppled in the 1942 primary by the [[liberal]] [[James H. Morrison]] of Hammond in Tangipahoa Parish<ref name=dict/> Morrison held the position until after his 1966 primary defeat at the hands of conservative Judge [[John Rarick]] of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish.

Sanders attended meetings in 1935 to plan an anti-Long ticket in the state elections. Long accused him of involvement in a plot to assassinate him. Their conflict was bitter, but there is no evidence that either plotted to murder the other. <ref name=dict/> The Democrat [[Richard Leche]], a Long factional ally, won the governor's race that year.

Sanders attended meetings in 1935 to plan an anti-Long ticket in the state elections. Long accused him of involvement in a plot to assassinate him. Their conflict was bitter, but there is no evidence that either plotted to murder the other. <ref name=dict/> The Democrat [[Richard Leche]], a [[pro-Long]] factional ally, won the governor's race that year.

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which re-nominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben C. Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>

Sanders attended the Democratic national conventions which re-nominated President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for third and fourth terms in 1940 and 1944. He continued his law practice in Baton Rouge. In 1960, the conservative Sanders refused to support either Democrat [[John F. Kennedy]] of [[Massachusetts]] or [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Richard M. Nixon]] of [[California]] for the presidency.  Instead, he was an unsuccessful candidate for presidential elector on the Louisiana States Rights Party ticket,<ref name=dict/> along with future Republican Governor [[David C. Treen]], Plaquemines Parish District Attorney Leander Henry Perez, Sr. (1891-1969), the political activist [[Kent Courtney]], then of New Orleans, and former state Senator [[William Rainach]] of Claiborne Parish in North Louisiana. [[Ben C. Toledano]], a lawyer and later a Republican candidate for [[mayor]] of New Orleans in 1970 and the United States Senate]in 1972, was also active in the States' Rights Party for a brief period. Sanders died just days before the successful Louisiana electors cast their ballots in Baton Rouge for the winning [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] slate<ref>.Sanders obituary, ''[[The New York Times]],'' November 30, 1960.</ref>