1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie Party Democratic Republican Home state New York New York Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 31,945 21,229 Percentage 60.08% 39.92%
County Results Roosevelt   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Willkie   60-70%
President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three ^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 60.08% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote. ^{[3] [4]} As of the 2020 presidential election ^[update] , this is the last election in which Lyon County and Churchill County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate. ^[5]

Results

General Election Results ^[6]

Party		Pledged to	Elector	Votes
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Ruth C. Ruddell	31,945
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	C. W. Springer	31,945
	Democratic Party	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Joseph A. Wallace	31,945
	Republican Party	Wendell Willkie	Mark Bradshaw	21,229
	Republican Party	Wendell Willkie	N. H. Chapin	21,229
	Republican Party	Wendell Willkie	Edward F. Lunsford	21,229
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1]				53,174

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Margin		Total votes cast [6]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	1,267	51.97%	1,171	48.03%	96	3.94%	2,438
Clark	5,154	70.37%	2,170	29.63%	2,984	40.74%	7,324
Douglas	330	35.79%	592	64.21%	-262	-28.42%	922
Elko	3,016	62.85%	1,783	37.15%	1,233	25.69%	4,799
Esmeralda	639	68.64%	292	31.36%	347	37.27%	931
Eureka	353	55.42%	284	44.58%	69	10.83%	637
Humboldt	1,367	63.40%	789	36.60%	378	19.33%	1,956
Lander	475	54.72%	393	45.28%	82	9.45%	868
Lincoln	1,601	77.64%	461	22.36%	1,140	55.29%	2,062
Lyon	1,067	52.56%	963	47.44%	104	5.12%	2,030
Mineral	693	63.06%	406	36.94%	287	26.11%	1,099
Nye	1,206	62.33%	729	37.67%	477	24.65%	1,935
Ormsby	785	51.21%	748	48.79%	37	2.41%	1,533
Pershing	696	53.95%	594	46.05%	102	7.91%	1,290
Storey	382	63.04%	224	36.96%	158	26.07%	606
Washoe	9,243	53.41%	8,062	46.59%	1,181	6.82%	17,305
White Pine	3,671	70.07%	1,568	29.93%	2,103	40.14%	5,239
Totals	31,945	60.08%	21,229	39.92%	10,516	19.85%	52,974

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Douglas

See also

• United States presidential elections in Nevada

Notes

1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1940 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
2. "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
3. "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
4. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1940" . Retrieved August 21, 2018.
5. Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
6. Official Returns of the General Election of 1940. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 18.