1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

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1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
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  1936 November 5, 1940 [1] 1944  

All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
  FDRoosevelt1938.png WendellWillkie.jpg
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote30
Popular vote31,94521,229
Percentage60.08%39.92%

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County Results

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.

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

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 31,945 60.08%
Republican Wendell Willkie 21,22939.92%
Total votes53,174 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [6]
# %# %# %
Churchill 1,26751.97%1,17148.03%963.94%2,438
Clark 5,15470.37%2,17029.63%2,98440.74%7,324
Douglas 33035.79%59264.21%-262-28.42%922
Elko 3,01662.85%1,78337.15%1,23325.69%4,799
Esmeralda 63968.64%29231.36%34737.27%931
Eureka 35355.42%28444.58%6910.83%637
Humboldt 1,36763.40%78936.60%37819.33%1,956
Lander 47554.72%39345.28%829.45%868
Lincoln 1,60177.64%46122.36%1,14055.29%2,062
Lyon 1,06752.56%96347.44%1045.12%2,030
Mineral 69363.06%40636.94%28726.11%1,099
Nye 1,20662.33%72937.67%47724.65%1,935
Ormsby 78551.21%74848.79%372.41%1,533
Pershing 69653.95%59446.05%1027.91%1,290
Storey 38263.04%22436.96%15826.07%606
Washoe 9,24353.41%8,06246.59%1,1816.82%17,305
White Pine 3,67170.07%1,56829.93%2,10340.14%5,239
Totals31,94560.08%21,22939.92%10,51619.85%52,974

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