1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico
Flag of New Mexico.svg
  1936 November 5, 1940 1944  
  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 vote103,69979,315
Percentage56.59%43.28%

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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 New Mexico took place on November 5, 1940. All 48 States were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won New Mexico by a 13-point margin over Republican businessman Wendell Willkie. [1] This was the only election in United States history where a President was elected to serve a third full term.

Results

General Election Results [2] [3]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltHenry H. Kramer103,699
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltMrs. Howard B. Owens103,211
Democratic Party Franklin D. RooseveltProcopio Torres102,910
Republican Party Wendell WillkieJ. Tom Danie79,315
Republican Party Wendell WillkieManuel Otero79,302
Republican Party Wendell WillkieMrs. C. Mason79,022
Socialist Party Norman ThomasR. B. Cochran144
Socialist Party Norman ThomasJ. E. Ledbetter143
Socialist Party Norman ThomasR. L. Vining142
Prohibition Party Roger BabsonM. W. Sides100
Prohibition Party Roger BabsonS. P. Crouch96
Prohibition Party Roger BabsonC. O. Mardorf95
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 183,258


Results by county

County Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Willkie
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Roger Babson
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast [lower-alpha 2]
# %# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 14,42854.53%11,99945.35%280.11%60.02%2,4299.18%26,461
Catron 1,03952.26%94947.74%00.00%00.00%904.53%1,988
Chaves 4,30458.97%2,98140.84%40.05%100.14%1,32318.13%7,299
Colfax 4,23455.06%3,45244.89%30.04%10.01%78210.17%7,690
Curry 4,67073.90%1,62925.78%120.19%80.13%3,04148.12%6,319
De Baca 97066.94%47933.06%00.00%00.00%49133.89%1,449
Doña Ana 5,20858.28%3,72041.63%60.07%20.02%1,48816.65%8,936
Eddy 4,96875.23%1,62524.61%40.06%70.11%3,34350.62%6,604
Grant 3,91466.00%2,01533.98%10.02%00.00%1,89932.02%5,930
Guadalupe 2,08253.54%1,80746.46%00.00%00.00%2757.07%3,889
Harding 1,00449.93%99849.63%60.30%30.15%60.30%2,011
Hidalgo 1,04967.03%51632.97%00.00%00.00%53334.06%1,565
Lea 4,29576.81%1,28623.00%60.11%50.09%3,00953.81%5,592
Lincoln 1,76349.38%1,79450.25%30.08%100.28%-31-0.87%3,570
Luna 1,38856.42%1,06643.33%30.12%30.12%32213.09%2,460
McKinley 2,52559.66%1,70140.19%40.09%20.05%82419.47%4,232
Mora 1,96044.54%2,44055.44%10.02%00.00%-480-10.91%4,401
Otero 1,78852.76%1,59647.09%20.06%30.09%1925.67%3,389
Quay 3,21569.14%1,41330.39%120.26%100.22%1,80238.75%4,650
Rio Arriba 4,95253.55%4,28946.38%30.03%30.03%6637.17%9,247
Roosevelt 3,19069.50%1,38430.15%90.20%70.15%1,80639.35%4,590
San Juan 1,44545.06%1,75754.79%40.12%10.03%-312-9.73%3,207
San Miguel 6,05455.32%4,88244.61%40.04%30.03%1,17210.71%10,943
Sandoval 2,06050.85%1,99049.12%10.02%00.00%701.73%4,051
Santa Fe 6,48250.76%6,28549.22%20.02%10.01%1971.54%12,770
Sierra 1,53452.71%1,37247.15%20.07%20.07%1625.57%2,910
Socorro 2,48947.89%2,70352.01%40.08%10.02%-214-4.12%5,197
Taos 3,46350.85%3,34249.07%30.04%20.03%1211.78%6,810
Torrance 1,92143.28%2,50956.52%50.11%40.09%-588-13.25%4,439
Union 1,98750.96%1,90048.73%70.18%50.13%872.23%3,899
Valencia 3,31849.08%3,43650.83%50.07%10.01%-118-1.75%6,760
Total103,69956.59%79,31543.28%1440.08%1000.05%24,38413.31%183,258

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. Based on the highest elector on each ticket

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References

  1. "1940 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  3. New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.