1940 United States presidential election in Ohio

Last updated

1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
Flag of Ohio.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 vote260
Popular vote1,733,1391,586,773
Percentage52.20%47.80%
Ohio Presidential Election Results 1940.svg
County Results
President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1940 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1940 as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Ohio was won by the Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, with 52.20% of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Wendell Willkie, garnered 47.80% of the popular vote. [1] This is the only time that Democrats won Ohio in three consecutive elections.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
PartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votes
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent)1,733,13952.20%26
Republican Wendell Willkie 1,586,77347.80%0
Totals3,319,912100.0%26

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic		Wendell Willkie
Republican		MarginTotal votes cast [2]
# %# %# %
Adams 5,00744.76%6,18055.24%-1,173-10.49%11,187
Allen 14,46941.17%20,67558.83%-6,206-17.66%35,144
Ashland 7,83547.60%8,62452.40%-789-4.79%16,459
Ashtabula 14,45443.87%18,49156.13%-4,037-12.25%32,945
Athens 11,44950.52%11,21349.48%2361.04%22,662
Auglaize 5,70438.92%8,95361.08%-3,249-22.17%14,657
Belmont 28,61861.78%17,70538.22%10,91323.56%46,323
Brown 5,64450.75%5,47749.25%1671.50%11,121
Butler 30,82156.86%23,38043.14%7,44113.73%54,201
Carroll 3,58941.02%5,16058.98%-1,571-17.96%8,749
Champaign 5,92943.06%7,84156.94%-1,912-13.89%13,770
Clark 25,88855.59%20,68144.41%5,20711.18%46,569
Clermont 8,94248.84%9,36751.16%-425-2.32%18,309
Clinton 4,96441.40%7,02758.60%-2,063-17.20%11,991
Columbiana 22,34951.29%21,22148.71%1,1282.59%43,570
Coshocton 7,88947.78%8,62352.22%-734-4.45%16,512
Crawford 8,96646.45%10,33653.55%-1,370-7.10%19,302
Cuyahoga 347,11862.41%209,07037.59%138,04824.82%556,188
Darke 9,65146.40%11,14753.60%-1,496-7.19%20,798
Defiance 4,31335.00%8,01065.00%-3,697-30.00%12,323
Delaware 5,66637.19%9,57062.81%-3,904-25.62%15,236
Erie 9,25445.10%11,26754.90%-2,013-9.81%20,521
Fairfield 11,29851.10%10,81348.90%4852.19%22,111
Fayette 5,24946.73%5,98453.27%-735-6.54%11,233
Franklin 96,60151.08%92,53348.92%4,0682.15%189,134
Fulton 2,53022.62%8,65377.38%-6,123-54.75%11,183
Gallia 3,94335.12%7,28564.88%-3,342-29.76%11,228
Geauga 3,31838.19%5,37161.81%-2,053-23.63%8,689
Greene 8,88148.92%9,27351.08%-392-2.16%18,154
Guernsey 8,71046.24%10,12553.76%-1,415-7.51%18,835
Hamilton 148,90749.04%154,73350.96%-5,826-1.92%303,640
Hancock 7,75535.36%14,17464.64%-6,419-29.27%21,929
Hardin 6,54741.60%9,19258.40%-2,645-16.81%15,739
Harrison 4,55944.31%5,72955.69%-1,170-11.37%10,288
Henry 3,50831.07%7,78468.93%-4,276-37.87%11,292
Highland 6,92144.79%8,53055.21%-1,609-10.41%15,451
Hocking 5,68851.60%5,33648.40%3523.19%11,024
Holmes 3,34951.13%3,20148.87%1482.26%6,550
Huron 6,74136.44%11,75863.56%-5,017-27.12%18,499
Jackson 6,38245.80%7,55154.20%-1,169-8.39%13,933
Jefferson 29,51464.03%16,57835.97%12,93628.07%46,092
Knox 7,08140.73%10,30359.27%-3,222-18.53%17,384
Lake 12,40847.96%13,46452.04%-1,056-4.08%25,872
Lawrence 10,66150.92%10,27449.08%3871.85%20,935
Licking 16,37950.14%16,28849.86%910.28%32,667
Logan 6,35139.17%9,86160.83%-3,510-21.65%16,212
Lorain 25,83152.45%23,42247.55%2,4094.89%49,253
Lucas 77,94850.50%76,40549.50%1,5431.00%154,353
Madison 4,39042.65%5,90457.35%-1,514-14.71%10,294
Mahoning 76,44167.09%37,49632.91%38,94534.18%113,937
Marion 10,46246.96%11,81753.04%-1,355-6.08%22,279
Medina 6,72239.92%10,11660.08%-3,394-20.16%16,838
Meigs 4,98340.77%7,23959.23%-2,256-18.46%12,222
Mercer 5,11439.28%7,90560.72%-2,791-21.44%13,019
Miami 11,79944.48%14,72555.52%-2,926-11.03%26,524
Monroe 4,13847.72%4,53452.28%-396-4.57%8,672
Montgomery 86,08459.80%57,86640.20%28,21819.60%143,950
Morgan 2,63734.68%4,96665.32%-2,329-30.63%7,603
Morrow 3,21537.07%5,45762.93%-2,242-25.85%8,672
Muskingum 15,75344.82%19,39555.18%-3,642-10.36%35,148
Noble 3,03738.16%4,92261.84%-1,885-23.68%7,959
Ottawa 5,55644.71%6,87255.29%-1,316-10.59%12,428
Paulding 3,15538.93%4,94961.07%-1,794-22.14%8,104
Perry 6,95344.54%8,65655.46%-1,703-10.91%15,609
Pickaway 6,89553.58%5,97446.42%9217.16%12,869
Pike 4,96261.06%3,16538.94%1,79722.11%8,127
Portage 12,68751.86%11,77748.14%9103.72%24,464
Preble 5,73546.83%6,51153.17%-776-6.34%12,246
Putnam 3,65529.01%8,94670.99%-5,291-41.99%12,601
Richland 18,64552.08%17,15747.92%1,4884.16%35,802
Ross 12,44751.38%11,78048.62%6672.75%24,227
Sandusky 7,11633.61%14,05466.39%-6,938-32.77%21,170
Scioto 21,92652.98%19,46247.02%2,4645.95%41,388
Seneca 7,46431.45%16,27268.55%-8,808-37.11%23,736
Shelby 6,10546.13%7,13053.87%-1,025-7.74%13,235
Stark 59,49656.19%46,38443.81%13,11212.38%105,880
Summit 89,55558.55%63,40541.45%26,15017.10%152,960
Trumbull 34,61558.04%25,02641.96%9,58916.08%59,641
Tuscarawas 19,00456.43%14,67543.57%4,32912.85%33,679
Union 3,94735.36%7,21464.64%-3,267-29.27%11,161
Van Wert 6,25441.95%8,65658.05%-2,402-16.11%14,910
Vinton 2,40442.97%3,19057.03%-786-14.05%5,594
Warren 6,89544.15%8,72255.85%-1,827-11.70%15,617
Washington 8,58438.77%13,55861.23%-4,974-22.46%22,142
Wayne 10,74844.28%13,52555.72%-2,777-11.44%24,273
Williams 4,06530.05%9,46369.95%-5,398-39.90%13,528
Wood 9,71136.36%16,99863.64%-7,287-27.28%26,709
Wyandot 4,20640.14%6,27259.86%-2,066-19.72%10,478
Totals1,733,13952.20%1,586,77347.80%146,3664.41%3,319,912

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1944 United States presidential election</span> 40th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

The 1944 United States presidential election was the 40th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. The election took place during World War II, which ended the following year. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to win an unprecedented fourth term. It was also the fifth presidential election in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state; the others have been in 1860, 1904, 1920, 1940, and 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1996 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1996 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1996. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1996 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1948 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1948 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1948 as part of the 1948 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1944 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1944 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1944 as part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose 25 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1860 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1860 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1860, as part of the 1860 United States presidential election. Ohio voters chose 23 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1936 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1936 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1936, as part of the 1936 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1932 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1932 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1932 as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1916 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1916 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1916. State voters chose 24 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1904 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1904 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1904, as part of the 1904 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1864 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1864 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1864 as part of the 1864 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1868 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1868 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1868, as part of the 1868 United States presidential election. State voters chose 21 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1872 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1872 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 5, 1872 as part of the 1872 United States presidential election. State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1876 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1876 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1876 as part of the 1876 United States presidential election. State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1880 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1880 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1880 as part of the 1880 United States presidential election. State voters chose 22 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1884 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1884 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 4, 1884 as part of the 1884 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1888 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1888 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 6, 1888 as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1892 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1892 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1892. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1852 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1852 as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1848 United States presidential election in Ohio</span> Election in Ohio

The 1848 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 7, 1848 as part of the 1848 United States presidential election. State voters chose twenty-three electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

References

  1. ↑ Dave Leip’s U.S. Election Atlas; 1940 Presidential General Election Results – Ohio
  2. ↑ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 348-349 ISBN   0405077114
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.