1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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  1936 November 5, 1940 [1] 1944  

All 8 Washington 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 vote80
Popular vote462,145322,123
Percentage58.22%40.58%

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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 Washington took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight [2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Contents

Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 58.22% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.58% of the popular vote. [3] [4]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Washington [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 462,145 58.22%
Republican Wendell Willkie 322,12340.58%
Socialist Norman Thomas 4,5860.58%
Communist Earl Browder 2,6260.33%
Prohibition Roger Babson 1,6860.21%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 6670.08%
Total votes793,833 100%

Results by county

CountyFranklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast [5]
# %# %# %# %
Adams 1,39747.88%1,50851.68%130.45%-111-3.80%2,918
Asotin 2,10758.35%1,48341.07%210.58%62417.28%3,611
Benton 2,41446.97%2,67051.96%551.07%-256-4.98%5,139
Chelan 7,18147.02%8,01952.50%730.48%-838-5.49%15,273
Clallam 5,96661.95%3,55536.91%1101.14%2,41125.03%9,631
Clark 12,93158.98%8,77640.03%2180.99%4,15518.95%21,925
Columbia 1,21845.36%1,46154.41%60.22%-243-9.05%2,685
Cowlitz 11,42064.47%6,07834.31%2161.22%5,34230.16%17,714
Douglas 1,97249.66%1,95949.33%401.01%130.33%3,971
Ferry 1,24767.44%59031.91%120.65%65735.53%1,849
Franklin 1,86862.62%1,08436.34%311.04%78426.28%2,983
Garfield 71441.34%1,00358.08%100.58%-289-16.73%1,727
Grant 4,09773.15%1,48726.55%170.30%2,61046.60%5,601
Grays Harbor 14,86163.27%8,36935.63%2571.09%6,49227.64%23,487
Island 1,62653.19%1,37144.85%601.96%2558.34%3,057
Jefferson 2,08356.99%1,54042.13%320.88%54314.86%3,655
King 143,13459.19%95,50439.50%3,1651.31%47,63019.70%241,803
Kitsap 13,86170.73%5,52528.19%2101.07%8,33642.54%19,596
Kittitas 5,20360.08%3,40139.27%560.65%1,80220.81%8,660
Klickitat 2,62754.80%2,13944.62%280.58%48810.18%4,794
Lewis 9,28049.56%9,22849.28%2181.16%520.28%18,726
Lincoln 2,89652.16%2,62747.32%290.52%2694.85%5,552
Mason 3,46564.81%1,77533.20%1061.98%1,69031.61%5,346
Okanogan 5,36255.54%4,24443.96%490.51%1,11811.58%9,655
Pacific 4,39361.48%2,70437.84%480.67%1,68923.64%7,145
Pend Oreille 1,81258.51%1,26840.94%170.55%54417.57%3,097
Pierce 51,67064.34%27,18833.85%1,4531.81%24,48230.48%80,311
San Juan 86051.34%80848.24%70.42%523.10%1,675
Skagit 9,79654.51%7,98544.44%1891.05%1,81110.08%17,970
Skamania 1,29262.15%76536.80%221.06%52725.35%2,079
Snohomish 26,18564.52%13,63833.60%7621.88%12,54730.92%40,585
Spokane 44,85256.92%33,22842.17%7130.90%11,62414.75%78,793
Stevens 4,90459.75%3,23839.45%660.80%1,66620.30%8,208
Thurston 11,09259.72%7,27539.17%2061.11%3,81720.55%18,573
Wahkiakum 1,16463.78%64235.18%191.04%52228.60%1,825
Walla Walla 5,87542.51%7,88357.04%630.46%-2,008-14.53%13,821
Whatcom 14,87751.60%13,35146.30%6062.10%1,5265.29%28,834
Whitman 6,35149.62%6,35649.66%920.72%-5-0.04%12,799
Yakima 18,09246.68%20,39852.63%2700.70%-2,306-5.95%38,760
Totals462,14558.22%322,12340.58%9,5651.20%140,02217.64%793,833

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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