1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
All 8 Washington votes to the Electoral College
Roosevelt 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Willkie 40-50% 50-60%
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.

Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 58.22% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New 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]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	462,145	58.22%
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	322,123	40.58%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	4,586	0.58%
	Communist	Earl Browder	2,626	0.33%
	Prohibition	Roger Babson	1,686	0.21%
	Socialist Labor	John W. Aiken	667	0.08%
Total votes			793,833	100%

Results by county

County	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic		Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast^[5]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[5]
Adams	1,397	47.88%	1,508	51.68%	13	0.45%	-111	-3.80%	2,918
Asotin	2,107	58.35%	1,483	41.07%	21	0.58%	624	17.28%	3,611
Benton	2,414	46.97%	2,670	51.96%	55	1.07%	-256	-4.98%	5,139
Chelan	7,181	47.02%	8,019	52.50%	73	0.48%	-838	-5.49%	15,273
Clallam	5,966	61.95%	3,555	36.91%	110	1.14%	2,411	25.03%	9,631
Clark	12,931	58.98%	8,776	40.03%	218	0.99%	4,155	18.95%	21,925
Columbia	1,218	45.36%	1,461	54.41%	6	0.22%	-243	-9.05%	2,685
Cowlitz	11,420	64.47%	6,078	34.31%	216	1.22%	5,342	30.16%	17,714
Douglas	1,972	49.66%	1,959	49.33%	40	1.01%	13	0.33%	3,971
Ferry	1,247	67.44%	590	31.91%	12	0.65%	657	35.53%	1,849
Franklin	1,868	62.62%	1,084	36.34%	31	1.04%	784	26.28%	2,983
Garfield	714	41.34%	1,003	58.08%	10	0.58%	-289	-16.73%	1,727
Grant	4,097	73.15%	1,487	26.55%	17	0.30%	2,610	46.60%	5,601
Grays Harbor	14,861	63.27%	8,369	35.63%	257	1.09%	6,492	27.64%	23,487
Island	1,626	53.19%	1,371	44.85%	60	1.96%	255	8.34%	3,057
Jefferson	2,083	56.99%	1,540	42.13%	32	0.88%	543	14.86%	3,655
King	143,134	59.19%	95,504	39.50%	3,165	1.31%	47,630	19.70%	241,803
Kitsap	13,861	70.73%	5,525	28.19%	210	1.07%	8,336	42.54%	19,596
Kittitas	5,203	60.08%	3,401	39.27%	56	0.65%	1,802	20.81%	8,660
Klickitat	2,627	54.80%	2,139	44.62%	28	0.58%	488	10.18%	4,794
Lewis	9,280	49.56%	9,228	49.28%	218	1.16%	52	0.28%	18,726
Lincoln	2,896	52.16%	2,627	47.32%	29	0.52%	269	4.85%	5,552
Mason	3,465	64.81%	1,775	33.20%	106	1.98%	1,690	31.61%	5,346
Okanogan	5,362	55.54%	4,244	43.96%	49	0.51%	1,118	11.58%	9,655
Pacific	4,393	61.48%	2,704	37.84%	48	0.67%	1,689	23.64%	7,145
Pend Oreille	1,812	58.51%	1,268	40.94%	17	0.55%	544	17.57%	3,097
Pierce	51,670	64.34%	27,188	33.85%	1,453	1.81%	24,482	30.48%	80,311
San Juan	860	51.34%	808	48.24%	7	0.42%	52	3.10%	1,675
Skagit	9,796	54.51%	7,985	44.44%	189	1.05%	1,811	10.08%	17,970
Skamania	1,292	62.15%	765	36.80%	22	1.06%	527	25.35%	2,079
Snohomish	26,185	64.52%	13,638	33.60%	762	1.88%	12,547	30.92%	40,585
Spokane	44,852	56.92%	33,228	42.17%	713	0.90%	11,624	14.75%	78,793
Stevens	4,904	59.75%	3,238	39.45%	66	0.80%	1,666	20.30%	8,208
Thurston	11,092	59.72%	7,275	39.17%	206	1.11%	3,817	20.55%	18,573
Wahkiakum	1,164	63.78%	642	35.18%	19	1.04%	522	28.60%	1,825
Walla Walla	5,875	42.51%	7,883	57.04%	63	0.46%	-2,008	-14.53%	13,821
Whatcom	14,877	51.60%	13,351	46.30%	606	2.10%	1,526	5.29%	28,834
Whitman	6,351	49.62%	6,356	49.66%	92	0.72%	-5	-0.04%	12,799
Yakima	18,092	46.68%	20,398	52.63%	270	0.70%	-2,306	-5.95%	38,760
Totals	462,145	58.22%	322,123	40.58%	9,565	1.20%	140,022	17.64%	793,833

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at General Election, Nov. 5, 1940. Olympia, Washington. p. 42.

[1] "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[2] "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[3] "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[4] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved December 19, 2018.

[abstract-5] Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at General Election, Nov. 5, 1940. Olympia, Washington. p. 42.

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1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

References