1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
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 (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 60.08% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 31,945 | 60.08% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 21,229 | 39.92% | |
| Total votes | 53,174 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 1,267 | 51.97% | 1,171 | 48.03% | 96 | 3.94% | 2,438 |
| Clark | 5,154 | 70.37% | 2,170 | 29.63% | 2,984 | 40.74% | 7,324 |
| Douglas | 330 | 35.79% | 592 | 64.21% | -262 | -28.42% | 922 |
| Elko | 3,016 | 62.85% | 1,783 | 37.15% | 1,233 | 25.69% | 4,799 |
| Esmeralda | 639 | 68.64% | 292 | 31.36% | 347 | 37.27% | 931 |
| Eureka | 353 | 55.42% | 284 | 44.58% | 69 | 10.83% | 637 |
| Humboldt | 1,367 | 63.40% | 789 | 36.60% | 378 | 19.33% | 1,956 |
| Lander | 475 | 54.72% | 393 | 45.28% | 82 | 9.45% | 868 |
| Lincoln | 1,601 | 77.64% | 461 | 22.36% | 1,140 | 55.29% | 2,062 |
| Lyon | 1,067 | 52.56% | 963 | 47.44% | 104 | 5.12% | 2,030 |
| Mineral | 693 | 63.06% | 406 | 36.94% | 287 | 26.11% | 1,099 |
| Nye | 1,206 | 62.33% | 729 | 37.67% | 477 | 24.65% | 1,935 |
| Ormsby | 785 | 51.21% | 748 | 48.79% | 37 | 2.41% | 1,533 |
| Pershing | 696 | 53.95% | 594 | 46.05% | 102 | 7.91% | 1,290 |
| Storey | 382 | 63.04% | 224 | 36.96% | 158 | 26.07% | 606 |
| Washoe | 9,243 | 53.41% | 8,062 | 46.59% | 1,181 | 6.82% | 17,305 |
| White Pine | 3,671 | 70.07% | 1,568 | 29.93% | 2,103 | 40.14% | 5,239 |
| Totals | 31,945 | 60.08% | 21,229 | 39.92% | 10,516 | 19.85% | 52,974 |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1940 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 290 ISBN 0405077114
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