United States presidential election in Kansas, 1940

United States presidential election in Kansas, 1940
November 5, 1940[1]
All 9 Kansas votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Indiana New York
Running mate Charles L. McNary Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 489,169 364,725
Percentage 56.9% 42.4%
President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

 Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Kansas was won by Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 56.86% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 42.40% of the popular vote.[3][4] This was the first time since 1896 Kansas voted for the losing candidate.

With 56.86% of the popular vote, Kansas would prove to be Willkie's third strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage after South Dakota and neighboring Nebraska[5].

Results

United States presidential election in Kansas, 1940
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendell Willkie 489,169 56.86%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 364,725 42.40%
Prohibition Roger Babson 4,056 0.47%
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,347 0.27%
Total votes 860,297 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Kansas". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "1940 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
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