United States presidential election in Nevada, 1940
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 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 | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 31,945 | 60.08% | |
Republican | Wendell Willkie | 21,229 | 39.92% | |
Total votes | 53,174 | 100% |
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
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