United States presidential election in Wisconsin, 1940
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1940. Wisconsin voters chose twelve electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Democratic Party candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state with 50% of the popular vote, winning Wisconsin's twelve electoral votes.[2]
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 704,821 | 50.15% | 12 | |
Republican | Wendell Willkie | 679,206 | 48.32% | 0 | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 15,071 | 1.07% | 0 | |
Totals | 1,399,098 | 100.0% | 12 | ||
References
- 1 2 "U. S. Electoral College". Archives.gov. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Wisconsin". Retrieved August 19, 2016.
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