1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1940 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Washington voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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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–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.58% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% | |
Write-in | 2,353 | 0.30% | ||
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] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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 |
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.
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 489 ISBN 0405077114