1940 United States presidential election in Michigan
← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
All 19 Michigan votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Wendell Willkie Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York New York
Running mate Charles L. McNary Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote 19 0
Popular vote 1,039,917 1,032,991
Percentage 49.85% 49.52%
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 19[1] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was narrowly won by the Republican candidate Wendell Willkie over Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt by 6,926 votes in the closest race in any statewide presidential election since 1916 when Woodrow Wilson won by 56 votes in New Hampshire and opponent Charles Evans Hughes won in Minnesota by 392 votes.[2][3] Willkie received 49.85% of ballots cast, while Roosevelt received 49.52%. This was the only election where Michigan supported Roosevelt's opponent, and it was also the only one of the ten states won by Willkie that Roosevelt would reclaim in 1944, as the other nine states all voted against Roosevelt for the second consecutive election in supporting Thomas E. Dewey. It was additionally the last election until 1976 that Michigan voted for a different candidate than nearby Pennsylvania.

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wendell Willkie 1,039,917 49.85%
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 1,032,991 49.52%
Socialist Norman Thomas 7,593 0.36%
Communist Earl Browder 2,834 0.14%
Prohibition Roger Babson 1,795 0.09%
Socialist Labor John W. Aiken 795 0.04%
Write-in 4 0.00%
Total votes 2,085,929 100%

Results by county

County Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican 		Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic 		Norman Mattoon Thomas
Socialist 		Earl Russell Browder
Communist 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Alcona 1,648 65.89% 847 33.87% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 801 32.03% 2,501
Alger 1,629 34.89% 2,984 63.91% 12 0.26% 44 0.94% 6 0.13% -1,355 -29.02% 4,669
Allegan 12,347 69.51% 5,385 30.31% 28 0.16% 4 0.02% 28 0.16% 6,962 39.19% 17,764
Alpena 4,822 57.19% 3,597 42.66% 12 0.14% 1 0.01% 0 0.00% 1,225 14.53% 8,432
Antrim 3,027 66.75% 1,497 33.01% 10 0.22% 1 0.02% 18 0.40% 1,530 33.74% 4,535
Arenac 2,293 60.31% 1,499 39.43% 8 0.21% 2 0.05% 5 0.13% 794 20.88% 3,802
Baraga 2,512 53.52% 2,152 45.85% 7 0.15% 23 0.49% 3 0.06% 360 7.67% 4,694
Barry 6,872 68.56% 3,091 30.84% 25 0.25% 35 0.35% 2 0.02% 3,781 37.72% 10,023
Bay 14,618 49.44% 14,902 50.40% 43 0.15% 2 0.01% 22 0.07% -284 -0.96% 29,565
Benzie 2,320 61.64% 1,429 37.96% 14 0.37% 1 0.03% 1 0.03% 891 23.67% 3,764
Berrien 22,778 57.11% 16,961 42.52% 143 0.36% 4 0.01% 61 0.15% 5,817 14.58% 39,886
Branch 7,400 63.01% 4,318 36.77% 21 0.18% 5 0.04% 20 0.17% 3,082 26.24% 11,744
Calhoun 21,633 53.37% 18,682 46.09% 182 0.45% 35 0.09% 78 0.19% 2,951 7.28% 40,532
Cass 6,868 61.09% 4,340 38.60% 32 0.28% 3 0.03% 25 0.22% 2,528 22.49% 11,243
Charlevoix 3,522 61.42% 2,162 37.70% 40 0.70% 10 0.17% 1 0.02% 1,360 23.72% 5,734
Cheboygan 3,646 55.96% 2,856 43.84% 8 0.12% 5 0.08% 8 0.12% 790 12.13% 6,515
Chippewa 5,851 51.56% 5,473 48.23% 11 0.10% 13 0.11% 5 0.04% 378 3.33% 11,348
Clare 3,004 69.91% 1,277 29.72% 13 0.30% 3 0.07% 3 0.07% 1,727 40.19% 4,297
Clinton 8,311 75.04% 2,745 24.78% 19 0.17% 1 0.01% 5 0.05% 5,566 50.25% 11,076
Crawford 873 52.53% 777 46.75% 9 0.54% 3 0.18% 0 0.00% 96 5.78% 1,662
Delta 6,218 41.20% 8,802 58.31% 43 0.28% 31 0.21% 7 0.05% -2,584 -17.12% 15,094
Dickinson 6,188 44.68% 7,582 54.75% 46 0.33% 33 0.24% 10 0.07% -1,394 -10.07% 13,849
Eaton 9,864 63.36% 5,645 36.26% 57 0.37% 1 0.01% 27 0.17% 4,219 27.10% 15,567
Emmet 4,216 59.64% 2,831 40.05% 20 0.28% 2 0.03% 2 0.03% 1,385 19.59% 7,069
Genesee 38,495 43.16% 50,300 56.39% 298 0.33% 105 0.12% 85 0.10% -11,805 -13.23% 89,198
Gladwin 2,741 67.80% 1,294 32.01% 6 0.15% 2 0.05% 1 0.02% 1,447 35.79% 4,043
Gogebic 6,431 40.92% 9,104 57.93% 80 0.51% 100 0.64% 19 0.12% -2,673 -17.01% 15,715
Grand Traverse 5,620 64.33% 3,095 35.43% 20 0.23% 1 0.01% 9 0.10% 2,525 28.90% 8,736
Gratiot 8,661 69.19% 3,825 30.56% 30 0.24% 1 0.01% 34 0.27% 4,836 38.64% 12,517
Hillsdale 9,398 72.38% 3,538 27.25% 44 0.34% 4 0.03% 23 0.18% 5,860 45.13% 12,984
Houghton 11,030 50.32% 10,815 49.34% 20 0.09% 53 0.24% 8 0.04% 215 0.98% 21,918
Huron 10,570 79.78% 2,654 20.03% 24 0.18% 1 0.01% 9 0.07% 7,916 59.75% 13,249
Ingham 32,565 56.89% 24,375 42.58% 290 0.51% 15 0.03% 137 0.24% 8,190 14.31% 57,245
Ionia 9,439 63.29% 5,399 36.20% 36 0.24% 41 0.27% 1 0.01% 4,040 27.09% 14,915
Iosco 2,504 65.52% 1,303 34.09% 14 0.37% 1 0.03% 3 0.08% 1,201 31.42% 3,822
Iron 4,766 49.36% 4,808 49.79% 27 0.28% 55 0.57% 5 0.05% -42 -0.43% 9,656
Isabella 7,019 71.12% 2,828 28.66% 17 0.17% 5 0.05% 22 0.22% 4,191 42.47% 9,869
Jackson 24,558 61.59% 15,170 38.05% 115 0.29% 30 0.08% 67 0.17% 9,388 23.54% 39,873
Kalamazoo 25,596 58.86% 17,733 40.78% 139 0.32% 17 0.04% 137 0.32% 7,863 18.08% 43,485
Kalkaska 1,155 61.31% 718 38.11% 4 0.21% 7 0.37% 1 0.05% 437 23.20% 1,884
Kent 53,131 52.17% 48,196 47.33% 440 0.43% 68 0.07% 241 0.24% 4,935 4.85% 101,835
Keweenaw 1,080 52.53% 967 47.03% 1 0.05% 8 0.39% 4 0.19% 113 5.50% 2,056
Lake 1,413 56.70% 1,070 42.94% 5 0.20% 4 0.16% 3 0.12% 343 13.76% 2,492
Lapeer 7,714 69.86% 3,299 29.88% 22 0.20% 7 0.06% 2 0.02% 4,415 39.98% 11,042
Leelanau 2,405 66.11% 1,223 33.62% 8 0.22% 2 0.05% 1 0.03% 1,182 32.49% 3,638
Lenawee 16,963 70.27% 7,132 29.54% 40 0.17% 5 0.02% 26 0.11% 9,831 40.72% 24,140
Livingston 7,068 68.30% 3,254 31.45% 25 0.24% 1 0.01% 8 0.08% 3,814 36.86% 10,348
Luce 1,542 58.99% 1,069 40.90% 1 0.04% 2 0.08% 3 0.11% 473 18.09% 2,614
Mackinac 2,591 55.38% 2,075 44.35% 12 0.26% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 516 11.03% 4,679
Macomb 17,848 45.74% 21,003 53.82% 130 0.33% 42 0.11% 31 0.08% -3,155 -8.08% 39,023
Manistee 4,630 52.08% 4,242 47.72% 15 0.17% 3 0.03% 2 0.02% 388 4.36% 8,890
Marquette 9,034 41.12% 12,854 58.51% 41 0.19% 39 0.18% 14 0.06% -3,820 -17.39% 21,968
Mason 4,874 55.72% 3,836 43.85% 27 0.31% 11 0.13% 15 0.17% 1,038 11.87% 8,748
Mecosta 4,759 68.68% 2,153 31.07% 12 0.17% 5 0.07% 3 0.04% 2,606 37.61% 6,929
Menominee 5,409 48.34% 5,727 51.18% 51 0.46% 3 0.03% 18 0.16% -318 -2.84% 11,190
Midland 6,269 61.81% 3,834 37.80% 37 0.36% 3 0.03% 14 0.14% 2,435 24.01% 10,143
Missaukee 2,154 66.83% 1,037 32.17% 7 0.22% 25 0.78% 0 0.00% 1,117 34.66% 3,223
Monroe 13,517 56.51% 10,368 43.34% 30 0.13% 5 0.02% 25 0.10% 3,149 13.16% 23,920
Montcalm 7,633 64.48% 4,119 34.80% 83 0.70% 2 0.02% 18 0.15% 3,514 29.69% 11,837
Montmorency 1,189 60.48% 768 39.06% 7 0.36% 2 0.10% 0 0.00% 421 21.41% 1,966
Muskegon 14,957 43.52% 19,257 56.03% 130 0.38% 27 0.08% 53 0.15% -4,300 -12.51% 34,371
Newaygo 5,418 66.62% 2,693 33.11% 13 0.16% 9 0.11% 12 0.15% 2,725 33.51% 8,133
Oakland 49,002 50.79% 47,022 48.73% 393 0.41% 71 0.07% 135 0.14% 1,980 2.05% 96,488
Oceana 3,711 60.74% 2,379 38.94% 19 0.31% 1 0.02% 17 0.28% 1,332 21.80% 6,110
Ogemaw 2,447 65.45% 1,278 34.18% 10 0.27% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% 1,169 31.27% 3,739
Ontonagon 2,880 47.14% 3,103 50.79% 13 0.21% 114 1.87% 6 0.10% -223 -3.65% 6,110
Osceola 4,217 72.86% 1,555 26.87% 3 0.05% 13 0.22% 1 0.02% 2,662 45.99% 5,788
Oscoda 661 61.60% 409 38.12% 3 0.28% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 252 23.49% 1,073
Otsego 1,353 54.60% 1,119 45.16% 5 0.20% 1 0.04% 2 0.08% 234 9.44% 2,478
Ottawa 15,462 62.54% 9,152 37.02% 94 0.38% 15 0.06% 61 0.25% 6,310 25.52% 24,723
Presque Isle 2,552 49.48% 2,595 50.31% 10 0.19% 1 0.02% 2 0.04% -43 -0.83% 5,158
Roscommon 1,360 64.21% 739 34.89% 17 0.80% 2 0.09% 0 0.00% 621 29.32% 2,118
Saginaw 27,042 54.40% 22,490 45.24% 164 0.33% 18 0.04% 39 0.08% 4,552 9.16% 49,714
Sanilac 10,289 82.23% 2,195 17.54% 27 0.22% 2 0.02% 14 0.11% 8,094 64.68% 12,513
Schoolcraft 2,003 46.24% 2,320 53.55% 8 0.18% 1 0.02% 2 0.05% -317 -7.32% 4,332
Shiawassee 9,995 63.32% 5,727 36.28% 58 0.37% 5 0.03% 19 0.12% 4,268 27.04% 15,785
St. Clair 18,635 60.21% 12,259 39.61% 54 0.17% 2 0.01% 26 0.08% 6,376 20.60% 30,950
St. Joseph 10,025 66.39% 5,045 33.41% 28 0.19% 2 0.01% 15 0.10% 4,980 32.98% 15,100
Tuscola 10,146 75.52% 3,257 24.24% 31 0.23% 1 0.01% 13 0.10% 6,889 51.28% 13,435
Van Buren 11,571 67.02% 5,625 32.58% 54 0.31% 15 0.09% 32 0.19% 5,946 34.44% 17,265
Washtenaw 21,664 64.33% 11,802 35.05% 196 0.58% 13 0.04% 44 0.13% 9,862 29.29% 33,675
Wayne 275,974 37.70% 451,003 61.61% 3,269 0.45% 1,741 0.24% 582 0.08% -175,029 -23.91% 731,987
Wexford 4,322 59.22% 2,947 40.38% 28 0.38% 1 0.01% 28 0.38% 1,375 18.84% 7,298
Totals 1,039,917 49.92% 1,032,991 49.58% 7,593 0.36% 2,834 0.14% 2,594 0.12% 6,926 0.33% 2,083,335

See also

References

  1. ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-Ninth Term (1941-1945)". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1940
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