1940 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
← 1936 November 5, 1940[1] 1944 →
All 8 Washington votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 462,145 322,123
Percentage 58.22% 40.58%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.58% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

1940 United States presidential election in Washington
Party Candidate Votes %
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]
# % # % # % # %
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  5. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 489 ISBN 0405077114
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