1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada

1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

1940 United States presidential election in Nevada

Election in Nevada

The 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
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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–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Lyon County and Churchill County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

Results

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Results by county

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "United States Presidential election of 1940 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. [4]
    "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  5. [5]
    Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
  6. [6]
    Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 290 ISBN 0405077114


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