1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina

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Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1940
← 1936 November 5, 1940[1] 1944 →
All 13 North Carolina votes to the Electoral College
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 609,015 213,633
Percentage 74.0% 25.9%
President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

 Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 13[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

North Carolina was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 74.03% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 25.97% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Davie County and Randolph County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

Results

United States presidential election in North Carolina, 1940
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 609,015 74.03%
Republican Wendell Willkie 213,633 25.97%
Total votes 822,648 100%

References

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  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


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