1940 United States presidential election in Arizona

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1940 United States presidential election in Arizona

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All 3 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
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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 3 0
Popular vote 95,267 54,030
Percentage 63.49% 36.01%

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County Results
Roosevelt
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%


President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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

Arizona was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 63.49% of the popular vote, against President of Commonwealth and Southern Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Senate Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 36.01% of the popular vote.[2][3]

Results[]

1940 United States presidential election in Arizona
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) 95,267 63.49%
Republican Wendell Willkie 54,030 36.01%
Prohibition Roger Babson 742 0.49%
Total votes 150,039 100%

Results by county[]

County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Republican
Roger Ward Babson
Prohibition
Margin Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # %
Apache 1,969 67.94% 926 31.95% 3 0.10% 1,043 35.99% 2,898
Cochise 8,748 73.21% 3,170 26.53% 32 0.27% 5,578 46.68% 11,950
Coconino 3,025 61.10% 1,913 38.64% 13 0.26% 1,112 22.46% 4,951
Gila 5,752 68.42% 2,624 31.21% 31 0.37% 3,128 37.21% 8,407
Graham 3,130 72.62% 1,161 26.94% 19 0.44% 1,969 45.68% 4,310
Greenlee 2,175 77.60% 619 22.08% 9 0.32% 1,556 55.51% 2,803
Maricopa 35,055 60.36% 22,610 38.93% 414 0.71% 12,445 21.43% 58,079
Mohave 2,024 62.78% 1,198 37.16% 2 0.06% 826 25.62% 3,224
Navajo 3,052 66.39% 1,533 33.35% 12 0.26% 1,519 33.04% 4,597
Pima 14,035 59.57% 9,445 40.09% 82 0.35% 4,590 19.48% 23,562
Pinal 4,411 68.61% 1,996 31.05% 22 0.34% 2,415 37.56% 6,429
Santa Cruz 1,536 61.05% 978 38.87% 2 0.08% 558 22.18% 2,516
Yavapai 6,217 60.46% 3,987 38.78% 78 0.76% 2,230 21.69% 10,282
Yuma 4,138 68.61% 1,870 31.01% 23 0.38% 2,268 37.61% 6,031
Totals 95,267 63.49% 54,030 36.01% 742 0.49% 41,237 27.48% 150,039

References[]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1940". Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920–1964; p. 41 ISBN 0405077114
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