1940 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Elections in Michigan |
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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, as well as the last election until 1976 that Michigan voted for a different candidate than Pennsylvania.
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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] | ||||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
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[]
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-Ninth Term (1941-1945)". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Michigan". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ^ Our Campaigns; MI US President 1940
- 1940 United States presidential election by state
- United States presidential elections in Michigan
- 1940 Michigan elections
- Midwestern United States election stubs
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