Election in Nebraska
Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
1940 United States presidential election in Nebraska
Nominee
Wendell Willkie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
New York
New York
Running mate
Charles L. McNary
Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote
7
0
Popular vote
352,201
263,677
Percentage
57.2%
42.8%
County Results
Willkie
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Roosevelt
50-60%
President before election
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Elected President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
The 1940 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election . Voters chose seven[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Nebraska was won by Wendell Willkie (R –New York ), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary , with 57.19% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D –New York ), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace , with 42.81% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
With 57.19% of the popular vote, Nebraska would prove to be Willkie's second strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage after neighboring South Dakota .[5]
Results [ ]
Results by county [ ]
County[6]
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
6,630
60.60%
4,311
39.40%
2,319
21.20%
10,941
Antelope
4,331
66.77%
2,155
33.23%
2,176
33.55%
6,486
Arthur
348
64.21%
194
35.79%
154
28.41%
542
Banner
450
66.57%
226
33.43%
224
33.14%
676
Blaine
454
59.35%
311
40.65%
143
18.69%
765
Boone
3,334
62.34%
2,014
37.66%
1,320
24.68%
5,348
Box Butte
2,942
57.27%
2,195
42.73%
747
14.54%
5,137
Boyd
1,734
62.13%
1,057
37.87%
677
24.26%
2,791
Brown
1,783
64.65%
975
35.35%
808
29.30%
2,758
Buffalo
6,387
61.14%
4,060
38.86%
2,327
22.27%
10,447
Burt
3,443
57.08%
2,589
42.92%
854
14.16%
6,032
Butler
2,966
47.75%
3,246
52.25%
-280
-4.51%
6,212
Cass
4,704
56.46%
3,627
43.54%
1,077
12.93%
8,331
Cedar
4,397
62.67%
2,619
37.33%
1,778
25.34%
7,016
Chase
1,557
63.27%
904
36.73%
653
26.53%
2,461
Cherry
2,705
60.30%
1,781
39.70%
924
20.60%
4,486
Cheyenne
2,394
55.20%
1,943
44.80%
451
10.40%
4,337
Clay
3,576
66.98%
1,763
33.02%
1,813
33.96%
5,339
Colfax
2,587
52.28%
2,361
47.72%
226
4.57%
4,948
Cuming
4,383
73.32%
1,595
26.68%
2,788
46.64%
5,978
Custer
6,269
59.66%
4,238
40.34%
2,031
19.33%
10,507
Dakota
2,140
46.91%
2,422
53.09%
-282
-6.18%
4,562
Dawes
3,184
64.26%
1,771
35.74%
1,413
28.52%
4,955
Dawson
5,445
66.02%
2,803
33.98%
2,642
32.03%
8,248
Deuel
1,156
67.17%
565
32.83%
591
34.34%
1,721
Dixon
3,038
61.37%
1,912
38.63%
1,126
22.75%
4,950
Dodge
7,141
62.51%
4,282
37.49%
2,859
25.03%
11,423
Douglas
53,325
44.38%
66,840
55.62%
-13,515
-11.25%
120,165
Dundy
1,441
64.22%
803
35.78%
638
28.43%
2,244
Fillmore
3,677
65.13%
1,969
34.87%
1,708
30.25%
5,646
Franklin
2,354
63.08%
1,378
36.92%
976
26.15%
3,732
Frontier
2,069
66.08%
1,062
33.92%
1,007
32.16%
3,131
Furnas
3,316
64.85%
1,797
35.15%
1,519
29.71%
5,113
Gage
8,156
61.55%
5,096
38.45%
3,060
23.09%
13,252
Garden
1,351
64.73%
736
35.27%
615
29.47%
2,087
Garfield
1,053
66.39%
533
33.61%
520
32.79%
1,586
Gosper
1,001
61.45%
628
38.55%
373
22.90%
1,629
Grant
423
63.51%
243
36.49%
180
27.03%
666
Greeley
1,530
50.46%
1,502
49.54%
28
0.92%
3,032
Hall
7,412
61.26%
4,687
38.74%
2,725
22.52%
12,099
Hamilton
3,286
66.36%
1,666
33.64%
1,620
32.71%
4,952
Harlan
2,182
61.73%
1,353
38.27%
829
23.45%
3,535
Hayes
759
55.93%
598
44.07%
161
11.86%
1,357
Hitchcock
1,663
58.33%
1,188
41.67%
475
16.66%
2,851
Holt
4,840
61.61%
3,016
38.39%
1,824
23.22%
7,856
Hooker
403
73.27%
147
26.73%
256
46.55%
550
Howard
1,696
43.11%
2,238
56.89%
-542
-13.78%
3,934
Jefferson
4,980
64.35%
2,759
35.65%
2,221
28.70%
7,739
Johnson
2,919
68.26%
1,357
31.74%
1,562
36.53%
4,276
Kearney
1,792
53.44%
1,561
46.56%
231
6.89%
3,353
Keith
2,022
53.48%
1,759
46.52%
263
6.96%
3,781
Keya Paha
1,004
66.67%
502
33.33%
502
33.33%
1,506
Kimball
1,190
61.82%
735
38.18%
455
23.64%
1,925
Knox
4,352
57.79%
3,179
42.21%
1,173
15.58%
7,531
Lancaster
27,384
58.63%
19,321
41.37%
8,063
17.26%
46,705
Lincoln
5,908
54.36%
4,960
45.64%
948
8.72%
10,868
Logan
498
60.51%
325
39.49%
173
21.02%
823
Loup
539
65.10%
289
34.90%
250
30.19%
828
Madison
7,353
64.87%
3,982
35.13%
3,371
29.74%
11,335
McPherson
414
71.63%
164
28.37%
250
43.25%
578
Merrick
2,886
66.31%
1,466
33.69%
1,420
32.63%
4,352
Morrill
2,214
60.08%
1,471
39.92%
743
20.16%
3,685
Nance
1,963
57.77%
1,435
42.23%
528
15.54%
3,398
Nemaha
3,817
59.96%
2,549
40.04%
1,268
19.92%
6,366
Nuckolls
3,017
61.70%
1,873
38.30%
1,144
23.39%
4,890
Otoe
5,799
66.46%
2,927
33.54%
2,872
32.91%
8,726
Pawnee
2,643
62.35%
1,596
37.65%
1,047
24.70%
4,239
Perkins
1,413
57.28%
1,054
42.72%
359
14.55%
2,467
Phelps
2,512
57.63%
1,847
42.37%
665
15.26%
4,359
Pierce
3,271
69.30%
1,449
30.70%
1,822
38.60%
4,720
Platte
4,929
56.07%
3,862
43.93%
1,067
12.14%
8,791
Polk
2,653
61.87%
1,635
38.13%
1,018
23.74%
4,288
Red Willow
3,119
55.70%
2,481
44.30%
638
11.39%
5,600
Richardson
4,833
54.07%
4,105
45.93%
728
8.14%
8,938
Rock
1,104
64.79%
600
35.21%
504
29.58%
1,704
Saline
3,673
46.48%
4,229
53.52%
-556
-7.04%
7,902
Sarpy
2,165
46.04%
2,537
53.96%
-372
-7.91%
4,702
Saunders
4,917
54.16%
4,162
45.84%
755
8.32%
9,079
Scotts Bluff
7,989
64.20%
4,455
35.80%
3,534
28.40%
12,444
Seward
4,117
61.95%
2,529
38.05%
1,588
23.89%
6,646
Sheridan
3,161
66.87%
1,566
33.13%
1,595
33.74%
4,727
Sherman
1,494
44.18%
1,888
55.82%
-394
-11.65%
3,382
Sioux
1,072
63.43%
618
36.57%
454
26.86%
1,690
Stanton
2,074
65.74%
1,081
34.26%
993
31.47%
3,155
Thayer
3,893
65.21%
2,077
34.79%
1,816
30.42%
5,970
Thomas
486
63.70%
277
36.30%
209
27.39%
763
Thurston
1,973
49.18%
2,039
50.82%
-66
-1.65%
4,012
Valley
2,449
60.63%
1,590
39.37%
859
21.27%
4,039
Washington
2,922
52.57%
2,636
47.43%
286
5.15%
5,558
Wayne
3,209
69.70%
1,395
30.30%
1,814
39.40%
4,604
Webster
2,847
68.18%
1,329
31.82%
1,518
36.35%
4,176
Wheeler
495
53.69%
427
46.31%
68
7.38%
922
York
5,322
70.75%
2,200
29.25%
3,122
41.50%
7,522
Totals
352,201
57.19%
263,677
42.81%
88,524
14.37%
615,878
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Nebraska
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