Election in Ohio
Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
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
26
0
Popular vote
1,733,139
1,586,773
Percentage
52.20%
47.80%
County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
Willkie
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 Ohio was held on November 5, 1940 as part of the 1940 United States presidential election . State voters chose 26 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Ohio was won by the Democratic Party candidate, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , with 52.20% of the popular vote. The Republican Party candidate, Wendell Willkie , garnered 47.80% of the popular vote.[1]
Results [ ]
1940 United States presidential election in Ohio
Party
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Electoral votes
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1,733,139
52.20%
26
Republican
Wendell Willkie
1,586,773
47.80%
0
Totals
3,319,912
100.0%
26
Results by county [ ]
County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Wendell Willkie Republican
Margin
Total votes cast[2]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
5,007
44.76%
6,180
55.24%
-1,173
-10.49%
11,187
Allen
14,469
41.17%
20,675
58.83%
-6,206
-17.66%
35,144
Ashland
7,835
47.60%
8,624
52.40%
-789
-4.79%
16,459
Ashtabula
14,454
43.87%
18,491
56.13%
-4,037
-12.25%
32,945
Athens
11,449
50.52%
11,213
49.48%
236
1.04%
22,662
Auglaize
5,704
38.92%
8,953
61.08%
-3,249
-22.17%
14,657
Belmont
28,618
61.78%
17,705
38.22%
10,913
23.56%
46,323
Brown
5,644
50.75%
5,477
49.25%
167
1.50%
11,121
Butler
30,821
56.86%
23,380
43.14%
7,441
13.73%
54,201
Carroll
3,589
41.02%
5,160
58.98%
-1,571
-17.96%
8,749
Champaign
5,929
43.06%
7,841
56.94%
-1,912
-13.89%
13,770
Clark
25,888
55.59%
20,681
44.41%
5,207
11.18%
46,569
Clermont
8,942
48.84%
9,367
51.16%
-425
-2.32%
18,309
Clinton
4,964
41.40%
7,027
58.60%
-2,063
-17.20%
11,991
Columbiana
22,349
51.29%
21,221
48.71%
1,128
2.59%
43,570
Coshocton
7,889
47.78%
8,623
52.22%
-734
-4.45%
16,512
Crawford
8,966
46.45%
10,336
53.55%
-1,370
-7.10%
19,302
Cuyahoga
347,118
62.41%
209,070
37.59%
138,048
24.82%
556,188
Darke
9,651
46.40%
11,147
53.60%
-1,496
-7.19%
20,798
Defiance
4,313
35.00%
8,010
65.00%
-3,697
-30.00%
12,323
Delaware
5,666
37.19%
9,570
62.81%
-3,904
-25.62%
15,236
Erie
9,254
45.10%
11,267
54.90%
-2,013
-9.81%
20,521
Fairfield
11,298
51.10%
10,813
48.90%
485
2.19%
22,111
Fayette
5,249
46.73%
5,984
53.27%
-735
-6.54%
11,233
Franklin
96,601
51.08%
92,533
48.92%
4,068
2.15%
189,134
Fulton
2,530
22.62%
8,653
77.38%
-6,123
-54.75%
11,183
Gallia
3,943
35.12%
7,285
64.88%
-3,342
-29.76%
11,228
Geauga
3,318
38.19%
5,371
61.81%
-2,053
-23.63%
8,689
Greene
8,881
48.92%
9,273
51.08%
-392
-2.16%
18,154
Guernsey
8,710
46.24%
10,125
53.76%
-1,415
-7.51%
18,835
Hamilton
148,907
49.04%
154,733
50.96%
-5,826
-1.92%
303,640
Hancock
7,755
35.36%
14,174
64.64%
-6,419
-29.27%
21,929
Hardin
6,547
41.60%
9,192
58.40%
-2,645
-16.81%
15,739
Harrison
4,559
44.31%
5,729
55.69%
-1,170
-11.37%
10,288
Henry
3,508
31.07%
7,784
68.93%
-4,276
-37.87%
11,292
Highland
6,921
44.79%
8,530
55.21%
-1,609
-10.41%
15,451
Hocking
5,688
51.60%
5,336
48.40%
352
3.19%
11,024
Holmes
3,349
51.13%
3,201
48.87%
148
2.26%
6,550
Huron
6,741
36.44%
11,758
63.56%
-5,017
-27.12%
18,499
Jackson
6,382
45.80%
7,551
54.20%
-1,169
-8.39%
13,933
Jefferson
29,514
64.03%
16,578
35.97%
12,936
28.07%
46,092
Knox
7,081
40.73%
10,303
59.27%
-3,222
-18.53%
17,384
Lake
12,408
47.96%
13,464
52.04%
-1,056
-4.08%
25,872
Lawrence
10,661
50.92%
10,274
49.08%
387
1.85%
20,935
Licking
16,379
50.14%
16,288
49.86%
91
0.28%
32,667
Logan
6,351
39.17%
9,861
60.83%
-3,510
-21.65%
16,212
Lorain
25,831
52.45%
23,422
47.55%
2,409
4.89%
49,253
Lucas
77,948
50.50%
76,405
49.50%
1,543
1.00%
154,353
Madison
4,390
42.65%
5,904
57.35%
-1,514
-14.71%
10,294
Mahoning
76,441
67.09%
37,496
32.91%
38,945
34.18%
113,937
Marion
10,462
46.96%
11,817
53.04%
-1,355
-6.08%
22,279
Medina
6,722
39.92%
10,116
60.08%
-3,394
-20.16%
16,838
Meigs
4,983
40.77%
7,239
59.23%
-2,256
-18.46%
12,222
Mercer
5,114
39.28%
7,905
60.72%
-2,791
-21.44%
13,019
Miami
11,799
44.48%
14,725
55.52%
-2,926
-11.03%
26,524
Monroe
4,138
47.72%
4,534
52.28%
-396
-4.57%
8,672
Montgomery
86,084
59.80%
57,866
40.20%
28,218
19.60%
143,950
Morgan
2,637
34.68%
4,966
65.32%
-2,329
-30.63%
7,603
Morrow
3,215
37.07%
5,457
62.93%
-2,242
-25.85%
8,672
Muskingum
15,753
44.82%
19,395
55.18%
-3,642
-10.36%
35,148
Noble
3,037
38.16%
4,922
61.84%
-1,885
-23.68%
7,959
Ottawa
5,556
44.71%
6,872
55.29%
-1,316
-10.59%
12,428
Paulding
3,155
38.93%
4,949
61.07%
-1,794
-22.14%
8,104
Perry
6,953
44.54%
8,656
55.46%
-1,703
-10.91%
15,609
Pickaway
6,895
53.58%
5,974
46.42%
921
7.16%
12,869
Pike
4,962
61.06%
3,165
38.94%
1,797
22.11%
8,127
Portage
12,687
51.86%
11,777
48.14%
910
3.72%
24,464
Preble
5,735
46.83%
6,511
53.17%
-776
-6.34%
12,246
Putnam
3,655
29.01%
8,946
70.99%
-5,291
-41.99%
12,601
Richland
18,645
52.08%
17,157
47.92%
1,488
4.16%
35,802
Ross
12,447
51.38%
11,780
48.62%
667
2.75%
24,227
Sandusky
7,116
33.61%
14,054
66.39%
-6,938
-32.77%
21,170
Scioto
21,926
52.98%
19,462
47.02%
2,464
5.95%
41,388
Seneca
7,464
31.45%
16,272
68.55%
-8,808
-37.11%
23,736
Shelby
6,105
46.13%
7,130
53.87%
-1,025
-7.74%
13,235
Stark
59,496
56.19%
46,384
43.81%
13,112
12.38%
105,880
Summit
89,555
58.55%
63,405
41.45%
26,150
17.10%
152,960
Trumbull
34,615
58.04%
25,026
41.96%
9,589
16.08%
59,641
Tuscarawas
19,004
56.43%
14,675
43.57%
4,329
12.85%
33,679
Union
3,947
35.36%
7,214
64.64%
-3,267
-29.27%
11,161
Van Wert
6,254
41.95%
8,656
58.05%
-2,402
-16.11%
14,910
Vinton
2,404
42.97%
3,190
57.03%
-786
-14.05%
5,594
Warren
6,895
44.15%
8,722
55.85%
-1,827
-11.70%
15,617
Washington
8,584
38.77%
13,558
61.23%
-4,974
-22.46%
22,142
Wayne
10,748
44.28%
13,525
55.72%
-2,777
-11.44%
24,273
Williams
4,065
30.05%
9,463
69.95%
-5,398
-39.90%
13,528
Wood
9,711
36.36%
16,998
63.64%
-7,287
-27.28%
26,709
Wyandot
4,206
40.14%
6,272
59.86%
-2,066
-19.72%
10,478
Totals
1,733,139
52.20%
1,586,773
47.80%
146,366
4.41%
3,319,912
See also [ ]
United States presidential elections in Ohio
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