Main article: 1940 United States presidential election
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The 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 495,662 | 57.10% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 372,414 | 42.90% | |
| Total votes | 868,076 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 5,025 | 52.34% | 4,576 | 47.66% | 449 | 4.68% | 9,601 |
| Berkeley | 8,658 | 56.89% | 6,562 | 43.11% | 2,096 | 13.77% | 15,220 |
| Boone | 7,904 | 65.69% | 4,128 | 34.31% | 3,776 | 31.38% | 12,032 |
| Braxton | 5,709 | 58.46% | 4,056 | 41.54% | 1,653 | 16.93% | 9,765 |
| Brooke | 6,416 | 61.57% | 4,004 | 38.43% | 2,412 | 23.15% | 10,420 |
| Cabell | 28,125 | 57.22% | 21,027 | 42.78% | 7,098 | 14.44% | 49,152 |
| Calhoun | 2,872 | 60.30% | 1,891 | 39.70% | 981 | 20.60% | 4,763 |
| Clay | 3,485 | 54.74% | 2,881 | 45.26% | 604 | 9.49% | 6,366 |
| Doddridge | 1,495 | 31.22% | 3,293 | 68.78% | -1,798 | -37.55% | 4,788 |
| Fayette | 22,256 | 68.35% | 10,307 | 31.65% | 11,949 | 36.70% | 32,563 |
| Gilmer | 3,276 | 61.31% | 2,067 | 38.69% | 1,209 | 22.63% | 5,343 |
| Grant | 857 | 21.15% | 3,195 | 78.85% | -2,338 | -57.70% | 4,052 |
| Greenbrier | 10,164 | 61.17% | 6,451 | 38.83% | 3,713 | 22.35% | 16,615 |
| Hampshire | 3,277 | 65.18% | 1,751 | 34.82% | 1,526 | 30.35% | 5,028 |
| Hancock | 8,515 | 63.02% | 4,997 | 36.98% | 3,518 | 26.04% | 13,512 |
| Hardy | 2,690 | 61.64% | 1,674 | 38.36% | 1,016 | 23.28% | 4,364 |
| Harrison | 22,570 | 56.91% | 17,087 | 43.09% | 5,483 | 13.83% | 39,657 |
| Jackson | 3,299 | 39.26% | 5,104 | 60.74% | -1,805 | -21.48% | 8,403 |
| Jefferson | 5,297 | 69.43% | 2,332 | 30.57% | 2,965 | 38.86% | 7,629 |
| Kanawha | 57,932 | 59.09% | 40,113 | 40.91% | 17,819 | 18.17% | 98,045 |
| Lewis | 4,566 | 43.48% | 5,935 | 56.52% | -1,369 | -13.04% | 10,501 |
| Lincoln | 5,228 | 52.04% | 4,818 | 47.96% | 410 | 4.08% | 10,046 |
| Logan | 17,010 | 63.30% | 9,860 | 36.70% | 7,150 | 26.61% | 26,870 |
| Marion | 21,035 | 61.18% | 13,349 | 38.82% | 7,686 | 22.35% | 34,384 |
| Marshall | 8,900 | 48.84% | 9,324 | 51.16% | -424 | -2.33% | 18,224 |
| Mason | 4,521 | 42.02% | 6,239 | 57.98% | -1,718 | -15.97% | 10,760 |
| McDowell | 24,449 | 63.74% | 13,906 | 36.26% | 10,543 | 27.49% | 38,355 |
| Mercer | 18,163 | 61.45% | 11,395 | 38.55% | 6,768 | 22.90% | 29,558 |
| Mineral | 5,195 | 50.30% | 5,133 | 49.70% | 62 | 0.60% | 10,328 |
| Mingo | 11,619 | 66.80% | 5,776 | 33.20% | 5,843 | 33.59% | 17,395 |
| Monongalia | 12,940 | 55.52% | 10,367 | 44.48% | 2,573 | 11.04% | 23,307 |
| Monroe | 3,283 | 49.10% | 3,403 | 50.90% | -120 | -1.79% | 6,686 |
| Morgan | 1,286 | 33.41% | 2,563 | 66.59% | -1,277 | -33.18% | 3,849 |
| Nicholas | 5,312 | 55.27% | 4,299 | 44.73% | 1,013 | 10.54% | 9,611 |
| Ohio | 21,713 | 54.57% | 18,073 | 45.43% | 3,640 | 9.15% | 39,786 |
| Pendleton | 2,710 | 57.82% | 1,977 | 42.18% | 733 | 15.64% | 4,687 |
| Pleasants | 1,779 | 48.41% | 1,896 | 51.59% | -117 | -3.18% | 3,675 |
| Pocahontas | 3,604 | 55.53% | 2,886 | 44.47% | 718 | 11.06% | 6,490 |
| Preston | 4,730 | 36.54% | 8,213 | 63.46% | -3,483 | -26.91% | 12,943 |
| Putnam | 4,888 | 53.39% | 4,268 | 46.61% | 620 | 6.77% | 9,156 |
| Raleigh | 23,105 | 66.29% | 11,752 | 33.71% | 11,353 | 32.57% | 34,857 |
| Randolph | 8,465 | 66.86% | 4,196 | 33.14% | 4,269 | 33.72% | 12,661 |
| Ritchie | 2,439 | 32.87% | 4,982 | 67.13% | -2,543 | -34.27% | 7,421 |
| Roane | 5,158 | 49.24% | 5,317 | 50.76% | -159 | -1.52% | 10,475 |
| Summers | 5,441 | 59.89% | 3,644 | 40.11% | 1,797 | 19.78% | 9,085 |
| Taylor | 4,968 | 50.65% | 4,841 | 49.35% | 127 | 1.29% | 9,809 |
| Tucker | 3,332 | 55.66% | 2,654 | 44.34% | 678 | 11.33% | 5,986 |
| Tyler | 2,026 | 31.76% | 4,354 | 68.24% | -2,328 | -36.49% | 6,380 |
| Upshur | 2,862 | 31.98% | 6,086 | 68.02% | -3,224 | -36.03% | 8,948 |
| Wayne | 9,626 | 62.80% | 5,701 | 37.20% | 3,925 | 25.61% | 15,327 |
| Webster | 4,579 | 68.90% | 2,067 | 31.10% | 2,512 | 37.80% | 6,646 |
| Wetzel | 5,590 | 55.72% | 4,443 | 44.28% | 1,147 | 11.43% | 10,033 |
| Wirt | 1,554 | 46.09% | 1,818 | 53.91% | -264 | -7.83% | 3,372 |
| Wood | 15,962 | 51.55% | 15,005 | 48.45% | 957 | 3.09% | 30,967 |
| Wyoming | 7,802 | 64.06% | 4,378 | 35.94% | 3,424 | 28.11% | 12,180 |
| Totals | 495,662 | 57.10% | 372,414 | 42.90% | 123,248 | 14.20% | 868,076 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1940 — Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "1940 Presidential General Election Results — West Virginia". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project — Election of 1940". Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- "WV US President — November 05, 1940". Our Campaigns.
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