The 1940 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 58.22% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.58% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Wendell WillkieRepublican Other candidatesVarious parties Margin Total votescast # % # % # % # % Adams 1,397 47.88% 1,508 51.68% 13 0.45% -111 -3.80% 2,918 Asotin 2,107 58.35% 1,483 41.07% 21 0.58% 624 17.28% 3,611 Benton 2,414 46.97% 2,670 51.96% 55 1.07% -256 -4.98% 5,139 Chelan 7,181 47.02% 8,019 52.50% 73 0.48% -838 -5.49% 15,273 Clallam 5,966 61.95% 3,555 36.91% 110 1.14% 2,411 25.03% 9,631 Clark 12,931 58.98% 8,776 40.03% 218 0.99% 4,155 18.95% 21,925 Columbia 1,218 45.36% 1,461 54.41% 6 0.22% -243 -9.05% 2,685 Cowlitz 11,420 64.47% 6,078 34.31% 216 1.22% 5,342 30.16% 17,714 Douglas 1,972 49.66% 1,959 49.33% 40 1.01% 13 0.33% 3,971 Ferry 1,247 67.44% 590 31.91% 12 0.65% 657 35.53% 1,849 Franklin 1,868 62.62% 1,084 36.34% 31 1.04% 784 26.28% 2,983 Garfield 714 41.34% 1,003 58.08% 10 0.58% -289 -16.73% 1,727 Grant 4,097 73.15% 1,487 26.55% 17 0.30% 2,610 46.60% 5,601 Grays Harbor 14,861 63.27% 8,369 35.63% 257 1.09% 6,492 27.64% 23,487 Island 1,626 53.19% 1,371 44.85% 60 1.96% 255 8.34% 3,057 Jefferson 2,083 56.99% 1,540 42.13% 32 0.88% 543 14.86% 3,655 King 143,134 59.19% 95,504 39.50% 3,165 1.31% 47,630 19.70% 241,803 Kitsap 13,861 70.73% 5,525 28.19% 210 1.07% 8,336 42.54% 19,596 Kittitas 5,203 60.08% 3,401 39.27% 56 0.65% 1,802 20.81% 8,660 Klickitat 2,627 54.80% 2,139 44.62% 28 0.58% 488 10.18% 4,794 Lewis 9,280 49.56% 9,228 49.28% 218 1.16% 52 0.28% 18,726 Lincoln 2,896 52.16% 2,627 47.32% 29 0.52% 269 4.85% 5,552 Mason 3,465 64.81% 1,775 33.20% 106 1.98% 1,690 31.61% 5,346 Okanogan 5,362 55.54% 4,244 43.96% 49 0.51% 1,118 11.58% 9,655 Pacific 4,393 61.48% 2,704 37.84% 48 0.67% 1,689 23.64% 7,145 Pend Oreille 1,812 58.51% 1,268 40.94% 17 0.55% 544 17.57% 3,097 Pierce 51,670 64.34% 27,188 33.85% 1,453 1.81% 24,482 30.48% 80,311 San Juan 860 51.34% 808 48.24% 7 0.42% 52 3.10% 1,675 Skagit 9,796 54.51% 7,985 44.44% 189 1.05% 1,811 10.08% 17,970 Skamania 1,292 62.15% 765 36.80% 22 1.06% 527 25.35% 2,079 Snohomish 26,185 64.52% 13,638 33.60% 762 1.88% 12,547 30.92% 40,585 Spokane 44,852 56.92% 33,228 42.17% 713 0.90% 11,624 14.75% 78,793 Stevens 4,904 59.75% 3,238 39.45% 66 0.80% 1,666 20.30% 8,208 Thurston 11,092 59.72% 7,275 39.17% 206 1.11% 3,817 20.55% 18,573 Wahkiakum 1,164 63.78% 642 35.18% 19 1.04% 522 28.60% 1,825 Walla Walla 5,875 42.51% 7,883 57.04% 63 0.46% -2,008 -14.53% 13,821 Whatcom 14,877 51.60% 13,351 46.30% 606 2.10% 1,526 5.29% 28,834 Whitman 6,351 49.62% 6,356 49.66% 92 0.72% -5 -0.04% 12,799 Yakima 18,092 46.68% 20,398 52.63% 270 0.70% -2,306 -5.95% 38,760Totals462,14558.22%322,12340.58%9,5651.20%140,02217.64%793,833
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Benton Chelan Columbia Garfield Walla Walla Whitman Yakima
See also United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
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