1940 United States presidential election in Illinois

none June 2025 September 2023 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois 1936 1944 United States presidential election in Illinois 1944 All 29 Illinois votes to the Electoral College November 5, 1940https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1940 United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica August 20, 2018 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 29 2,149,934 50.97% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 2,047,240 48.54% 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 180px County results Roosevelt #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% Willkie #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940 1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45) August 20, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 50.97% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 48.54% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=17&year=1940 1940 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois August 20, 2018http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940 August 20, 2018 Primaries The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.OFFICIAL VOTE of the STATE OF ILLINOIS Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION, November 5, 1940 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1939-1940 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, April 9, 1940 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1940/PE%20and%20GE%201940.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210624113817/https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1940/PE%20and%20GE%201940.pdf dead June 24, 2021 Illinois State Board of Elections 2 August 2020 Turnout The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 2,365,144. The total vote in the general election was 4,217,935. Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 9. Democratic 1940 Illinois Democratic presidential primary no 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1936 1944 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1944 presidential Illinois 1940 04 09 150x150px Franklin D. Roosevelt New York 00308F 1,176,531 86.04% 150x150px 006A4F John Nance Garner Texas 190,801 13.95% 280px The 1940 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 9, 1940, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1940 presidential election. The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates. 1940 Illinois Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotes% Franklin D. Roosevelt 1,176,531 86.04 John Nance Garner 190,801 13.95 Scattering 35 0.00 Total 1,367,367 100 Republican 1940 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1936 1944 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1944 1940 04 09 150x150px Thomas E. Dewey New York FF8080 997,225 99.95% 100px The 1940 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 9, 1940, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1940 presidential election. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. 1940 Illinois Republican presidential primaryCandidateVotes%Thomas E. Dewey 997,225 99.95 Scattering 552 0.06 Total 997,777 100 Results 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 2,149,934 50.97% Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) 2,047,240 48.54% Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 10,914 0.26% Roger W. Babson Prohibition Party 9,190 0.22% 657 0.02% 4,217,935 100% Results by county CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticWendell Lewis WillkieRepublicanNormal Mattoon ThomasSocialistVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescastOur Campaigns; IL US President 1940 # % # % # % # % # % Adams 17,361 47.78% 18,480 50.86% 119 0.33% 373 1.03% -1,119 -3.08% 36,333 Alexander 6,591 50.75% 6,260 48.20% 69 0.53% 68 0.52% 331 2.55% 12,988 Bond 3,376 40.75% 4,754 57.38% 20 0.24% 135 1.63% -1,378 -16.63% 8,285 Boone 2,277 26.38% 6,330 73.33% 11 0.13% 14 0.16% -4,053 -46.95% 8,632 Brown 2,478 53.31% 2,101 45.20% 1 0.02% 68 1.46% 377 8.11% 4,648 Bureau 8,274 38.29% 13,258 61.36% 46 0.21% 29 0.13% -4,984 -23.07% 21,607 Calhoun 1,625 39.08% 2,516 60.51% 11 0.26% 6 0.14% -891 -21.43% 4,158 Carroll 3,592 35.87% 6,398 63.90% 8 0.08% 15 0.15% -2,806 -28.02% 10,013 Cass 4,854 51.55% 4,490 47.68% 30 0.32% 42 0.45% 364 3.87% 9,416 Champaign 17,563 46.04% 20,314 53.26% 165 0.43% 102 0.27% -2,751 -7.21% 38,144 Christian 11,457 52.41% 10,255 46.91% 50 0.23% 100 0.46% 1,202 5.50% 21,862Clark4,80744.36%5,97655.15% 5 0.05%480.44% -1,169 -10.79% 10,836 Clay 4,934 48.27% 5,185 50.72% 31 0.30% 72 0.70% -251 -2.46% 10,222 Clinton 4,558 37.27% 7,582 62.00% 60 0.49% 30 0.25% -3,024 -24.73% 12,230 Coles 11,409 51.83% 10,528 47.82% 29 0.13% 48 0.22% 881 4.00% 22,014 Cook 1,168,141 55.24% 938,454 44.38% 4,908 0.23% 3,304 0.16% 229,687 10.86% 2,114,807 Crawford 5,703 44.54% 7,036 54.95% 12 0.09% 54 0.42% -1,333 -10.41% 12,805 Cumberland 3,091 47.92% 3,330 51.62% 11 0.17% 19 0.29% -239 -3.70% 6,451 DeKalb 6,989 35.53% 12,577 63.95% 53 0.27% 49 0.25% -5,588 -28.41% 19,668 DeWitt 5,052 47.78% 5,477 51.80% 14 0.13% 31 0.29% -425 -4.02% 10,574 Douglas 4,513 44.99% 5,451 54.34% 31 0.31% 36 0.36% -938 -9.35% 10,031 DuPage 18,923 31.51% 40,746 67.85% 307 0.51% 73 0.12% -21,823 -36.34% 60,049 Edgar 6,713 45.42% 7,985 54.03% 22 0.15% 60 0.41% -1,272 -8.61% 14,780 Edwards 1,770 34.16% 3,361 64.86% 23 0.44% 28 0.54% -1,591 -30.70% 5,182 Effingham 5,988 49.88% 5,941 49.48% 27 0.22% 50 0.42% 47 0.39% 12,006 Fayette 7,286 48.85% 7,486 50.19% 30 0.20% 113 0.76% -200 -1.34% 14,915 Ford 3,062 34.55% 5,770 65.11% 17 0.19% 13 0.15% -2,708 -30.56% 8,862 Franklin 15,523 54.16% 12,936 45.14% 101 0.35% 100 0.35% 2,587 9.03% 28,660 Fulton 12,198 48.35% 12,816 50.80% 96 0.38% 118 0.47% -618 -2.45% 25,228 Gallatin 3,293 55.54% 2,588 43.65% 18 0.30% 30 0.51% 705 11.89% 5,929 Greene 6,015 55.06% 4,840 44.30% 28 0.26% 42 0.38% 1,175 10.76% 10,925 Grundy 4,105 38.22% 6,593 61.38% 23 0.21% 20 0.19% -2,488 -23.16% 10,741 Hamilton 3,691 47.64% 4,005 51.69% 24 0.31% 28 0.36% -314 -4.05% 7,748 Hancock 6,688 41.90% 9,108 57.06% 24 0.15% 141 0.88% -2,420 -15.16% 15,961 Hardin 1,974 45.56% 2,333 53.84% 10 0.23% 16 0.37% -359 -8.29% 4,333 Henderson 1,977 37.44% 3,264 61.81% 17 0.32% 23 0.44% -1,287 -24.37% 5,281 Henry 10,481 40.86% 14,971 58.37% 123 0.48% 73 0.28% -4,490 -17.51% 25,648 Iroquois 7,036 38.68% 11,047 60.73% 15 0.08% 93 0.51% -4,011 -22.05% 18,191 Jackson 9,600 44.22% 11,980 55.19% 65 0.30% 63 0.29% -2,380 -10.96% 21,708 Jasper 3,689 47.20% 4,082 52.23% 10 0.13% 34 0.44% -393 -5.03% 7,815 Jefferson 10,887 55.22% 8,692 44.09% 38 0.19% 98 0.50% 2,195 11.13% 19,715 Jersey 3,692 47.99% 3,958 51.44% 27 0.35% 17 0.22% -266 -3.46% 7,694 Jo Daviess 3,864 34.52% 7,285 65.09% 23 0.21% 20 0.18% -3,421 -30.57% 11,192 Johnson 2,254 36.99% 3,827 62.80% 4 0.07% 9 0.15% -1,573 -25.81% 6,094 Kane 25,676 37.81% 41,949 61.77% 222 0.33% 67 0.10% -16,273 -23.96% 67,914 Kankakee 13,716 45.97% 15,998 53.62% 61 0.20% 63 0.21% -2,282 -7.65% 29,838 Kendall 1,978 31.92% 4,200 67.79% 10 0.16% 8 0.13% -2,222 -35.86% 6,196 Knox 12,597 41.68% 17,459 57.77% 116 0.38% 52 0.17% -4,862 -16.09% 30,224 Lake 24,965 39.34% 38,242 60.26% 203 0.32% 51 0.08% -13,277 -20.92% 63,461 LaSalle 29,704 53.62% 25,296 45.66% 207 0.37% 192 0.35% 4,408 7.96% 55,399 Lawrence 5,625 47.54% 6,061 51.22% 28 0.24% 119 1.01% -436 -3.68% 11,833 Lee 6,005 34.74% 11,228 64.96% 26 0.15% 26 0.15% -5,223 -30.22% 17,285 Livingston 7,722 35.61% 13,909 64.14% 30 0.14% 25 0.12% -6,187 -28.53% 21,686 Logan 6,753 42.94% 8,929 56.78% 20 0.13% 23 0.15% -2,176 -13.84% 15,725 Macon 27,589 57.64% 19,998 41.78% 88 0.18% 189 0.39% 7,591 15.86% 47,864 Macoupin 14,356 52.00% 13,000 47.08% 180 0.65% 74 0.27% 1,356 4.91% 27,610 Madison 44,803 59.01% 30,445 40.10% 508 0.67% 173 0.23% 14,358 18.91% 75,929 Marion 13,807 56.41% 10,461 42.74% 60 0.25% 148 0.60% 3,346 13.67% 24,476 Marshall 3,343 42.26% 4,527 57.23% 30 0.38% 10 0.13% -1,184 -14.97% 7,910 Mason 4,416 49.08% 4,541 50.47% 18 0.20% 23 0.26% -125 -1.39% 8,998 Massac 2,813 37.14% 4,722 62.34% 16 0.21% 23 0.30% -1,909 -25.20% 7,574 McDonough 5,783 35.66% 10,326 63.67% 26 0.16% 82 0.51% -4,543 -28.01% 16,217 McHenry 6,170 27.07% 16,480 72.30% 125 0.55% 20 0.09% -10,310 -45.23% 22,795 McLean 18,024 44.87% 21,865 54.44% 127 0.32% 150 0.37% -3,841 -9.56% 40,166 Menard 2,894 44.81% 3,531 54.68% 16 0.25% 17 0.26% -637 -9.86% 6,458 Mercer 3,830 37.53% 6,336 62.09% 20 0.20% 18 0.18% -2,506 -24.56% 10,204 Monroe 2,826 37.17% 4,754 62.54% 20 0.26% 2 0.03% -1,928 -25.36% 7,602 Montgomery 9,654 47.50% 10,497 51.65% 85 0.42% 89 0.44% -843 -4.15% 20,325 Morgan 9,082 47.10% 10,137 52.57% 21 0.11% 43 0.22% -1,055 -5.47% 19,283 Moultrie 3,696 50.13% 3,636 49.32% 7 0.09% 34 0.46% 60 0.81% 7,373 Ogle 4,833 28.87% 11,838 70.71% 28 0.17% 43 0.26% -7,005 -41.84% 16,742 Peoria 42,009 54.40% 34,911 45.21% 176 0.23% 125 0.16% 7,098 9.19% 77,221 Perry 6,539 47.26% 7,243 52.35% 24 0.17% 31 0.22% -704 -5.09% 13,837 Piatt 3,564 43.68% 4,564 55.94% 7 0.09% 24 0.29% -1,000 -12.26% 8,159 Pike 7,676 53.15% 6,619 45.83% 19 0.13% 127 0.88% 1,057 7.32% 14,441 Pope 1,499 33.84% 2,914 65.78% 9 0.20% 8 0.18% -1,415 -31.94% 4,430 Pulaski 3,456 42.75% 4,589 56.76% 18 0.22% 22 0.27% -1,133 -14.01% 8,085 Putnam 1,195 40.03% 1,778 59.56% 8 0.27% 4 0.13% -583 -19.53% 2,985 Randolph 7,802 45.32% 9,333 54.21% 54 0.31% 26 0.15% -1,531 -8.89% 17,215 Richland 4,335 45.89% 5,022 53.17% 13 0.14% 76 0.80% -687 -7.27% 9,446 Rock Island 35,240 57.67% 25,629 41.95% 132 0.22% 100 0.16% 9,611 15.73% 61,101 Saline 10,692 50.02% 10,567 49.43% 37 0.17% 81 0.38% 125 0.58% 21,377 Sangamon 31,943 47.23% 35,464 52.44% 111 0.16% 110 0.16% -3,521 -5.21% 67,628 Schuyler 3,404 50.04% 3,318 48.77% 12 0.18% 69 1.01% 86 1.26% 6,803 Scott 2,492 48.87% 2,585 50.70% 9 0.18% 13 0.25% -93 -1.82% 5,099 Shelby 7,704 50.69% 7,250 47.71% 68 0.45% 175 1.15% 454 2.99% 15,197 St. Clair 53,482 59.50% 35,998 40.05% 291 0.32% 120 0.13% 17,484 19.45% 89,891 Stark 1,818 34.79% 3,393 64.94% 1 0.02% 13 0.25% -1,575 -30.14% 5,225 Stephenson 8,911 38.67% 14,040 60.92% 49 0.21% 45 0.20% -5,129 -22.26% 23,045 Tazewell 17,624 58.44% 12,419 41.18% 52 0.17% 64 0.21% 5,205 17.26% 30,159 Union5,80453.74%4,91545.51% 45 0.42% 36 0.33% 889 8.23% 10,800 Vermilion 22,891 49.50% 23,059 49.87% 62 0.13% 230 0.50% -168 -0.36% 46,242 Wabash 4,187 52.57% 3,659 45.94% 6 0.08% 113 1.42% 528 6.63% 7,965 Warren 4,878 38.30% 7,790 61.17% 11 0.09% 56 0.44% -2,912 -22.87% 12,735 Washington 3,479 37.73% 5,701 61.82% 22 0.24% 20 0.22% -2,222 -24.09% 9,222 Wayne 5,569 45.68% 6,556 53.77% 23 0.19% 44 0.36% -987 -8.10% 12,192 White 5,909 51.41% 5,459 47.50% 70 0.61% 55 0.48% 450 3.92% 11,493 Whiteside 7,356 31.65% 15,752 67.77% 90 0.39% 44 0.19% -8,396 -36.12% 23,242 Will 29,442 47.53% 32,291 52.13% 176 0.28% 37 0.06% -2,849 -4.60% 61,946 Williamson 14,645 50.12% 14,433 49.40% 67 0.23% 72 0.25% 212 0.73% 29,217 Winnebago 28,061 47.46% 30,683 51.89% 178 0.30% 205 0.35% -2,622 -4.43% 59,127Woodford 4,314 39.43% 6,575 60.09% 20 0.18% 33 0.30% -2,261 -20.66% 10,942Totals2,149,93450.97%2,047,24048.54%10,9140.26%9,8470.23%102,6942.43%4,217,935 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 20em Woodford Winnebago Adams Calhoun Champaign Clark Clay Clinton Crawford Cumberland DeWitt Douglas Fayette Franklin Edwards Iroquois Hamilton Hancock Jasper Jersey Kankakee Lawrence Marshall Mason McLean Menard Monroe Morgan Montgomery Perry Piatt Pulaski Randolph Putnam Richland Stephenson Sangamon Scott Vermilion Will Wayne See also United States presidential elections in Illinois References Illinois 1940 Category:1940 Illinois elections