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1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1936 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1944 November 5, 1940 x200px FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 3 103,699 56.59% WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 0 79,315 43.28% 1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 265px County results
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#e27f90 50–60% President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States)
1940 United States presidential election
The 1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1940. All 48 States were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.
Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won New Mexico by a 13-point margin over Republican businessman Wendell Willkie.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=35&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1940 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-02-14 This was the only election in United States history where a president was elected to serve a third full term.
Results
+ General Election ResultsNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Party Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Henry H. Kramer103,699 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. Howard B. Owens103,211 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Procopio Torres102,910 Republican Party Wendell Willkie J. Tom Danie79,315 Republican Party Wendell Willkie Manuel Otero79,302 Republican Party Wendell Willkie Mrs. C. Mason79,022 Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. B. Cochran144 Socialist Party Norman Thomas J. E. Ledbetter143 Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. L. Vining142 Prohibition Party Roger Babson M. W. Sides100 Prohibition Party Roger Babson S. P. Crouch96 Prohibition Party Roger Babson C. O. Mardorf95Votes castBased on totals for highest elector on each ticket 183,258
Results by county
County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Wendell WillkieRepublican Norman ThomasSocialist Roger BabsonProhibition Margin Total votescastBased on the highest elector on each ticket # % # % # % # % # %Bernalillo14,42854.53%11,99945.35%280.11%60.02%2,4299.18%26,461Catron1,03952.26%94947.74%00.00%00.00%904.53%1,988Chaves4,30458.97%2,98140.84%40.05%100.14%1,32318.13%7,299Colfax4,23455.06%3,45244.89%30.04%10.01%78210.17%7,690Curry4,67073.90%1,62925.78%120.19%80.13%3,04148.12%6,319De Baca97066.94%47933.06%00.00%00.00%49133.89%1,449Doña Ana5,20858.28%3,72041.63%60.07%20.02%1,48816.65%8,936Eddy4,96875.23%1,62524.61%40.06%70.11%3,34350.62%6,604Grant3,91466.00%2,01533.98%10.02%00.00%1,89932.02%5,930Guadalupe2,08253.54%1,80746.46%00.00%00.00%2757.07%3,889Harding1,00449.93%99849.63%60.30%30.15%60.30%2,011Hidalgo1,04967.03%51632.97%00.00%00.00%53334.06%1,565Lea4,29576.81%1,28623.00%60.11%50.09%3,00953.81%5,592Lincoln1,76349.38%1,79450.25%30.08%100.28%-31-0.87%3,570Luna1,38856.42%1,06643.33%30.12%30.12%32213.09%2,460McKinley2,52559.66%1,70140.19%40.09%20.05%82419.47%4,232Mora1,96044.54%2,44055.44%10.02%00.00%-480-10.91%4,401Otero1,78852.76%1,59647.09%20.06%30.09%1925.67%3,389Quay3,21569.14%1,41330.39%120.26%100.22%1,80238.75%4,650Rio Arriba4,95253.55%4,28946.38%30.03%30.03%6637.17%9,247Roosevelt3,19069.50%1,38430.15%90.20%70.15%1,80639.35%4,590San Juan1,44545.06%1,75754.79%40.12%10.03%-312-9.73%3,207San Miguel6,05455.32%4,88244.61%40.04%30.03%1,17210.71%10,943Sandoval2,06050.85%1,99049.12%10.02%00.00%701.73%4,051Santa Fe6,48250.76%6,28549.22%20.02%10.01%1971.54%12,770Sierra1,53452.71%1,37247.15%20.07%20.07%1625.57%2,910Socorro2,48947.89%2,70352.01%40.08%10.02%-214-4.12%5,197Taos3,46350.85%3,34249.07%30.04%20.03%1211.78%6,810Torrance1,92143.28%2,50956.52%50.11%40.09%-588-13.25%4,439Union1,98750.96%1,90048.73%70.18%50.13%872.23%3,899Valencia3,31849.08%3,43650.83%50.07%10.01%-118-1.75%6,760Total 103,69956.59%79,31543.28%1440.08%1000.05%24,38413.31%183,258
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Lincoln
Mora
San Juan
Torrance
Valencia
Notes
References
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