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1940 United States presidential election
1940 United States presidential election in North Dakota North Dakota presidential no 1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1936 1944 United States presidential election in North Dakota 1944 All 4 North Dakota 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 19, 2018 x200px WendellWillkie.jpg Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) New York Charles L. McNary 4 154,590 55.06% FDRoosevelt1938.png Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York Henry A. Wallace 0 124,036 44.18% 1940 United States presidential election in North Dakota results map by county.svg 300px County results
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The 1940 United States presidential election in North Dakota took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose fourhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940 1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45) August 19, 2018 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Dakota was won by Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 55.06% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 44.18% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1940&fips=38&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1940 Presidential General Election Results – North Dakota August 19, 2018http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1940 August 19, 2018
With 55.06% of the popular vote, North Dakota would prove to be Willkie's fourth strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage, after fellow free-soil Plains West states South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/stats.php?year=1940&f=0&off=0&elect=0 1940 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2018-03-05
This was the first election since North Dakota's inaugural 1892 election in which it voted for a losing candidate. Then, it narrowly voted for Populist candidate James B. Weaver. However, due to a fusion between Weaver and the winning Democrat Grover Cleveland, North Dakota cast a single elector for Cleveland as well. That makes this the first election in which North Dakota did not cast a single electoral vote for the winning candidate, or in which the state backed a losing Republican candidate.
Results
1940 United States presidential election in North Dakota
Wendell Willkie Republican Party (United States) 154,590 55.06%
Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 124,036 44.18%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 1,279 0.46%
Alfred Knutson Not Designated 545 0.19%
Roger Babson Prohibition Party 325 0.12%
280,775 100%
Results by county
CountyND US President Race, November 05, 1940 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2831 Our CampaignsWendell WillkieRepublicanFranklin D. RooseveltDemocraticNorman ThomasSocialistAlfred KnutsonNot DesignatedRoger BabsonProhibitionMarginTotal votescast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams1,23158.76%83739.95%190.91% 4 0.19%40.19%39418.81%2,095Barnes4,64957.67%3,38441.97%210.26% 3 0.04%50.06%1,26515.69%8,062Benson2,48545.85%2,89853.47%300.55% 2 0.04%50.09%-413-7.62%5,420Billings66362.08%40437.83%10.09% 0 0.00%00.00%25924.25%1,068Bottineau3,12955.60%2,46943.87%290.52% 1 0.02%00.00%66011.73%5,628Bowman92750.63%88248.17%201.09% 2 0.11%00.00%452.46%1,831Burke1,95157.53%1,34239.58%802.36% 7 0.21%110.32%60917.96%3,391Burleigh5,85857.06%4,35042.37%290.28% 22 0.21%70.07%1,50814.69%10,266Cass12,56751.11%11,91148.45%740.30% 17 0.07%170.07%6562.67%24,586Cavalier2,84550.64%2,75749.07%100.18% 2 0.04%40.07%881.57%5,618Dickey2,77757.44%1,72135.59%130.27% 314 6.49%100.21%1,05621.84%4,835Divide1,43744.32%1,77154.63%290.89% 1 0.03%40.12%-334-10.30%3,242Dunn2,13260.29%1,39239.37%60.17% 1 0.03%50.14%74020.93%3,536Eddy1,31948.42%1,36850.22%371.36% 0 0.00%00.00%-49-1.80%2,724Emmons3,51577.29%1,00422.08%210.46% 1 0.02%70.15%2,51155.21%4,548Foster1,10943.20%1,44656.33%80.31% 4 0.16%00.00%-337-13.13%2,567Golden Valley87355.57%68943.86%30.19% 6 0.38%00.00%18411.71%1,571Grand Forks7,04345.42%8,39654.15%460.30% 12 0.08%90.06%-1,353-8.73%15,506Grant2,81581.52%62718.16%110.32% 0 0.00%00.00%2,18863.37%3,453Griggs1,11743.09%1,46456.48%80.31% 3 0.12%00.00%-347-13.39%2,592Hettinger2,46878.32%67121.29%80.25% 4 0.13%00.00%1,79757.03%3,151Kidder2,21472.31%83727.34%20.07% 1 0.03%80.26%1,37744.97%3,062LaMoure2,94363.70%1,63735.43%260.56% 6 0.13%80.17%1,30628.27%4,620Logan2,57283.59%49816.18%50.16% 2 0.06%00.00%2,07467.40%3,077McHenry3,89463.07%2,22536.04%280.45% 21 0.34%60.10%1,66927.03%6,174McIntosh3,49491.66%3188.34%00.00% 0 0.00%00.00%3,17683.32%3,812McKenzie1,56338.63%2,44060.31%210.52% 8 0.20%140.35%-877-21.68%4,046McLean4,11358.99%2,66638.24%1672.40% 13 0.19%130.19%1,44720.75%6,972Mercer3,34185.36%56714.49%50.13% 1 0.03%00.00%2,77470.87%3,914Morton5,49965.25%2,88934.28%220.26% 6 0.07%120.14%2,61030.97%8,428Mountrail1,98144.67%2,39253.93%390.88% 12 0.27%110.25%-411-9.27%4,435Nelson1,85943.07%2,43556.42%110.25% 6 0.14%50.12%-576-13.35%4,316Oliver1,35683.55%26616.39%10.06% 0 0.00%00.00%1,09067.16%1,623Pembina2,92443.94%3,71155.76%110.17% 1 0.02%80.12%-787-11.83%6,655Pierce2,34961.64%1,45138.07%50.13% 2 0.05%40.10%89823.56%3,811Ramsey3,62950.44%3,53049.07%250.35% 6 0.08%40.06%991.38%7,194Ransom2,57956.20%1,98643.28%190.41% 3 0.07%20.04%59312.92%4,589Renville1,20247.03%1,29850.78%481.88% 8 0.31%00.00%-96-3.76%2,556Richland5,10258.42%3,58441.04%320.37% 6 0.07%100.11%1,51817.38%8,734Rolette1,55535.41%2,82064.21%100.23% 3 0.07%40.09%-1,265-28.80%4,392Sargent1,92250.01%1,89449.28%210.55% 1 0.03%50.13%280.73%3,843Sheridan2,40581.33%54318.36%20.07% 7 0.24%00.00%1,86262.97%2,957Sioux1,16766.84%57833.10%10.06% 0 0.00%00.00%58933.73%1,746Slope80157.58%58542.06%40.29% 1 0.07%00.00%21615.53%1,391Stark4,36767.63%2,07532.14%70.11% 2 0.03%60.09%2,29235.50%6,457Steele1,32847.70%1,43451.51%170.61% 3 0.11%20.07%-106-3.81%2,784Stutsman5,63458.92%3,89740.76%190.20% 3 0.03%90.09%1,73718.17%9,562Towner1,63050.29%1,59649.24%100.31% 2 0.06%30.09%341.05%3,241Traill2,88253.47%2,47645.94%150.28% 8 0.15%90.17%4067.53%5,390Walsh3,05135.61%5,49964.18%40.05% 1 0.01%130.15%-2,448-28.57%8,568Ward6,51945.61%7,66953.66%670.47% 13 0.09%250.17%-1,150-8.05%14,293Wells3,33563.74%1,87835.89%130.25% 1 0.02%50.10%1,45727.85%5,232Williams2,47034.25%4,57963.50%1211.68% 31 0.43%100.14%-2,109-29.25%7,211Total154,59055.06%124,03644.18%1,2790.46% 545 0.19%3250.12%30,55410.88%280,775
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
16em
Adams
Barnes
Cass
Billings
Bottineau
Bowman
Burke
Burleigh
Cavalier
Dickey
Dunn
Emmons
Golden Valley
Grant
Hettinger
Kidder
LaMoure
Logan
McHenry
McIntosh
McLean
Mercer
Morton
Oliver
Pierce
Sioux
Ramsey
Ransom
Richland
Sheridan
Sargent
Slope
Stark
Stutsman
Towner
Traill
Wells
See also
United States presidential elections in North Dakota
References
North Dakota
1940
Category:1940 North Dakota elections