1940 United States presidential election in Oregon
The 1940 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose five[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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Oregon was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 53.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader and Oregon senior Senator Charles L. McNary, with 45.62% of the popular vote.[3][4]
As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Malheur County has voted for a Democratic Presidential candidate.[5]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 258,415 | 53.70% | |
Republican | Wendell Willkie | 219,555 | 45.62% | |
Socialist Labor | John W. Aiken | 2,487 | 0.52% | |
Write-in | Norman Thomas | 398 | 0.08% | |
Write-in | Earl Browder | 191 | 0.04% | |
Write-in | Roger Babson | 154 | 0.03% | |
Write-ins | Other candidates | 40 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 481,240 | 100% |
Results by county
County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Baker | 4,353 | 58.09% | 3,101 | 41.39% | 39 | 0.52% | 1,252 | 16.71% | 7,493 |
Benton | 2,942 | 36.42% | 5,089 | 62.99% | 48 | 0.59% | -2,147 | -26.58% | 8,079 |
Clackamas | 13,547 | 53.86% | 11,416 | 45.39% | 190 | 0.76% | 2,131 | 8.47% | 25,153 |
Clatsop | 6,686 | 63.59% | 3,758 | 35.74% | 70 | 0.67% | 2,928 | 27.85% | 10,514 |
Columbia | 5,758 | 65.63% | 2,959 | 33.72% | 57 | 0.65% | 2,799 | 31.90% | 8,774 |
Coos | 7,853 | 60.46% | 5,034 | 38.76% | 101 | 0.78% | 2,819 | 21.70% | 12,988 |
Crook | 1,439 | 60.01% | 942 | 39.28% | 17 | 0.71% | 497 | 20.73% | 2,398 |
Curry | 1,033 | 51.88% | 941 | 47.26% | 17 | 0.85% | 92 | 4.62% | 1,991 |
Deschutes | 4,775 | 64.07% | 2,603 | 34.93% | 75 | 1.01% | 2,172 | 29.14% | 7,453 |
Douglas | 4,707 | 43.70% | 5,991 | 55.63% | 72 | 0.67% | -1,284 | -11.92% | 10,770 |
Gilliam | 785 | 60.06% | 518 | 39.63% | 4 | 0.31% | 267 | 20.43% | 1,307 |
Grant | 1,582 | 58.70% | 1,103 | 40.93% | 10 | 0.37% | 479 | 17.77% | 2,695 |
Harney | 1,214 | 56.84% | 912 | 42.70% | 10 | 0.47% | 302 | 14.14% | 2,136 |
Hood River | 2,367 | 50.48% | 2,305 | 49.16% | 17 | 0.36% | 62 | 1.32% | 4,689 |
Jackson | 6,754 | 44.03% | 8,507 | 55.46% | 78 | 0.51% | -1,753 | -11.43% | 15,339 |
Jefferson | 467 | 52.12% | 423 | 47.21% | 6 | 0.67% | 44 | 4.91% | 896 |
Josephine | 2,888 | 41.66% | 3,964 | 57.18% | 80 | 1.15% | -1,076 | -15.52% | 6,932 |
Klamath | 9,345 | 59.87% | 6,169 | 39.52% | 96 | 0.61% | 3,176 | 20.35% | 15,610 |
Lake | 1,414 | 55.58% | 1,121 | 44.06% | 9 | 0.35% | 293 | 11.52% | 2,544 |
Lane | 16,286 | 51.07% | 15,349 | 48.13% | 255 | 0.80% | 937 | 2.94% | 31,890 |
Lincoln | 3,510 | 53.47% | 2,962 | 45.12% | 93 | 1.42% | 548 | 8.35% | 6,565 |
Linn | 6,360 | 49.08% | 6,523 | 50.34% | 76 | 0.59% | -163 | -1.26% | 12,959 |
Malheur | 2,958 | 49.89% | 2,929 | 49.40% | 42 | 0.71% | 29 | 0.49% | 5,929 |
Marion | 14,031 | 44.93% | 16,940 | 54.25% | 256 | 0.82% | -2,909 | -9.32% | 31,227 |
Morrow | 979 | 55.97% | 758 | 43.34% | 12 | 0.69% | 221 | 12.64% | 1,749 |
Multnomah | 97,595 | 56.64% | 73,612 | 42.72% | 1,106 | 0.64% | 23,983 | 13.92% | 172,313 |
Polk | 4,077 | 48.84% | 4,211 | 50.44% | 60 | 0.72% | -134 | -1.61% | 8,348 |
Sherman | 670 | 53.69% | 575 | 46.07% | 3 | 0.24% | 95 | 7.61% | 1,248 |
Tillamook | 2,786 | 52.19% | 2,516 | 47.13% | 36 | 0.67% | 270 | 5.06% | 5,338 |
Umatilla | 4,935 | 48.57% | 5,193 | 51.11% | 32 | 0.31% | -258 | -2.54% | 10,160 |
Union | 4,500 | 62.53% | 2,642 | 36.71% | 54 | 0.75% | 1,858 | 25.82% | 7,196 |
Wallowa | 1,974 | 59.62% | 1,319 | 39.84% | 18 | 0.54% | 655 | 19.78% | 3,311 |
Wasco | 3,001 | 53.82% | 2,553 | 45.79% | 22 | 0.39% | 448 | 8.03% | 5,576 |
Washington | 8,626 | 50.44% | 8,367 | 48.92% | 110 | 0.64% | 259 | 1.51% | 17,103 |
Wheeler | 652 | 47.94% | 705 | 51.84% | 3 | 0.22% | -53 | -3.90% | 1,360 |
Yamhill | 5,566 | 49.67% | 5,545 | 49.48% | 96 | 0.86% | 21 | 0.19% | 11,207 |
Totals | 258,415 | 53.70% | 219,555 | 45.62% | 3,270 | 0.68% | 38,860 | 8.07% | 481,240 |
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References
- "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
- Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 372 ISBN 0405077114
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