1940 Presidential Election
449
Electoral votes — Franklin D. Roosevelt
82
Electoral votes — Wendell L. Willkie
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Main Opponent
Wendell L. Willkie [R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 449 · Main Opponent: 82 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Vice President
Henry A. Wallace (449)
V.P. Opponent
Charles L. McNary (82)
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York | Wendell L. Willkie, of New York | Henry A. Wallace, of Iowa | Charles L. McNary, of Oregon | ||
| Alabama | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Arizona | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| California | 22 | 22 | - | 22 | - |
| Colorado | 6 | - | 6 | - | 6 |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Florida | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Illinois | 29 | 29 | - | 29 | - |
| Indiana | 14 | - | 14 | - | 14 |
| Iowa | 11 | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Kansas | 9 | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| Kentucky | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | - |
| Michigan | 19 | - | 19 | - | 19 |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Mississippi | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Missouri | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Nebraska | 7 | - | 7 | - | 7 |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New York | 47 | 47 | - | 47 | - |
| North Carolina | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Ohio | 26 | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Oregon | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 36 | - | 36 | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Texas | 23 | 23 | - | 23 | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Totals | 531 | 449 | 82 | 449 | 82 |
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1940
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1940 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1940
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