1940 United States presidential election in Oregon
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 1940 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Oregon voters chose five[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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
| 1940 United States presidential election in Oregon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 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] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
References
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- ↑ 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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