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United States presidential election in Nevada, 1940
All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Nevada voters chose three^[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 60.08% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote.^[3]^[4] As of the 2016 presidential election^[update], this is the last election in which Lyon County and Churchill County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.^[5]

Results

United States presidential election in Nevada, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	31,945	60.08%
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	21,229	39.92%
Total votes			53,174	100%

References

^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 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

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[1] "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[2] "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[3] "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada". Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[4] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[how-5] Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016

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 The '''1940 United States presidential election in Nevada''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Nevada voters chose three<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1941_1953.html#1940|title=1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> representatives, or electors, to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]], who voted for [[President of the United States|president]] and [[Vice President of the United States|vice president]].
-[[Nevada]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], with 60.08% of the popular vote, against [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 39.92% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=32&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940|title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2016|11|alt=As of [[United States presidential election in Nevada, 2016|the 2016 presidential election]]}}, this is the last election in which [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]] and [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill County]] voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.<ref name="how">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref>
+[[Nevada]] was won by [[incumbent]] President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]–[[New York (state)|New York]]), running with [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], with 60.08% of the popular vote, against [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 39.92% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=32&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Nevada|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940|title=The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940|accessdate=August 21, 2018}}</ref> {{As of|2016|11|alt=As of [[United States presidential election in Nevada, 2016|the 2016 presidential election]]}}, this is the last election in which [[Lyon County, Nevada|Lyon County]] and [[Churchill County, Nevada|Churchill County]] voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.<ref name="how">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref>
 ==Results==