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The '''1940 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Iowa voters chose eleven<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 19, 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]]. |
The '''1940 United States presidential election in Iowa''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Iowa voters chose eleven<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 19, 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]]. |
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[[Iowa]] was won by [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 52.03% of the popular vote, against [[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 47.62% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=19&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa|accessdate=August 19, 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 19, 2018}}</ref> |
[[Iowa]] was won by [[Wendell Willkie]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[Indiana]]), running with [[Party leaders of the United States Senate|Minority Leader]] [[Charles L. McNary]], with 52.03% of the popular vote, against [[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 47.62% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=19&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa|accessdate=August 19, 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 19, 2018}}</ref> |
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose eleven[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Iowa was won by Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 52.03% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 47.62% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 632,370 | 52.03% | |
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 578,800 | 47.62% | |
| Write-in | 4,260 | 0.35% | ||
| Total votes | 1,215,430 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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