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The '''1940 United States presidential election in Illinois''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Illinois voters chose twenty-nine<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 20, 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 Illinois''' took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the [[United States presidential election, 1940|1940 United States presidential election]]. Illinois voters chose twenty-nine<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 20, 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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[[Illinois]] 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 50.97% 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 48.54% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=17&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois|accessdate=August 20, 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 20, 2018}}</ref> |
[[Illinois]] 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 50.97% 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 48.54% of the popular vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=17&year=1940|title=1940 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois|accessdate=August 20, 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 20, 2018}}</ref> |
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Illinois voters chose twenty-nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 50.97% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 48.54% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 2,149,934 | 50.97% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 2,047,240 | 48.54% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 10,914 | 0.26% | |
| Write-in | 9,847 | 0.23% | ||
| Total votes | 4,217,935 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
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