1940 United States presidential election in Indiana
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Indiana voters chose fourteen[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Indiana was won by Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 50.45% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 49.03% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 899,466 | 50.45% | |
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 874,063 | 49.03% | |
| Prohibition | Roger Babson | 6,437 | 0.36% | |
| Write-in | 2,781 | 0.16% | ||
| Total votes | 1,782,747 | 100% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Indiana". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 18, 2018.
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