1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina
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The 1940 United States presidential election in North Carolina took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. North Carolina voters chose 13[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
North Carolina was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 74.03% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 25.97% of the popular vote.[3][4] As of the 2016 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Davie County and Randolph County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 609,015 | 74.03% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 213,633 | 25.97% | |
| Total votes | 822,648 | 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 - North Carolina". 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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