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The 1940 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 58.22% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.58% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
County
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
|
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican
|
Various candidates Other parties
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast[5]
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
1,397
|
47.88%
|
1,508
|
51.68%
|
13
|
0.45%
|
-111
|
-3.80%
|
2,918
|
Asotin
|
2,107
|
58.35%
|
1,483
|
41.07%
|
21
|
0.58%
|
624
|
17.28%
|
3,611
|
Benton
|
2,414
|
46.97%
|
2,670
|
51.96%
|
55
|
1.07%
|
-256
|
-4.98%
|
5,139
|
Chelan
|
7,181
|
47.02%
|
8,019
|
52.50%
|
73
|
0.48%
|
-838
|
-5.49%
|
15,273
|
Clallam
|
5,966
|
61.95%
|
3,555
|
36.91%
|
110
|
1.14%
|
2,411
|
25.03%
|
9,631
|
Clark
|
12,931
|
58.98%
|
8,776
|
40.03%
|
218
|
0.99%
|
4,155
|
18.95%
|
21,925
|
Columbia
|
1,218
|
45.36%
|
1,461
|
54.41%
|
6
|
0.22%
|
-243
|
-9.05%
|
2,685
|
Cowlitz
|
11,420
|
64.47%
|
6,078
|
34.31%
|
216
|
1.22%
|
5,342
|
30.16%
|
17,714
|
Douglas
|
1,972
|
49.66%
|
1,959
|
49.33%
|
40
|
1.01%
|
13
|
0.33%
|
3,971
|
Ferry
|
1,247
|
67.44%
|
590
|
31.91%
|
12
|
0.65%
|
657
|
35.53%
|
1,849
|
Franklin
|
1,868
|
62.62%
|
1,084
|
36.34%
|
31
|
1.04%
|
784
|
26.28%
|
2,983
|
Garfield
|
714
|
41.34%
|
1,003
|
58.08%
|
10
|
0.58%
|
-289
|
-16.73%
|
1,727
|
Grant
|
4,097
|
73.15%
|
1,487
|
26.55%
|
17
|
0.30%
|
2,610
|
46.60%
|
5,601
|
Grays Harbor
|
14,861
|
63.27%
|
8,369
|
35.63%
|
257
|
1.09%
|
6,492
|
27.64%
|
23,487
|
Island
|
1,626
|
53.19%
|
1,371
|
44.85%
|
60
|
1.96%
|
255
|
8.34%
|
3,057
|
Jefferson
|
2,083
|
56.99%
|
1,540
|
42.13%
|
32
|
0.88%
|
543
|
14.86%
|
3,655
|
King
|
143,134
|
59.19%
|
95,504
|
39.50%
|
3,165
|
1.31%
|
47,630
|
19.70%
|
241,803
|
Kitsap
|
13,861
|
70.73%
|
5,525
|
28.19%
|
210
|
1.07%
|
8,336
|
42.54%
|
19,596
|
Kittitas
|
5,203
|
60.08%
|
3,401
|
39.27%
|
56
|
0.65%
|
1,802
|
20.81%
|
8,660
|
Klickitat
|
2,627
|
54.80%
|
2,139
|
44.62%
|
28
|
0.58%
|
488
|
10.18%
|
4,794
|
Lewis
|
9,280
|
49.56%
|
9,228
|
49.28%
|
218
|
1.16%
|
52
|
0.28%
|
18,726
|
Lincoln
|
2,896
|
52.16%
|
2,627
|
47.32%
|
29
|
0.52%
|
269
|
4.85%
|
5,552
|
Mason
|
3,465
|
64.81%
|
1,775
|
33.20%
|
106
|
1.98%
|
1,690
|
31.61%
|
5,346
|
Okanogan
|
5,362
|
55.54%
|
4,244
|
43.96%
|
49
|
0.51%
|
1,118
|
11.58%
|
9,655
|
Pacific
|
4,393
|
61.48%
|
2,704
|
37.84%
|
48
|
0.67%
|
1,689
|
23.64%
|
7,145
|
Pend Oreille
|
1,812
|
58.51%
|
1,268
|
40.94%
|
17
|
0.55%
|
544
|
17.57%
|
3,097
|
Pierce
|
51,670
|
64.34%
|
27,188
|
33.85%
|
1,453
|
1.81%
|
24,482
|
30.48%
|
80,311
|
San Juan
|
860
|
51.34%
|
808
|
48.24%
|
7
|
0.42%
|
52
|
3.10%
|
1,675
|
Skagit
|
9,796
|
54.51%
|
7,985
|
44.44%
|
189
|
1.05%
|
1,811
|
10.08%
|
17,970
|
Skamania
|
1,292
|
62.15%
|
765
|
36.80%
|
22
|
1.06%
|
527
|
25.35%
|
2,079
|
Snohomish
|
26,185
|
64.52%
|
13,638
|
33.60%
|
762
|
1.88%
|
12,547
|
30.92%
|
40,585
|
Spokane
|
44,852
|
56.92%
|
33,228
|
42.17%
|
713
|
0.90%
|
11,624
|
14.75%
|
78,793
|
Stevens
|
4,904
|
59.75%
|
3,238
|
39.45%
|
66
|
0.80%
|
1,666
|
20.30%
|
8,208
|
Thurston
|
11,092
|
59.72%
|
7,275
|
39.17%
|
206
|
1.11%
|
3,817
|
20.55%
|
18,573
|
Wahkiakum
|
1,164
|
63.78%
|
642
|
35.18%
|
19
|
1.04%
|
522
|
28.60%
|
1,825
|
Walla Walla
|
5,875
|
42.51%
|
7,883
|
57.04%
|
63
|
0.46%
|
-2,008
|
-14.53%
|
13,821
|
Whatcom
|
14,877
|
51.60%
|
13,351
|
46.30%
|
606
|
2.10%
|
1,526
|
5.29%
|
28,834
|
Whitman
|
6,351
|
49.62%
|
6,356
|
49.66%
|
92
|
0.72%
|
-5
|
-0.04%
|
12,799
|
Yakima
|
18,092
|
46.68%
|
20,398
|
52.63%
|
270
|
0.70%
|
-2,306
|
-5.95%
|
38,760
|
Totals |
462,145 |
58.22% |
322,123 |
40.58% |
9,565 |
1.20% |
140,022 |
17.64% |
793,833
|
References