1940 United States presidential election in Oregon

1940 United States presidential election in Oregon

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All 5 Oregon votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote 5 0
Popular vote 258,415 219,555
Percentage 53.70% 45.62%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1940 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose five[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Oregon was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 53.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (RNew York), running with Minority Leader and Oregon senior Senator Charles L. McNary, with 45.62% of the popular vote.[3][4]

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last occasion when Malheur County has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016