United States presidential election in Virginia, 1940

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1940

November 5, 1940

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 11 0 Popular vote 235,961 109,363 Percentage 68.08% 31.55%

President before election Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1940 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 5, 1940 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, attorney Wendell Willkie. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 54.74% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1940[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)	235,961	68.08%	11
	Republican	Wendell Willkie	109,363	31.55%	0
	Prohibition	Roger Babson	882	0.25%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	282	0.08%	0
	Communist	Earl Browder	71	0.02%	0
	Socialist Labor	John W. Aiken	48	0.01%	0
Totals			346,607	100.00%	11

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf