Election in West Virginia
County Results
Roosevelt
50-60%
60-70%
Willkie
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election . West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
West Virginia was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D –New York ), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace , with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R –New York ), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary , with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.[3] [4]
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Results
Results by county
1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county[5]
County
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Barbour
5,025
52.34%
4,576
47.66%
449
4.68%
9,601
Berkeley
8,658
56.89%
6,562
43.11%
2,096
13.77%
15,220
Boone
7,904
65.69%
4,128
34.31%
3,776
31.38%
12,032
Braxton
5,709
58.46%
4,056
41.54%
1,653
16.93%
9,765
Brooke
6,416
61.57%
4,004
38.43%
2,412
23.15%
10,420
Cabell
28,125
57.22%
21,027
42.78%
7,098
14.44%
49,152
Calhoun
2,872
60.30%
1,891
39.70%
981
20.60%
4,763
Clay
3,485
54.74%
2,881
45.26%
604
9.49%
6,366
Doddridge
1,495
31.22%
3,293
68.78%
-1,798
-37.55%
4,788
Fayette
22,256
68.35%
10,307
31.65%
11,949
36.70%
32,563
Gilmer
3,276
61.31%
2,067
38.69%
1,209
22.63%
5,343
Grant
857
21.15%
3,195
78.85%
-2,338
-57.70%
4,052
Greenbrier
10,164
61.17%
6,451
38.83%
3,713
22.35%
16,615
Hampshire
3,277
65.18%
1,751
34.82%
1,526
30.35%
5,028
Hancock
8,515
63.02%
4,997
36.98%
3,518
26.04%
13,512
Hardy
2,690
61.64%
1,674
38.36%
1,016
23.28%
4,364
Harrison
22,570
56.91%
17,087
43.09%
5,483
13.83%
39,657
Jackson
3,299
39.26%
5,104
60.74%
-1,805
-21.48%
8,403
Jefferson
5,297
69.43%
2,332
30.57%
2,965
38.86%
7,629
Kanawha
57,932
59.09%
40,113
40.91%
17,819
18.17%
98,045
Lewis
4,566
43.48%
5,935
56.52%
-1,369
-13.04%
10,501
Lincoln
5,228
52.04%
4,818
47.96%
410
4.08%
10,046
Logan
17,010
63.30%
9,860
36.70%
7,150
26.61%
26,870
Marion
21,035
61.18%
13,349
38.82%
7,686
22.35%
34,384
Marshall
8,900
48.84%
9,324
51.16%
-424
-2.33%
18,224
Mason
4,521
42.02%
6,239
57.98%
-1,718
-15.97%
10,760
McDowell
24,449
63.74%
13,906
36.26%
10,543
27.49%
38,355
Mercer
18,163
61.45%
11,395
38.55%
6,768
22.90%
29,558
Mineral
5,195
50.30%
5,133
49.70%
62
0.60%
10,328
Mingo
11,619
66.80%
5,776
33.20%
5,843
33.59%
17,395
Monongalia
12,940
55.52%
10,367
44.48%
2,573
11.04%
23,307
Monroe
3,283
49.10%
3,403
50.90%
-120
-1.79%
6,686
Morgan
1,286
33.41%
2,563
66.59%
-1,277
-33.18%
3,849
Nicholas
5,312
55.27%
4,299
44.73%
1,013
10.54%
9,611
Ohio
21,713
54.57%
18,073
45.43%
3,640
9.15%
39,786
Pendleton
2,710
57.82%
1,977
42.18%
733
15.64%
4,687
Pleasants
1,779
48.41%
1,896
51.59%
-117
-3.18%
3,675
Pocahontas
3,604
55.53%
2,886
44.47%
718
11.06%
6,490
Preston
4,730
36.54%
8,213
63.46%
-3,483
-26.91%
12,943
Putnam
4,888
53.39%
4,268
46.61%
620
6.77%
9,156
Raleigh
23,105
66.29%
11,752
33.71%
11,353
32.57%
34,857
Randolph
8,465
66.86%
4,196
33.14%
4,269
33.72%
12,661
Ritchie
2,439
32.87%
4,982
67.13%
-2,543
-34.27%
7,421
Roane
5,158
49.24%
5,317
50.76%
-159
-1.52%
10,475
Summers
5,441
59.89%
3,644
40.11%
1,797
19.78%
9,085
Taylor
4,968
50.65%
4,841
49.35%
127
1.29%
9,809
Tucker
3,332
55.66%
2,654
44.34%
678
11.33%
5,986
Tyler
2,026
31.76%
4,354
68.24%
-2,328
-36.49%
6,380
Upshur
2,862
31.98%
6,086
68.02%
-3,224
-36.03%
8,948
Wayne
9,626
62.80%
5,701
37.20%
3,925
25.61%
15,327
Webster
4,579
68.90%
2,067
31.10%
2,512
37.80%
6,646
Wetzel
5,590
55.72%
4,443
44.28%
1,147
11.43%
10,033
Wirt
1,554
46.09%
1,818
53.91%
-264
-7.83%
3,372
Wood
15,962
51.55%
15,005
48.45%
957
3.09%
30,967
Wyoming
7,802
64.06%
4,378
35.94%
3,424
28.11%
12,180
Totals
495,662
57.10%
372,414
42.90%
123,248
14.20%
868,076
References
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