The 1940 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, with 58.25% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.83% 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]
|
| #
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
| Allegany
|
18,456
|
55.18%
|
14,804
|
44.26%
|
188
|
0.56%
|
3,652
|
10.92%
|
33,448
|
| Anne Arundel
|
13,116
|
58.54%
|
9,204
|
41.08%
|
85
|
0.38%
|
3,912
|
17.46%
|
22,405
|
| Baltimore County
|
30,360
|
53.08%
|
26,652
|
46.60%
|
186
|
0.33%
|
3,708
|
6.48%
|
57,198
|
| Baltimore City
|
199,715
|
63.20%
|
112,364
|
35.56%
|
3,917
|
1.24%
|
87,351
|
27.64%
|
315,996
|
| Calvert
|
2,149
|
50.61%
|
2,067
|
48.68%
|
30
|
0.71%
|
82
|
1.93%
|
4,246
|
| Caroline
|
3,284
|
51.30%
|
3,087
|
48.23%
|
30
|
0.47%
|
197
|
3.08%
|
6,401
|
| Carroll
|
5,833
|
41.14%
|
8,300
|
58.54%
|
45
|
0.32%
|
-2,467
|
-17.40%
|
14,178
|
| Cecil
|
5,360
|
57.71%
|
3,878
|
41.75%
|
50
|
0.54%
|
1,482
|
15.96%
|
9,288
|
| Charles
|
2,692
|
49.27%
|
2,716
|
49.71%
|
56
|
1.02%
|
-24
|
-0.44%
|
5,464
|
| Dorchester
|
6,088
|
60.11%
|
3,953
|
39.03%
|
87
|
0.86%
|
2,135
|
21.08%
|
10,128
|
| Frederick
|
11,255
|
51.55%
|
10,485
|
48.02%
|
93
|
0.43%
|
770
|
3.53%
|
21,833
|
| Garrett
|
2,805
|
38.80%
|
4,387
|
60.68%
|
38
|
0.53%
|
-1,582
|
-21.88%
|
7,230
|
| Harford
|
5,500
|
45.61%
|
6,501
|
53.91%
|
59
|
0.49%
|
-1,001
|
-8.30%
|
12,060
|
| Howard
|
3,957
|
55.98%
|
3,082
|
43.60%
|
30
|
0.42%
|
875
|
12.38%
|
7,069
|
| Kent
|
3,014
|
53.05%
|
2,639
|
46.45%
|
28
|
0.49%
|
375
|
6.60%
|
5,681
|
| Montgomery
|
15,177
|
51.41%
|
13,831
|
46.85%
|
513
|
1.74%
|
1,346
|
4.56%
|
29,521
|
| Prince George's
|
16,592
|
63.21%
|
9,523
|
36.28%
|
136
|
0.52%
|
7,069
|
26.93%
|
26,251
|
| Queen Anne's
|
3,581
|
58.46%
|
2,508
|
40.94%
|
37
|
0.60%
|
1,073
|
17.52%
|
6,126
|
| Somerset
|
4,352
|
51.87%
|
3,954
|
47.13%
|
84
|
1.00%
|
398
|
4.74%
|
8,390
|
| St. Mary's
|
2,860
|
54.95%
|
2,301
|
44.21%
|
44
|
0.85%
|
559
|
10.74%
|
5,205
|
| Talbot
|
3,689
|
45.51%
|
4,368
|
53.89%
|
49
|
0.60%
|
-679
|
-8.38%
|
8,106
|
| Washington
|
14,125
|
55.91%
|
11,054
|
43.76%
|
83
|
0.33%
|
3,071
|
12.16%
|
25,262
|
| Wicomico
|
7,198
|
59.92%
|
4,741
|
39.47%
|
73
|
0.61%
|
2,457
|
20.45%
|
12,012
|
| Worcester
|
3,388
|
51.29%
|
3,135
|
47.46%
|
83
|
1.26%
|
253
|
3.83%
|
6,606
|
| Totals |
384,546 |
58.26% |
269,534 |
40.83% |
6,024 |
0.91% |
115,012 |
17.42% |
660,104
|
See also
References
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