1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota















United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1940







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November 5, 1940[1]
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All 4 South Dakota votes to the Electoral College











































 

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Nominee

Wendell Willkie

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party

Republican

Democratic
Home state

Indiana

New York
Running mate

Charles L. McNary

Henry A. Wallace
Electoral vote

4
0
Popular vote

177,065
131,362
Percentage

57.4%
42.6%








President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic



Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic


















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


South Dakota was won by Wendell Willkie (R–Indiana), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 57.41% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 42.59% of the popular vote.[3][4]


With 57.41% of the popular vote, South Dakota would prove to be Willkie's strongest state in the 1940 election in terms of popular vote percentage.[5]



Results































United States presidential election in South Dakota, 1940
Party
Candidate
Votes
%


Republican

Wendell Willkie

177,065

57.41%


Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)
131,362
42.59%
Total votes

308,427

100%


References





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  2. ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 19, 2018.


  3. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - South Dakota". Retrieved August 19, 2018.


  4. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 19, 2018.


  5. ^ "1940 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.













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