See main article: 1940 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1940 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Country: | Maryland |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | 1944 United States presidential election in Maryland |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Votes For Election: | All 8 Maryland votes to the Electoral College |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1940[1] |
| Image1: | FDRoosevelt1938.png |
| Nominee1: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New York |
| Running Mate1: | Henry A. Wallace |
| Electoral Vote1: | 8 |
| Popular Vote1: | 384,546 |
| Percentage1: | 58.25% |
| Nominee2: | Wendell Willkie |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 269,534 |
| Percentage2: | 40.83% |
| Map Size: | 390px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 40.83% of the popular vote.[3] [4]
This is the first time since 1880 that a Democrat carried ancestrally Federalist Calvert County, and would be the only instance during the 80 years between 1880 and 1960 that a Democrat would carry the county.[5] It was only the fourth time that the party carried the county overall, despite it having participating in every single election since the creation of the Democratic Party. The others were 1864, 1868, and the aforementioned 1880.[6]
Maryland weighed in for this election as Roosevelt’s strongest performance in any of the antebellum Union States. In this election, Maryland voted 7.47% to the left of the nation at-large.[7]
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast[8] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | ||||||||||