See main article: 1940 United States presidential election.
| Election Name: | 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Country: | Nevada |
| Flag Year: | 1929 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1936 United States presidential election in Nevada |
| Previous Year: | 1936 |
| Next Election: | United States presidential election in Nevada, 1944 |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| Votes For Election: | All 3 Nevada 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: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 31,945 |
| Percentage1: | 60.08% |
| Nominee2: | Wendell Willkie |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New York |
| Running Mate2: | Charles L. McNary |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,229 |
| Percentage2: | 39.92% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| 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 Nevada took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 60.08% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 39.92% of the popular vote.[3] [4], this is the last election in which Lyon County and Churchill County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.[5]
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Ruth C. Ruddell | 31,945 | ||
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | C. W. Springer | 31,945 | ||
| Democratic Party | Franklin D. Roosevelt | Joseph A. Wallace | 31,945 | ||
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | Mark Bradshaw | 21,229 | ||
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | N. H. Chapin | 21,229 | ||
| Republican Party | Wendell Willkie | Edward F. Lunsford | 21,229 | ||
| Votes cast | 53,174 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 1,267 | 51.97% | 1,171 | 48.03% | 96 | 3.94% | 2,438 | ||||||||
| Clark | 5,154 | 70.37% | 2,170 | 29.63% | 2,984 | 40.74% | 7,324 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 330 | 35.79% | 592 | 64.21% | -262 | -28.42% | 922 | ||||||||
| Elko | 3,016 | 62.85% | 1,783 | 37.15% | 1,233 | 25.69% | 4,799 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 639 | 68.64% | 292 | 31.36% | 347 | 37.27% | 931 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 353 | 55.42% | 284 | 44.58% | 69 | 10.83% | 637 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 1,367 | 63.40% | 789 | 36.60% | 378 | 19.33% | 1,956 | ||||||||
| Lander | 475 | 54.72% | 393 | 45.28% | 82 | 9.45% | 868 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,601 | 77.64% | 461 | 22.36% | 1,140 | 55.29% | 2,062 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 1,067 | 52.56% | 963 | 47.44% | 104 | 5.12% | 2,030 | ||||||||
| Mineral | 693 | 63.06% | 406 | 36.94% | 287 | 26.11% | 1,099 | ||||||||
| Nye | 1,206 | 62.33% | 729 | 37.67% | 477 | 24.65% | 1,935 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 785 | 51.21% | 748 | 48.79% | 37 | 2.41% | 1,533 | ||||||||
| Pershing | 696 | 53.95% | 594 | 46.05% | 102 | 7.91% | 1,290 | ||||||||
| Storey | 382 | 63.04% | 224 | 36.96% | 158 | 26.07% | 606 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 9,243 | 53.41% | 8,062 | 46.59% | 1,181 | 6.82% | 17,305 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 3,671 | 70.07% | 1,568 | 29.93% | 2,103 | 40.14% | 5,239 | ||||||||
| Totals | 31,945 | 60.08% | 21,229 | 39.92% | 10,516 | 19.85% | 52,974 | ||||||||