1940 United States presidential election in Delaware
November 5, 1940[1]
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County results
Roosevelt 50–60%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Delaware voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 54.70% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 45.05% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 74,599 | 54.70% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 61,440 | 45.05% | |
| Prohibition | Roger Babson | 220 | 0.16% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 115 | 0.08% | |
| Total votes | 136,374 | 100.00% | ||
Results by county
| County[5][6] | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic |
Wendell Willkie Republican |
Roger Babson Prohibition |
Norman Thomas Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 9,226 | 53.17% | 8,079 | 46.56% | 42 | 0.24% | 6 | 0.03% | 1,147 | 6.61% | 17,353 |
| New Castle | 52,167 | 55.53% | 41,508 | 44.19% | 159[7] | 0.17% | 102[7] | 0.11% | 10,659 | 11.35% | 93,936 |
| Sussex | 13,206 | 52.65% | 11,853 | 47.25% | 19[8] | 0.08% | 7[8] | 0.03% | 1,353 | 5.39% | 25,085 |
| Totals | 74,599 | 54.70% | 61,440 | 45.05% | 220 | 0.16% | 115 | 0.08% | 13,159 | 9.65% | 136,374 |
See also
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1940 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Election for the Thirty-ninth Term (1941-45)". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1940". Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "State of Delaware Election Results - 1940 to 1952" (PDF). Delaware Department of Elections. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1965). America at the Polls: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. p. 80. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "159 Prohibitionists". Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington. November 9, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Official Vote in Sussex County". The Milford Chronicle. Milford. November 8, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved December 17, 2025.