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Election in West Virginia
The 1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the
1940 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight
[2] representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
West Virginia was won by
incumbent President
Franklin D. Roosevelt (
D–
New York), running with
Secretary
Henry A. Wallace, with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, against
Wendell Willkie (
R–
New York), running with
Minority Leader
Charles L. McNary, with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.
[3]
[4]
Results
Results by county
1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia by county
[5]
County
|
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic
|
Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Barbour
|
5,025
|
52.34%
|
4,576
|
47.66%
|
449
|
4.68%
|
9,601
|
Berkeley
|
8,658
|
56.89%
|
6,562
|
43.11%
|
2,096
|
13.77%
|
15,220
|
Boone
|
7,904
|
65.69%
|
4,128
|
34.31%
|
3,776
|
31.38%
|
12,032
|
Braxton
|
5,709
|
58.46%
|
4,056
|
41.54%
|
1,653
|
16.93%
|
9,765
|
Brooke
|
6,416
|
61.57%
|
4,004
|
38.43%
|
2,412
|
23.15%
|
10,420
|
Cabell
|
28,125
|
57.22%
|
21,027
|
42.78%
|
7,098
|
14.44%
|
49,152
|
Calhoun
|
2,872
|
60.30%
|
1,891
|
39.70%
|
981
|
20.60%
|
4,763
|
Clay
|
3,485
|
54.74%
|
2,881
|
45.26%
|
604
|
9.49%
|
6,366
|
Doddridge
|
1,495
|
31.22%
|
3,293
|
68.78%
|
-1,798
|
-37.55%
|
4,788
|
Fayette
|
22,256
|
68.35%
|
10,307
|
31.65%
|
11,949
|
36.70%
|
32,563
|
Gilmer
|
3,276
|
61.31%
|
2,067
|
38.69%
|
1,209
|
22.63%
|
5,343
|
Grant
|
857
|
21.15%
|
3,195
|
78.85%
|
-2,338
|
-57.70%
|
4,052
|
Greenbrier
|
10,164
|
61.17%
|
6,451
|
38.83%
|
3,713
|
22.35%
|
16,615
|
Hampshire
|
3,277
|
65.18%
|
1,751
|
34.82%
|
1,526
|
30.35%
|
5,028
|
Hancock
|
8,515
|
63.02%
|
4,997
|
36.98%
|
3,518
|
26.04%
|
13,512
|
Hardy
|
2,690
|
61.64%
|
1,674
|
38.36%
|
1,016
|
23.28%
|
4,364
|
Harrison
|
22,570
|
56.91%
|
17,087
|
43.09%
|
5,483
|
13.83%
|
39,657
|
Jackson
|
3,299
|
39.26%
|
5,104
|
60.74%
|
-1,805
|
-21.48%
|
8,403
|
Jefferson
|
5,297
|
69.43%
|
2,332
|
30.57%
|
2,965
|
38.86%
|
7,629
|
Kanawha
|
57,932
|
59.09%
|
40,113
|
40.91%
|
17,819
|
18.17%
|
98,045
|
Lewis
|
4,566
|
43.48%
|
5,935
|
56.52%
|
-1,369
|
-13.04%
|
10,501
|
Lincoln
|
5,228
|
52.04%
|
4,818
|
47.96%
|
410
|
4.08%
|
10,046
|
Logan
|
17,010
|
63.30%
|
9,860
|
36.70%
|
7,150
|
26.61%
|
26,870
|
Marion
|
21,035
|
61.18%
|
13,349
|
38.82%
|
7,686
|
22.35%
|
34,384
|
Marshall
|
8,900
|
48.84%
|
9,324
|
51.16%
|
-424
|
-2.33%
|
18,224
|
Mason
|
4,521
|
42.02%
|
6,239
|
57.98%
|
-1,718
|
-15.97%
|
10,760
|
McDowell
|
24,449
|
63.74%
|
13,906
|
36.26%
|
10,543
|
27.49%
|
38,355
|
Mercer
|
18,163
|
61.45%
|
11,395
|
38.55%
|
6,768
|
22.90%
|
29,558
|
Mineral
|
5,195
|
50.30%
|
5,133
|
49.70%
|
62
|
0.60%
|
10,328
|
Mingo
|
11,619
|
66.80%
|
5,776
|
33.20%
|
5,843
|
33.59%
|
17,395
|
Monongalia
|
12,940
|
55.52%
|
10,367
|
44.48%
|
2,573
|
11.04%
|
23,307
|
Monroe
|
3,283
|
49.10%
|
3,403
|
50.90%
|
-120
|
-1.79%
|
6,686
|
Morgan
|
1,286
|
33.41%
|
2,563
|
66.59%
|
-1,277
|
-33.18%
|
3,849
|
Nicholas
|
5,312
|
55.27%
|
4,299
|
44.73%
|
1,013
|
10.54%
|
9,611
|
Ohio
|
21,713
|
54.57%
|
18,073
|
45.43%
|
3,640
|
9.15%
|
39,786
|
Pendleton
|
2,710
|
57.82%
|
1,977
|
42.18%
|
733
|
15.64%
|
4,687
|
Pleasants
|
1,779
|
48.41%
|
1,896
|
51.59%
|
-117
|
-3.18%
|
3,675
|
Pocahontas
|
3,604
|
55.53%
|
2,886
|
44.47%
|
718
|
11.06%
|
6,490
|
Preston
|
4,730
|
36.54%
|
8,213
|
63.46%
|
-3,483
|
-26.91%
|
12,943
|
Putnam
|
4,888
|
53.39%
|
4,268
|
46.61%
|
620
|
6.77%
|
9,156
|
Raleigh
|
23,105
|
66.29%
|
11,752
|
33.71%
|
11,353
|
32.57%
|
34,857
|
Randolph
|
8,465
|
66.86%
|
4,196
|
33.14%
|
4,269
|
33.72%
|
12,661
|
Ritchie
|
2,439
|
32.87%
|
4,982
|
67.13%
|
-2,543
|
-34.27%
|
7,421
|
Roane
|
5,158
|
49.24%
|
5,317
|
50.76%
|
-159
|
-1.52%
|
10,475
|
Summers
|
5,441
|
59.89%
|
3,644
|
40.11%
|
1,797
|
19.78%
|
9,085
|
Taylor
|
4,968
|
50.65%
|
4,841
|
49.35%
|
127
|
1.29%
|
9,809
|
Tucker
|
3,332
|
55.66%
|
2,654
|
44.34%
|
678
|
11.33%
|
5,986
|
Tyler
|
2,026
|
31.76%
|
4,354
|
68.24%
|
-2,328
|
-36.49%
|
6,380
|
Upshur
|
2,862
|
31.98%
|
6,086
|
68.02%
|
-3,224
|
-36.03%
|
8,948
|
Wayne
|
9,626
|
62.80%
|
5,701
|
37.20%
|
3,925
|
25.61%
|
15,327
|
Webster
|
4,579
|
68.90%
|
2,067
|
31.10%
|
2,512
|
37.80%
|
6,646
|
Wetzel
|
5,590
|
55.72%
|
4,443
|
44.28%
|
1,147
|
11.43%
|
10,033
|
Wirt
|
1,554
|
46.09%
|
1,818
|
53.91%
|
-264
|
-7.83%
|
3,372
|
Wood
|
15,962
|
51.55%
|
15,005
|
48.45%
|
957
|
3.09%
|
30,967
|
Wyoming
|
7,802
|
64.06%
|
4,378
|
35.94%
|
3,424
|
28.11%
|
12,180
|
Totals |
495,662 |
57.10% |
372,414 |
42.90% |
123,248 |
14.20% |
868,076
|
References