1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

The 1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania took place on November 5, 1940 as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1940 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania

November 5, 1940
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell Willkie
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York New York
Running mate Henry A. Wallace Charles L. McNary
Electoral vote 36 0
Popular vote 2,171,035 1,889,848
Percentage 53.23% 46.33%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Pennsylvania voted to give Democratic nominee, President Franklin D. Roosevelt an unprecedented third term, over the Republican nominee, corporate lawyer Wendell Willkie, a dark horse candidate who had never before run for a political office. Roosevelt won Pennsylvania by a margin of 6.9%. This was the last election until 1976 that Pennsylvania voted for a different candidate than nearby Michigan.

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