1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico

The 1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1940. All 48 States were part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
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 3 0
Popular vote 103,699 79,315
Percentage 56.59% 43.28%

County Results

President before election

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt comfortably won New Mexico by a 13-point margin over Republican businessman Wendell Willkie.[1] This was the only election in United States history where a President was elected to serve a third full term.

Results

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General Election Results[2][3]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Henry H. Kramer 103,699
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. Howard B. Owens 103,211
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Procopio Torres 102,910
Republican Party Wendell Willkie J. Tom Danie 79,315
Republican Party Wendell Willkie Manuel Otero 79,302
Republican Party Wendell Willkie Mrs. C. Mason 79,022
Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. B. Cochran 144
Socialist Party Norman Thomas J. E. Ledbetter 143
Socialist Party Norman Thomas R. L. Vining 142
Prohibition Party Roger Babson M. W. Sides 100
Prohibition Party Roger Babson S. P. Crouch 96
Prohibition Party Roger Babson C. O. Mardorf 95
Votes cast[a] 183,258


Results by county

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County Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic
Wendell Willkie
Republican
Norman Thomas
Socialist
Roger Babson
Prohibition
Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 14,428 54.53% 11,999 45.35% 28 0.11% 6 0.02% 2,429 9.18% 26,461
Catron 1,039 52.26% 949 47.74% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 90 4.53% 1,988
Chaves 4,304 58.97% 2,981 40.84% 4 0.05% 10 0.14% 1,323 18.13% 7,299
Colfax 4,234 55.06% 3,452 44.89% 3 0.04% 1 0.01% 782 10.17% 7,690
Curry 4,670 73.90% 1,629 25.78% 12 0.19% 8 0.13% 3,041 48.12% 6,319
De Baca 970 66.94% 479 33.06% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 491 33.89% 1,449
Doña Ana 5,208 58.28% 3,720 41.63% 6 0.07% 2 0.02% 1,488 16.65% 8,936
Eddy 4,968 75.23% 1,625 24.61% 4 0.06% 7 0.11% 3,343 50.62% 6,604
Grant 3,914 66.00% 2,015 33.98% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 1,899 32.02% 5,930
Guadalupe 2,082 53.54% 1,807 46.46% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 275 7.07% 3,889
Harding 1,004 49.93% 998 49.63% 6 0.30% 3 0.15% 6 0.30% 2,011
Hidalgo 1,049 67.03% 516 32.97% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 533 34.06% 1,565
Lea 4,295 76.81% 1,286 23.00% 6 0.11% 5 0.09% 3,009 53.81% 5,592
Lincoln 1,763 49.38% 1,794 50.25% 3 0.08% 10 0.28% -31 -0.87% 3,570
Luna 1,388 56.42% 1,066 43.33% 3 0.12% 3 0.12% 322 13.09% 2,460
McKinley 2,525 59.66% 1,701 40.19% 4 0.09% 2 0.05% 824 19.47% 4,232
Mora 1,960 44.54% 2,440 55.44% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% -480 -10.91% 4,401
Otero 1,788 52.76% 1,596 47.09% 2 0.06% 3 0.09% 192 5.67% 3,389
Quay 3,215 69.14% 1,413 30.39% 12 0.26% 10 0.22% 1,802 38.75% 4,650
Rio Arriba 4,952 53.55% 4,289 46.38% 3 0.03% 3 0.03% 663 7.17% 9,247
Roosevelt 3,190 69.50% 1,384 30.15% 9 0.20% 7 0.15% 1,806 39.35% 4,590
San Juan 1,445 45.06% 1,757 54.79% 4 0.12% 1 0.03% -312 -9.73% 3,207
San Miguel 6,054 55.32% 4,882 44.61% 4 0.04% 3 0.03% 1,172 10.71% 10,943
Sandoval 2,060 50.85% 1,990 49.12% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 70 1.73% 4,051
Santa Fe 6,482 50.76% 6,285 49.22% 2 0.02% 1 0.01% 197 1.54% 12,770
Sierra 1,534 52.71% 1,372 47.15% 2 0.07% 2 0.07% 162 5.57% 2,910
Socorro 2,489 47.89% 2,703 52.01% 4 0.08% 1 0.02% -214 -4.12% 5,197
Taos 3,463 50.85% 3,342 49.07% 3 0.04% 2 0.03% 121 1.78% 6,810
Torrance 1,921 43.28% 2,509 56.52% 5 0.11% 4 0.09% -588 -13.25% 4,439
Union 1,987 50.96% 1,900 48.73% 7 0.18% 5 0.13% 87 2.23% 3,899
Valencia 3,318 49.08% 3,436 50.83% 5 0.07% 1 0.01% -118 -1.75% 6,760
Total 103,699 56.59% 79,315 43.28% 144 0.08% 100 0.05% 24,384 13.31% 183,258

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Notes

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  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on the highest elector on each ticket

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  3. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.