1940 United States presidential election in New Mexico
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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.
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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1940 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
