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 County Results
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The1940 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the1940 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
West Virginia was won byincumbent PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running withSecretaryHenry A. Wallace, with 57.10 percent of the popular vote, againstWendell Willkie (R–New York), running withMinority LeaderCharles L. McNary, with 42.90 percent of the popular vote.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 495,662 | 57.10% | |
| Republican | Wendell Willkie | 372,414 | 42.90% | |
| Total votes | 868,076 | 100% | ||
| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic | Wendell Lewis Willkie Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
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