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Wendell L. Willkie

Wendell L. Willkie ran for president in 1940. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1940 Lost

Republican
Electoral votes
82of 531
Popular vote
22,334,94044.80%
States carried
10
Running mate
Charles L. McNary

Opponents: Franklin D. Roosevelt (449 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: lostCalifornia: lostColorado: wonConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: wonIowa: wonKansas: wonKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: wonMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: wonMinnesota: lostMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: lostNebraska: wonNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: wonOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: wonVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: wonNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1940 (coloured), shaded by margin.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Wendell L. Willkie run for president?

1 time (1940), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Wendell L. Willkie win?

1940: 82.

What share of the popular vote did Wendell L. Willkie get?

1940: 44.8% (22,334,940 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data