Kansas · 1940 presidential election
Kansas presidential election results 1940
Wendell L. Willkie carried Kansas by 14.47 points (124,444 votes), winning 9 electoral votes.
- Electoral votes
- 9
- Votes counted
- 860,297
- KS result
- R+14.5
- Compared with the nation
- 24.4 pts more Republican
- Swing since 1936
- 22.2 pts to R
Statewide result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell L. Willkie | Republican | 489,169 | 56.90% | 9 | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Democratic | 364,725 | 42.40% | — | |
| Total votes | 860,297 | ||||
Sources: 1940
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Questions and answers
Who won Kansas in 1940?
Wendell L. Willkie won Kansas by 14.47 percentage points (124,444 votes).
How many electoral votes did Kansas have in 1940?
Kansas cast 9 electoral votes in 1940.
How many people voted for president in Kansas in 1940?
860,297 votes were counted for president.
How did Kansas change from 1936 to 1940?
The margin moved 22.2 points toward the Republican ticket, from Democratic by 7.7 points to Republican by 14.5 points.
Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data