President / Vice President, 1940 Election

General

Date: November 5, 1940
Cycle: 1940
Office: President / Vice President
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Running mate Party Votes Percent Margin
Franklin Roosevelt Incumbent Man Henry Wallace (Man) Democrat 644,196 51.49 +3.83
Wendell Willkie Man Charles McNary (Man) Republican 596,274 47.66
Norman Thomas Man Maynard Krueger (Man) Socialist 5,454 0.44
Earl Browder Man James Ford (Man) Communist 2,711 0.22
John Aiken Man Aaron Orange (Man) Industrial 2,553 0.20

Roosevelt and Wallace each received Minnesota's 11 Electoral College votes. This race was the third closest presidential election of the 21 held at this point in Minnesota history behind 1916 (0.10 points) and 1892 (3.27 points). The contest in Minnesota was the ninth most competitive in the nation and the fifth closest victory for Roosevelt behind Wisconsin (1.82 points), Illinois (2.43 points), New York (3.55 points), and New Jersey (3.62 points).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1941 (p. 399).