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.
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County Results
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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
| 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
| 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
Notes
References
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