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1940
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California
California Presidential Election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
57.4%
vs.
Wendell Willkie
41.3%
|
D+16.1
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3,268,781 votes
3 candidates
3,268,781 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
✓
DEM
1,877,618
57.4%
Wendell Willkie
REP
REP
1,351,419
41.3%
Other
OTH
OTH
39,744
1.2%
Seat History
President in California
2024
Kamala D Harris
DEM
D+20.1
2020
Joe Biden
DEM
D+29.2
2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton
DEM
D+30.2
2012
Barack Obama
DEM
D+23.1
2008
Barack Obama
DEM
D+24.0
2004
John Kerry
DEM
D+9.9
2000
Al Gore
DEM
D+11.8
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+12.9
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+13.4
1988
George H.W. Bush
REP
R+3.6
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+16.3
1980
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+16.8
1976
Gerald Ford
REP
R+1.8
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+13.5
1968
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+3.1
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Candidates
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
Record
163W-31L
Avg Margin
D+23.0
Career
1928-1944
President / Governor
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Wendell Willkie
REP
Record
11W-37L
Avg Margin
D+19.0
Career
1940-1940
President
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