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      Home/Elections/1940/President/Indiana
      1940·President·Indiana

      Indiana Presidential Election

      Wendell Willkie50.5%vs.Franklin Delano Roosevelt49.0%|
      R+1.4
      |1,782,747 votes
      3 candidates1,782,747 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Wendell WillkieREP✓
      		REP899,46650.5%
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      		DEM874,06349.0%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH9,2180.5%

      Seat History

      President in Indiana

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+19.0
      2020
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+16.1
      2016
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+18.9
      2012
      Mitt RomneyREP
      R+10.2
      2008
      Barack ObamaDEM
      D+1.0
      2004
      George W. BushREP
      R+20.7
      2000
      George W. BushREP
      R+15.6
      1996
      Bob DoleREP
      R+5.6
      1992
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+6.1
      1988
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+20.2
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+24.0
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+18.4
      1976
      Gerald FordREP
      R+7.6
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+32.8
      1968
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+12.3
      View all President history for Indiana →

      Candidates

      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM
      Record163W-31L
      Avg MarginD+23.0
      Career1928-1944
      President / Governor
      Full profile →
      Wendell WillkieREP
      Record11W-37L
      Avg MarginD+19.0
      Career1940-1940
      President
      Full profile →

      Also in Indiana, 1940

      Governor1 contest →
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