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      Home/Elections/1940/President/Montana
      1940·President·Montana

      Montana Presidential Election

      Franklin Delano Roosevelt58.8%vs.Wendell Willkie40.2%|
      D+18.6
      |247,873 votes
      3 candidates247,873 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Franklin Delano RooseveltDEM✓
      		DEM145,69858.8%
      Wendell WillkieREP
      		REP99,57940.2%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH2,5961.1%

      Seat History

      President in Montana

      2024
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+19.9
      2020
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+16.3
      2016
      Donald J TrumpREP
      R+20.5
      2012
      Mitt RomneyREP
      R+13.6
      2008
      John McCainREP
      R+2.4
      2004
      George W. BushREP
      R+20.5
      2000
      George W. BushREP
      R+25.1
      1996
      Bob DoleREP
      R+2.9
      1992
      Bill ClintonDEM
      D+2.5
      1988
      George H.W. BushREP
      R+5.9
      1984
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+22.3
      1980
      Ronald ReaganREP
      R+24.4
      1976
      Gerald FordREP
      R+7.4
      1972
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+20.1
      1968
      Richard M. NixonREP
      R+9.0
      View all President history for Montana →

      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 Montana, 1940

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