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1940
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New Jersey
New Jersey Presidential Election
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
51.5%
vs.
Wendell Willkie
47.9%
|
D+3.6
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1,974,215 votes
3 candidates
1,974,215 total votes
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Candidate
Party
Votes ▼
%
Vote Share
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
DEM
✓
DEM
1,016,404
51.5%
Wendell Willkie
REP
REP
944,876
47.9%
Other
OTH
OTH
12,935
0.7%
Seat History
President in New Jersey
2024
Kamala D Harris
DEM
D+5.9
2020
Joe Biden
DEM
D+15.9
2016
Hillary Rodham Clinton
DEM
D+13.9
2012
Barack Obama
DEM
D+17.7
2008
Barack Obama
DEM
D+15.5
2004
John Kerry
DEM
D+6.7
2000
Al Gore
DEM
D+15.8
1996
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+17.9
1992
Bill Clinton
DEM
D+2.4
1988
George H.W. Bush
REP
R+13.6
1984
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+20.9
1980
Ronald Reagan
REP
R+13.4
1976
Gerald Ford
REP
R+2.2
1972
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+24.8
1968
Richard M. Nixon
REP
R+2.1
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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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US Senate
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