1940 United States presidential election in Illinois|
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Illinois_Presidential_Election_Results_1940.svg/350px-Illinois_Presidential_Election_Results_1940.svg.png) County Results
Roosevelt
40–50%
50–60%
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Willkie
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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The 1940 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the 1940 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Secretary Henry A. Wallace, with 50.97% of the popular vote, against Wendell Willkie (R–New York), running with Minority Leader Charles L. McNary, with 48.54% of the popular vote.[3][4]