1940 United States presidential election in Nevada
Results
Table:
United States presidential election in Nevada, 1940

Party

Candidate

Votes

%

Democratic

Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)

31,945

60.08%

Republican

Wendell Willkie

21,229

39.92%

Total votes

53,174

100%

Referring to the table called 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada — section "Results", give a short sentence answer to: Which candidates ran in the 1940 United States presidential election in Nevada, and what percentage of the vote did each candidate earn? Respond with the correct answer in JSON format as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

answer: Nevada was won by incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt (D), with 60.08% of the vote, against Wendell Willkie (R), with 39.92% of the vote.