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| 2 | 1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota - Results |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 4 | - | Republican | Wendell Willkie | 177,065 | 57.41% |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) | 131,362 | 42.59% |
| 6 | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 308,427 | 100% |

Question: What was the outcome of the 1940 United States presidential election in South Dakota?
Answer: South Dakota was won by Wendell Willkie of the Republican party, with 57.41% of the votes, against incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt of the Democratic party, with 42.59% of the votes.