Republican Party candidate Wendell Willkie comes in third place in the election, carrying the electoral votes from his home state of Indiana. On January 7, 1941, plebiscites are held and Kentucky and Houston vote to return to the Confederacy with Houston also rejoining Texas.
Wendell Willkie, a Republican Party candidate, secured third place in the election, winning electoral votes from his home state of Indiana. On January 7, 1941, plebiscites were held and Kentucky and Houston voted to rejoin the Confederacy, with Houston also joining Texas.