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Presidential candidate Party Home state Popular vote Electoral vote Running mate Count Percentage Vice-presidential candidate Home state Electoral vote Franklin D. Roosevelt (incumbent) Democratic: New York: 27,313,945 54.74% 449 Henry A. Wallace: Iowa: 449 Wendell Willkie: Republican: New York: 22,347,744 44.78% 82 Charles L. McNary: Oregon ...
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
The three men were considered leading candidates for the Republican nomination through 1940. As the presidential field shaped up, Republican candidates were largely focused on opposition to President Roosevelt's involvement in European affairs.
Pages in category "Candidates in the 1940 United States presidential election" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1940 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Willkie, blue denotes states won by Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. Senate elections; Overall control: Democratic hold: Seats contested: 36 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 4 special elections) Net seat change: Republican +4 [1] 1940 Senate results
1940 United States vice-presidential candidates (13 P) Pages in category "1940 United States presidential election" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of ...
The following candidates were "favorite sons," who stood for nomination only in their respective home states for the purpose of controlling that state's delegation at the 1940 Democratic National Convention. Former Lieutenant Governor Charles W. Sawyer of Ohio; Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney of Wyoming; Senator Millard Tydings of Maryland
The 1940 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940.