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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1940 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH April 17, 2021 04:13pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes942,716 (51.22%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin174,103 (+9.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes1,035,296 (52.80%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin113,946 (+5.81%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 30, 1940 MA US President - R Primary
Unpledged
R 98,975
Apr 30, 1940 MA US President - D Primary
James A. "Jim" Farley
D 76,919
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10/26/1940 11/03/1940

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Name (I) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie Party Leader Norman M. Thomas General Secretary Earl R. Browder John W. Aiken Roger W. Babson (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Communist Socialist Labor Prohibition Independent
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Certified Votes 1,076,522 (53.11%) 939,700 (46.36%) 4,091 (0.20%) 3,806 (0.19%) 1,492 (0.07%) 1,370 (0.07%) 12 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -136,822 (-6.75%) -1,072,431 (-52.91%) -1,072,716 (-52.92%) -1,075,030 (-53.04%) -1,075,152 (-53.04%) -1,076,510 (-53.11%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.65%-- 46.12%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
10/26/40-11/03/40		 51.00% -- 49.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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