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OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1940 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 01, 1940 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 01, 1940 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 28, 2011 02:29am
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes27,757,333 (60.80%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin11,073,102 (+24.25%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

10/01/1939 06/01/1940

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt V.P. John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner Charles Sawyer Speaker of the House William Brockman Bankhead H. C. Allen Willis Allen Postmaster General James A. "Jim" Farley
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes3,250,555 (72.16%) 426,641 (9.47%) 283,952 (6.30%) 196,508 (4.36%) 102,729 (2.28%) 90,718 (2.01%) 76,919 (1.71%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,823,914 (-62.69%) -2,966,603 (-65.86%) -3,054,047 (-67.80%) -3,147,826 (-69.88%) -3,159,837 (-70.15%) -3,173,636 (-70.45%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 92.00% (+14.0) 2.00% (-8.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 78.00% (+0.0) 10.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
10/01-10/01		 78.00% (+0.0) 13.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
LBR Old LW
D Bob
MFL The Oncoming Storm
AENM Angry Russian
R Impy
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
D Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Lt. Gov. Ellis E. Patterson Unpledged Others Secretary of State Cordell Hull Attorney General Robert H. Jackson Mayor Fiorello La Guardia High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes48,337 (1.07%) 27,636 (0.61%) 636 (0.01%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-3,202,218 (-71.09%) -3,222,919 (-71.55%) -3,249,919 (-72.15%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (-3.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (-2.0) 1.00% (-1.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 6.00% (+4.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-2.0)
Gallup 
10/01-10/01		 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Attorney General Frank Murphy Sen. Burton K. Wheeler
PartyDemocratic Democratic
Votes0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 0.00% (-1.0) 3.00% (+2.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 1.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
10/01-10/01		 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I John L. Lewis [L]
D Amos Pinchot
D Bill Kauffman
Laf-W Craverguy

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