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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > U.S. Vice President
OfficeVice President
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1940 - 12:00pm
Polls Open July 15, 1940 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 18, 1940 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH November 20, 2015 06:25pm
Data SourcesConvention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameJohn Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner Votes523 (98.49%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin515 (+96.99%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace Speaker of the House William Brockman Bankhead High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt Sen. Alva B. Adams Postmaster General James A. "Jim" Farley Jesse H. Jones Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes627 (59.04%) 330 (31.07%) 69 (6.50%) 12 (1.13%) 8 (0.75%) 6 (0.57%) 3 (0.28%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -297 (-27.97%) -558 (-52.54%) -615 (-57.91%) -619 (-58.29%) -621 (-58.47%) -624 (-58.76%)
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
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LBR Old LW
Laf-W Craverguy
Veg Thomas Walker
D InspectorMorse
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Name Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley Sen. Prentiss M. Brown Louis A. Johnson Sen. Scott W. Lucas Bascom Nolley Timmons Sen. David I. Walsh Rep. Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes2 (0.19%) 1 (0.09%) 1 (0.09%) 1 (0.09%) 1 (0.09%) 1 (0.09%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-625 (-58.85%) -626 (-58.95%) -626 (-58.95%) -626 (-58.95%) -626 (-58.95%) -626 (-58.95%) -627 (-59.04%)
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
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