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Parents > United States > California > 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
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last ModifiedArthur September 29, 2023 07:24am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes1,766,836 (66.95%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin930,405 (+35.26%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes1,988,564 (56.48%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin475,599 (+13.51%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 07, 1940 CA US President - R Primary
Jerrold L. Seawell
R 538,112
May 07, 1940 CA US President - D Primary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D 977,431
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1940 11/03/1940

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie Party Leader Norman M. Thomas General Secretary Earl R. Browder Roger W. Babson (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Progressive Communist Prohibition Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 1,877,618 (57.44%) 1,351,419 (41.34%) 16,506 (0.51%) 13,586 (0.42%) 9,400 (0.29%) 262 (0.01%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -526,199 (-16.10%) -1,861,112 (-56.94%) -1,864,032 (-57.03%) -1,868,218 (-57.15%) -1,877,356 (-57.43%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg60.65%-- 39.12%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Gallup 
10/26/40-11/03/40
58.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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