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Parents > United States > Illinois > 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 Modifiedev January 31, 2023 06:57am
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes2,282,999 (57.70%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin712,606 (+18.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1944
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes2,079,479 (51.52%)
Term01/20/1945 - 01/20/1949 Margin140,165 (+3.47%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Apr 09, 1940 IL US President - R Primary
Thomas E. Dewey
R 977,777
Apr 09, 1940 IL US President - D Primary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
D 1,367,367
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/26/1940 11/03/1940

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie Party Leader Norman M. Thomas Roger W. Babson (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,149,934 (50.97%) 2,047,240 (48.54%) 10,914 (0.26%) 9,190 (0.22%) 657 (0.02%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -102,694 (-2.43%) -2,139,020 (-50.71%) -2,140,744 (-50.75%) -2,149,277 (-50.96%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date -- -- -- -- 06/01/1940  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg50.65%-- 49.12%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Gallup 
10/26/40-11/03/40
48.00% -- 52.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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