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Parents > United States > Massachusetts > President
Parent RaceUS President National Vote
OfficePresident
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1940 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm
Turnout 46.96% Total Population
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedMr. Matt May 05, 2012 06:37pm
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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
Apr 30, 1940 MA US President - D Primary James A. Farley
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Name (I) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Wendell L. Willkie Party Leader Norman Thomas General Secretary Earl Browder John W. Aiken Roger Ward Babson (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Communist Socialist Labor Prohibition Independent
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Uncertified Votes1,076,522 (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%)
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