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Office | President |
Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
Type | Republican Primary Election |
Filing Deadline | January 10, 1940 - 12:00pm Central |
Polls Open | February 01, 1940 - 06:00am Central |
Polls Close | July 01, 1940 - 08:00pm Central |
Term Start | January 20, 1941 - 12:00pm |
Term End | January 20, 1945 - 12:00pm |
Contributor | Thomas Walker |
Last Modified | Chronicler November 10, 2008 07:47pm |
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The Republican resurgence of 1938 provided several potential presidential contenders. The three leaders were Thomas E. Dewey, New York City's District Attorney; U.S. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan; and U.S. Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. U.S. Rep. Hamilton Fish announced on 12/12/1939 that if no other contender entered the race under the banner of isolationism, he would run [NYT 12/13/1939], but when a slate of delegates was filed in Illinois, Fish withdrew from the race [NYT 2/25/1940]. Sen. Vandenberg only gave one major speech during the early months of 1940, pinning his hopes on unpledged delegates to be chosen throughout the nation [NYT 2/11/1940].
The early leader for the Republican nomination was Dewey. Dewey had entered the race on 12/1/1939 and opened his campaign headquarters at 100 East 42 St. in New York City. His campaign began with the novel idea of having an equal number of men and women working as staffers [NYT 12/2/1939]. Hundreds of letters flowed into his office, asking for him to visit local Republican leaders and give speeches to local fundraisers. He spoke in the Municipal Auditorium in Minneapolis on 12/7/1939 against the "defeatest attitude" of the FDR administration ; the 15,000 people who came to hear him was the largest political gathering held up to that time in the city [NYT 12/8/1939]. He spent part of the winter of 1939-40 vacationing in Augusta GA, and in addition to his official word duties, he planned a speech in Boston for 1/23 and [More...]
The Republican resurgence of 1938 provided several potential presidential contenders. The three leaders were Thomas E. Dewey, New York City's District Attorney; U.S. Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan; and U.S. Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio. U.S. Rep. Hamilton Fish announced on 12/12/1939 that if no other contender entered the race under the banner of isolationism, he would run [NYT 12/13/1939], but when a slate of delegates was filed in Illinois, Fish withdrew from the race [NYT 2/25/1940]. Sen. Vandenberg only gave one major speech during the early months of 1940, pinning his hopes on unpledged delegates to be chosen throughout the nation [NYT 2/11/1940].
The early leader for the Republican nomination was Dewey. Dewey had entered the race on 12/1/1939 and opened his campaign headquarters at 100 East 42 St. in New York City. His campaign began with the novel idea of having an equal number of men and women working as staffers [NYT 12/2/1939]. Hundreds of letters flowed into his office, asking for him to visit local Republican leaders and give speeches to local fundraisers. He spoke in the Municipal Auditorium in Minneapolis on 12/7/1939 against the "defeatest attitude" of the FDR administration ; the 15,000 people who came to hear him was the largest political gathering held up to that time in the city [NYT 12/8/1939]. He spent part of the winter of 1939-40 vacationing in Augusta GA, and in addition to his official word duties, he planned a speech in Boston for 1/23 and another in Portland OR on 2/12 [New York Times, 1/4/1940]. A Gallup poll early in 1940 showed him leading the Republican pack with 60%, followed by Sen. Vandenberg with 16% and Sen. Taft with 11% [NYT 1/7/1940].
Frank E. Gannett, owner of the Gannett newspaper chain, entered the race with a speech in Rochester NY on 1/15/1940. He had led the Republican charge against FDR's court packing scheme and FDR's plans to reorganize the federal government [NYT 1/17/1940]. He had met with former Pres. Hoover on 12/1/1939 to make sure that HCH did not intend to run [NYT 12/2/1939] and then issued a seven-point plan for the party on 12/9/1939 that was seen as a prelude to his own announcement [NYT 12/10/1939].
On 1/28/1940, Dewey announced that he planned to enter a slate of delegates in the Illinois primary. State Republican leaders had met with leaders of adjoining states and had discussed plans to send unpledged delegates to the National Convention. Local Republicans feared that Dewey was not as popular outside of New York State as was being reported and wanted to keep their options open for an alternate candidate rather than having their delegates pledged by the primary [NYT 1/29/1940].
Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker announced his intention not to run on 1/29, saying instead that he would support Sen. Taft [NYT 1/30/1940].
The Wisconsin Primary
The first contested primary was held in Wisconsin on 4/2/1940. New Hampshire had chosen an unpledged slate of delegates on 3/12/1940, with most delegate positions unopposed. Since several Republicans had charged that Dewey was not as popular nationwide as had been thought, Dewey's campaign decided that he should concentrate on winning Wisconsin, where his chief opponent was the undeclared Sen. Vandenberg (running second in national polls), and it prepared a series of speeches and events for Dewey in the two weeks before the primary [NYT 3/19/1940]. [Less...]
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District Attorney
Thomas E. Dewey |
President Pro Tempore
Jerrold L. Seawell |
Sen.
Robert A. Taft |
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Minority Leader
Charles L. McNary |
R. N. Davis |
Sen.
Arthur H. Vandenberg |
Party | Republican |
Republican |
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Uncertified Votes | 1,605,754 (49.76%) |
538,112 (16.68%) |
516,428 (16.00%) |
186,157 (5.77%) |
133,488 (4.14%) |
106,123 (3.29%) |
100,651 (3.12%) |
Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-1,067,642 (-33.09%) |
-1,089,326 (-33.76%) |
-1,419,597 (-43.99%) |
-1,472,266 (-45.63%) |
-1,499,631 (-46.47%) |
-1,505,103 (-46.64%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
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Adj Poll Avg | 47.00%-- |
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8.00%-- |
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Gallup 06/01/40-06/01/40 |
47.00% 5.0 |
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8.00% 5.0 |
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8.00% 4.0 |
Gallup 05/20/40-05/20/40 |
52.00% 4.0 |
0.00% -- |
13.00% 3.0 |
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0.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
12.00% -- |
Gallup 05/10/40-05/10/40 |
56.00% 6.0 |
0.00% -- |
16.00% 2.0 |
0.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
12.00% 1.0 |
Gallup 05/01/40-05/01/40 |
62.00% 5.0 |
0.00% -- |
14.00% 2.0 |
0.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
13.00% 1.0 |
Gallup 04/01/40-04/01/40 |
67.00% 7.0 |
0.00% -- |
12.00% 1.0 |
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0.00% -- |
14.00% 2.0 |
Gallup 11/01/39-11/01/39 |
60.00% 21.0 |
0.00% -- |
11.00% 7.0 |
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0.00% -- |
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16.00% 10.0 |
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Wendell L. Willkie |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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Arthur H. James |
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Herbert C. Hoover |
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John W. Bricker |
Charles Montgomery |
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Joseph W. Martin, Jr. |
Party | Republican |
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Uncertified Votes | 21,140 (0.66%) |
9,496 (0.29%) |
8,172 (0.25%) |
1,082 (0.03%) |
188 (0.01%) |
5 (0.00%) |
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Margin | -1,584,614 (-49.11%) |
-1,596,258 (-49.47%) |
-1,597,582 (-49.51%) |
-1,604,672 (-49.73%) |
-1,605,566 (-49.76%) |
-1,605,749 (-49.76%) |
-1,605,753 (-49.76%) |
Predict Avg. | 0.00% |
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Adj Poll Avg | 29.00%-- |
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Gallup 06/01/40-06/01/40 |
29.00% 12.0 |
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6.00% 4.0 |
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Gallup 05/20/40-05/20/40 |
17.00% 7.0 |
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Gallup 05/10/40-05/10/40 |
10.00% 5.0 |
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Gallup 05/01/40-05/01/40 |
5.00% 2.0 |
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Gallup 04/01/40-04/01/40 |
3.00% -- |
0.00% -- |
0.00% 1.0 |
2.00% 3.0 |
0.00% 1.0 |
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0.00% -- |
Gallup 11/01/39-11/01/39 |
0.00% -- |
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5.00% -- |
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