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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 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
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH December 28, 2011 02:29am
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1936
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes27,757,333 (60.80%)
Term01/20/1937 - 01/20/1941 Margin11,073,102 (+24.25%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1940
NameFranklin D. Roosevelt Votes27,313,041 (54.73%)
Term01/20/1941 - 01/20/1945 Margin4,964,561 (+9.95%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President National Vote 11/05/1940
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
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10/01/1939 06/01/1940

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Franklin D. Roosevelt Vice President John Nance "Cactus Jack" Garner Charles Sawyer Speaker of the House William Brockman Bankhead H. C. Allen Willis Allen Postmaster General James A. "Jim" Farley
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 3,250,555 (72.16%) 426,641 (9.47%) 283,952 (6.30%) 196,508 (4.36%) 102,729 (2.28%) 90,718 (2.01%) 76,919 (1.71%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,823,914 (-62.69%) -2,966,603 (-65.86%) -3,054,047 (-67.80%) -3,147,826 (-69.88%) -3,159,837 (-70.15%) -3,173,636 (-70.45%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg92.00%-- 2.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 1.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/40-06/01/40
92.00% 14.0 2.00% 8.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Gallup 
02/01/40-02/01/40
78.00% -- 10.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Gallup 
10/01/39-10/01/39
78.00% -- 13.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Name Lt. Gov. Ellis E. Patterson Unpledged Others Secretary of State Cordell Hull Attorney General Robert H. Jackson Mayor Fiorello La Guardia High Commissioner Paul V. McNutt
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 48,337 (1.07%) 27,636 (0.61%) 636 (0.01%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-3,202,218 (-71.09%) -3,222,919 (-71.55%) -3,249,919 (-72.15%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%) -3,250,555 (-72.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (3 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 3.00%-- 1.00%-- 1.00%-- 1.00%--
Gallup 
06/01/40-06/01/40
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% 3.0 1.00% -- 1.00% 2.0 1.00% 1.0
Gallup 
02/01/40-02/01/40
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 6.00% 4.0 1.00% -- 3.00% -- 2.00% 2.0
Gallup 
10/01/39-10/01/39
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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