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United States presidential election of 1940: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date November 5, 1940
Location United States
Context World War II

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Wendell L. Willkie
Portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a dark suit and tie, seated and facing slightly to the side with a neutral expression.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1940 presidential election by state. States won by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) are shaded in blue, while states won by Wendell Willkie (Republican) are shaded in red. Electoral vote totals are displayed within each state, with Roosevelt receiving 449 electoral votes and Willkie receiving 82.
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Key People

Franklin D. Roosevelt smiling and leaning on a surface, holding a cigarette in a holder, wearing a suit and glasses, photographed in 1937.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
president of United States
Taft, Robert A.
Robert A. Taft
United States senator
Henry A. Wallace, 33rd vice president of the United States, seated at a desk in a suit, holding a pen over papers, looking toward the camera.
Henry A. Wallace
vice president of United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Wendell Willkie
American politician
Thomas, Norman
Norman Thomas
American politician
Vandenberg
Arthur H. Vandenberg
United States senator
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Earl Browder
American politician

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