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The United States presidential election of 1940 was the 39th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. The election was fought in the shadow of World War II in Europe, as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue.
1940 US Presidential Election Result
Presidential candidate | Party | Home state | Popular vote | Electoral | Running mate | |||
Count | Pct | vote | Vice-presidential candidate | Home state | Elect. vote | |||
Franklin D. Roosevelt(Incumbent) | Democratic | New York | 2,73,13,945 | 54.74% | 449 | Henry A. Wallace | Iowa | 449 |
Wendell Willkie | Republican | New York | 2,23,47,744 | 44.78% | 82 | Charles L. McNary | Oregon | 82 |
Norman Thomas | Socialist | New York | 1,16,599 | 0.23% | 0 | Maynard C. Krueger | Illinois | 0 |
Roger Babson | Prohibition | Massachusetts | 57,903 | 0.12% | 0 | Edgar Moorman | Illinois | 0 |
Earl Browder | Communist | Kansas | 48,557 | 0.10% | 0 | James Ford | New York | 0 |
John W. Aiken | Socialist Labor | Connecticut | 14,883 | 0.03% | 0 | Aaron M. Orange | New York | 0 |
Other | 2,482 | 0.00% | — | Other | — | |||
Total | 4,99,02,113 | 100% | 531 | 531 | ||||
Needed to win | 266 | 266 |
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