1940 United States elections

none February 2026 January 2025 1940 Presidential election year November 5 Democratic Party (US)Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) 77th Democratic hold Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) 449 Wendell Willkie (R) 82 Democratic +9.9% 1940 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Willkie, blue denotes states won by Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. 36 of 96 seats (32 Class 1 seats + 4 special elections) Democratic hold Republican +4Republicans picked up three seats in the regularly-scheduled elections and picked up an additional seat in the special elections. 1940 Senate results #0671b0 Democratic gain #92c5de Democratic hold #ca0120 Republican gain #f48882 Republican hold #5fd170 Progressive hold All 435 voting members Democratic hold Democratic +5.8% Democratic +5 350px|alt=1940 House election results map 34 Republican +2 1940 gubernatorial election results #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold Elections were held on November 5, 1940. The Democratic Party continued to dominate national politics, as it defended its congressional majorities and retained the presidency. It was the last election prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States' entry into World War II. In the presidential election, Democratic incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to serve an unprecedented third term, defeating Republican businessman Wendell Willkie of New York. Although Willkie fared better than the previous two Republican presidential candidates, Roosevelt crushed Willkie in the electoral college and won the popular vote by ten points. At the 1940 Democratic National Convention, Roosevelt overcame opposition from Vice President John Nance Garner and Postmaster General James Farley to win on the first ballot. Willkie won the Republican nomination on the sixth ballot, defeating Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft and Manhattan District Attorney Thomas Dewey.1940 Presidential Election http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1940 The American Presidency Project 28 December 2011Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk 28 December 2011 The Democrats gained five seats in the House of Representatives, furthering their majority over the Republicans. The Democrats also maintained a majority in the U.S. Senate; however, they lost three seats to the Republicans in that house. See also 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States House of Representatives elections 1940 United States Senate elections 1940 United States gubernatorial elections References 1940