1940 United States presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1940_United_States_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 5, 1940
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Franklin_D._Roosevelt 449
gptkbp:electoral_votes_for_Wendell_Willkie 82
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1940 United States presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:incumbent_party_before_election gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Wendell_Willkie
gptkbp:mapType Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Roosevelt/Wallace, red denotes those won by Willkie/McNary.
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1944_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notable_for first time a U.S. president was elected to a third term
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Franklin_D._Roosevelt 39
gptkbp:number_of_states_carried_by_Wendell_Willkie 10
gptkbp:ongoing no
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:party_after_election gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Franklin_D._Roosevelt 27,313,945
gptkbp:popular_vote_for_Wendell_Willkie 22,347,744
gptkbp:presidentAfterElection gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1936_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:third_term_for_winner yes
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_for_Franklin_D._Roosevelt gptkb:Henry_A._Wallace
gptkbp:vice_presidential_running_mate_for_Wendell_Willkie gptkb:Charles_L._McNary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 62.5%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wendell_Willkie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5