The 1940 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 15 to July 18, 1940. The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York
Postmaster General James Farley of New York
Vice President John Nance Garner of Texas
Secretary of State Cordell Hull of Tennessee (not nominated)
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1940. The Democratic ticket of incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace defeated the Re
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Wendell Willkie
Henry A. Wallace Townsend