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
1940 Democratic National Convention
…delegates acquiesced; Wallace won the nomination on the first ballot over Bankhead. The Roosevelt–Wallace ticket defeated the Republican ticket to win the 1940 presidential election. Roosevelt's decision to select his own running mate set a powerful precedent, and presidential candidates after 1940 became much more influential in…
FD Roosevelt 1938
Wendell Willkie
An American Labor Party campaign poster urging voters to reelect Franklin D. Roosevelt, contrasting his record with that of Herbert Hoover.