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United States presidential election in Georgia, 1940

Index United States presidential election in Georgia, 1940

The 1940 United States presidential election in Georgia took place on November 5, 1940, as part of the wider United States Presidential election. [1]

22 relations: Charles L. McNary, Democratic Party (United States), Electoral College (United States), Fannin County, Georgia, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gilmer County, Georgia, Henry A. Wallace, Independent Democrat, New York (state), North Georgia, Pickens County, Georgia, President of the United States, Primary election, Prohibition Party, Republican Party (United States), Roger Babson, Southern Unionist, Towns County, Georgia, Vice President of the United States, Wendell Willkie, White supremacy, Write-in candidate.

Charles L. McNary

Charles Linza McNary (June 12, 1874February 25, 1944) was a United States Republican politician from Oregon.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Electoral College (United States)

The United States Electoral College is the mechanism established by the United States Constitution for the election of the president and vice president of the United States by small groups of appointed representatives, electors, from each state and the District of Columbia.

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Fannin County, Georgia

Fannin County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945.

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Gilmer County, Georgia

Gilmer County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Henry A. Wallace

Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) served as the 33rd Vice President of the United States (1941–1945), the 11th Secretary of Agriculture (1933–1940), and the 10th Secretary of Commerce (1945–1946).

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Independent Democrat

In U.S. politics an Independent Democrat is an individual who loosely identifies with the ideals of the Democratic Party but chooses not to be a formal member of the party (i.e. chooses to be an independent).

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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North Georgia

North Georgia is the hilly to mountainous northern region of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Pickens County, Georgia

Pickens County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Primary election

A primary election is the process by which the general public can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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Prohibition Party

The Prohibition Party (PRO) is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Roger Babson

Roger Ward Babson (July 6, 1875 in Gloucester, Massachusetts – March 5, 1967 in Lake Wales, Florida) was an American entrepreneur, economist and business theorist in the first half of the 20th century.

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Southern Unionist

In the United States, Southern Unionists were White Southerners living in the Confederate States of America, opposed to secession, and against the Civil War.

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Towns County, Georgia

Towns County is a county located on the northern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.

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Wendell Willkie

Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer and corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican nominee for President.

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White supremacy

White supremacy or white supremacism is a racist ideology based upon the belief that white people are superior in many ways to people of other races and that therefore white people should be dominant over other races.

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Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia,_1940

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