1940 Republican National Convention
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The 1940 Republican National Convention was the United States Republican Party's presidential nominating convention where Wendell Willkie emerged as the surprise nominee to challenge Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Republican National Convention | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United States political convention ⓘ |
| alsoNominated | Charles L. McNary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotCountToNominate | 6 ⓘ |
| category |
1940 in American politics
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Political events in Philadelphia ⓘ Republican National Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ United States presidential nominating conventions ⓘ |
| Charles L. McNaryNominationFor | Vice President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| context | 1940 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1940-06-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1944 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Republican National Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNominee | Wendell Willkie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueDebated |
U.S. involvement in World War II
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third term for a U.S. president ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOpponentTicket | Franklin D. Roosevelt–Henry A. Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorRivalCandidate |
Arthur H. Vandenberg
NERFINISHED
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Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | radio ⓘ |
| nominatedCandidate |
Charles L. McNary
NERFINISHED
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Wendell Willkie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForOffice | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedTicket | Wendell Willkie–Charles L. McNary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first major-party convention to nominate a candidate who had never held elective office ⓘ |
| notableFor | draft Willkie movement ⓘ |
| opposedIncumbentPresident | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformAdopted | Republican Party platform of 1940 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1936 Republican National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidentialNominee | Wendell Willkie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingElection | 1940 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | multiple-ballot delegate voting ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-06-24 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| surpriseNominee | Wendell Willkie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ticketOutcome | lost to Franklin D. Roosevelt–Henry A. Wallace ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfEvent | presidential nominating convention ⓘ |
| venue | Philadelphia Convention Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresidentialNominee | Charles L. McNary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1940 ⓘ |
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Republican National Convention