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.

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

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Philadelphia Civic Center → hostedEvent → 1940 Republican National Convention ⓘ
Wendell Willkie → nominatedBy → Republican National Convention ⓘ
linked to: 1940 Republican National Convention