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| previous_election = 1936 United States presidential election |
| previous_election = 1936 United States presidential election |
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| previous_year = 1936 |
| previous_year = 1936 |
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| election_date = November 8, |
| election_date = November 8, 1940 |
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| next_election = 1944 United States presidential election |
| next_election = 1944 United States presidential election |
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| next_year = 1944 |
| next_year = 1944 |
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| needed_votes = 266 electoral |
| needed_votes = 266 electoral |
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| image_size = x200px |
| image_size = x200px |
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| image1 = [[File:Thomas_E_Dewey_Portrait_.webp|156px]] |
| image1 = [[File:Thomas_E_Dewey_Portrait_.webp|156px]] |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Thomas E. Dewey]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Thomas E. Dewey]]''' |
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| party1 = [[Republican Party|{{color|#de1410|Republican}}]] |
| party1 = [[Republican Party|{{color|#de1410|Republican}}]] |
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| home_state1 = [[w:New York (state)|New York]] |
| home_state1 = [[w:New York (state)|New York]] |
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| running_mate1 = '''[[w:Joseph W. Martin Jr.|Joseph Martin Jr.]]''' |
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| electoral_vote1 = '''280''' |
| electoral_vote1 = '''280''' |
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| states_carried1 = 22 |
| states_carried1 = 22 |
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| image2 = [[File:Election_Harry L Hopkins 40.png|156px]] |
| image2 = [[File:Election_Harry L Hopkins 40.png|156px]] |
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| nominee2 = [[Harry L. Hopkins]] |
| nominee2 = [[w:Harry Hopkins|Harry L. Hopkins]] |
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| party2 = [[Democratic Party|{{color|#2300ff|Democrat}}]] |
| party2 = [[Democratic Party|{{color|#2300ff|Democrat}}]] |
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| home_state2 = [[w:New York (state)|New York]] |
| home_state2 = [[w:New York (state)|New York]] |
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| running_mate2 = '''[[w:Cordell Hull|Cordell Hull]]''' |
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| electoral_vote2 = 251 |
| electoral_vote2 = 251 |
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| states_carried2 = '''26''' |
| states_carried2 = '''26''' |
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| map_size = 350px |
| map_size = 350px |
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| map = [[File:ElectoralCollege1940 (TNO).svg|350px]] |
| map = [[File:ElectoralCollege1940 (TNO).svg|350px]] |
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| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#de1410;">Red</span> denotes states won by Dewey, and <span style="color:#2300ff;">blue</span> denotes those won by Hopkins. |
| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#de1410;">Red</span> denotes states won by Dewey/Martin, and <span style="color:#2300ff;">blue</span> denotes those won by Hopkins/Hull. |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |
| before_election = [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] |
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Dewey/Martin, and blue denotes those won by Hopkins/Hull. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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