1940 Republican presidential primaries
- Thomas E. Dewey – 1,605,754 (49.76%)
- Jerrold L. Seawell – 538,112 (16.68%)
- Robert Taft – 516,428 (16.00%)
- Unpledged – 186,157 (5.77%)
- Charles L. McNary – 133,488 (4.14%)
- R. N. Davis – 106,123 (3.29%)
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 100,651 (3.12%)
- Wendell Willkie – 21,140 (0.66%)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.) – 9,496 (0.29%)
- Arthur H. James – 8,172 (0.25%)
- Herbert Hoover – 1,082 (0.03%)
- John W. Bricker – 188 (0.01%)
1940 Republican National Convention (Presidential tally):
First ballot:
- Thomas E. Dewey – 360
- Robert Taft – 189
- Wendell Willkie – 105
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 76
- Arthur H. James – 74
- Joseph William Martin – 44
- Scattering – 40
- Hanford MacNider – 34
- Frank E. Gannett – 33
- Styles Bridges – 28
- Herbert Hoover – 17
Second ballot:
- Thomas E. Dewey – 338
- Robert Taft – 203
- Wendell Willkie – 171
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 73
- Arthur H. James – 66
- Hanford MacNider – 34
- Frank E. Gannett – 30
- Scattering – 29
- Joseph William Martin – 26
- Herbert Hoover – 21
- Styled Bridges – 9
Third ballot:
- Thomas E. Dewey – 315
- Wendell Willkie – 259
- Robert Taft – 212
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 72
- Arthur H. James – 59
- Herbert Hoover – 32
- Hanford McNider – 28
- Frank E. Gannett – 11
- Scattering – 11
- Styles Bridges – 1
Fourth ballot:
- Wendell Willkie – 306
- Robert Taft – 254
- Thomas E. Dewey – 250
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 61
- Arthur H. James – 56
- Herbert Hoover – 31
- Scattering – 11
- Frank E. Gannett – 4
- Styled Bridges – 1
Fifth ballot:
- Wendell Willkie – 429
- Robert Taft – 377
- Arthur H. James – 59
- Thomas E. Dewey – 57
- Arthur H. Vandenberg – 42
- Herbert Hoover – 20
- Scattering – 11
- Handorf MacNider – 4
- Frank E. Gannett – 1
Sixth ballot (before shifts):
- Wendell Willkie – 655
- Robert Taft – 318
- Thomas E. Dewey – 11
- Herbert Hoover – 10
- Scattering – 5
- Frank E. Gannett – 1
Sixth ballot (after shifts):
- Wendell Willkie – 998
- Scattering – 2
United States presidential election, 1940:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (inc.)/Henry A. Wallace (D) – 27,313,945 (54.7%) and 449 electoral votes (38 states carried)
- Wendell Willkie/Charles L. McNary (R) – 22,347,744 (44.8%) and 82 electoral votes (10 states carried)
- Norman Thomas/Maynard C. Krueger (Socialist) – 116,599 (0.2%)
- Roger Babson/Edgar Moorman (Prohibition) – 57,903 (0.1%)
- Others – 65,922 (0.1%)
1944 Republican presidential primaries:
- Douglas McArthur – 662,127 (28.94%)
- Earl Warren – 594,439 (25.99%)
- John W. Bricker – 366,444 (16.02%)
- Thomas E. Dewey – 278,727 (12.18%)
- W. Chapman Revercomb – 91,602 (4.00%)
- Unpledged – 87,834 (3.84%)
- Harold Stassen – 67,508 (2.95%)
- Riley A. Bender – 37,575 (1.64%)
- Charles A. Christopherson – 33,497 (1.46%)
- Wendell Willkie – 27,097 (1.19%)
- Joe H. Bottum – 22,135 (0.97%)
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