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Wendell L. Willkie

Republican

Date Party Office Votes Result
11-05-1940 Republican President 1351419 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Willkie
 

Candidate Biography:

Born: February 18, 1892 in Elwood, Indiana
Married: Edith Willk
Child: Philip
Military Service: ARMY (WWI)
Died: October 8, 1944 in New York, New York

1932: Delegate, Democratic National Convention
1939: Changed party affiliation to Republican
1944: Primary Candidate for President (Lost)