1940 United States presidential election
The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 5, 1940. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the incumbent president, won reelection. He defeated the Republican candidate, Wendell Willkie. This was the only time anyone has ever been elected to a third term as President of the United States. It was the 39th presidential election in United States history and was the last election before World War II happened.