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• 1952 Democratic National Convention

  

  The 1952 Democratic National Convention was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois from July 21 to July 26, 1952, which was the same arena the Republicans had gathered in a few weeks earlier for their national convention. Four...

• United States Senate election, 1940

  

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  1940

  The United States Senate elections of 1940 coincided with the election of Franklin Roosevelt to his third term as President. Although Roosevelt was re-elected, support for his administration had dropped somewhat after eight years, and the Republican...

• United States Senate election, 1942

  

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  Nov 3, 1942

  The United States Senate elections of 1942 were held November 3, 1942, midway through Franklin Roosevelt's third term as President. Although this election took place during World War II, the opposition Republican party made major gains, taking eight...

• United States Senate election, 1938

  

  The U.S. Senate elections of 1938 occurred in the middle of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's second term. This occurred six years after the Democratic landslide in the 1932 election, and so the opposition Republicans gained six seats from the Democrats....

• United States Senate election, 1944

  

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  The United States Senate elections of 1944 coincided with the re-election of Franklin Roosevelt to his fourth term as President. The Democratic party suffered a net loss of one seat to the Republicans, but still kept a large majority in the Senate....

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