Garner declared his candidacy . Roosevelt refused to say whether he would run again . If he did , it was highly unlikely that Garner could win the nomination , but Garner stayed in the race anyway . He opposed most of Roosevelt 's New Deal policies , and on principle , opposed presidents serving third terms . At the Democratic National Convention , Roosevelt engineered a " spontaneous " call for his renomination , and won on the first ballot . Garner received only 61 votes out of 1,093 . Roosevelt chose Henry A. Wallace to be the vice-presidential running mate
Democratic National Convention
1940 Democratic National Convention
John Nance Garner