1940 United States Senate elections
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The United States Senate elections of 1940 coincided with the election of Franklin D. 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 opposition gained three seats from the Democrats. However, the New Deal Democrats regained firm control of both the House and Senate because Progressives dominated the election.[2] The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party also disappeared from the Senate, as Henrik Shipstead joined the Republican party and Ernest Lundeen had died during the preceding term. Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri was elected to his final term in the Senate in 1940. Truman resigned in 1945 to serve as President Roosevelt's third Vice President.
Contents
- 1 Gains and losses
- 2 Change in Senate composition
- 3 Race summaries
- 4 Arizona
- 5 California
- 6 Connecticut
- 7 Delaware
- 8 Florida
- 9 Idaho (Special)
- 10 Illinois (Special)
- 11 Indiana
- 12 Kentucky (Special)
- 13 Maine
- 14 Maryland
- 15 Massachusetts
- 16 Michigan
- 17 Minnesota
- 18 Mississippi
- 19 Missouri
- 20 Montana
- 21 Nebraska
- 22 Nevada
- 23 New Jersey
- 24 New Mexico
- 25 New York
- 26 North Dakota
- 27 Ohio
- 28 Pennsylvania
- 29 Rhode Island
- 30 Tennessee
- 31 Texas
- 32 Utah
- 33 Vermont
- 34 Vermont (Special)
- 35 Virginia
- 36 Washington
- 37 West Virginia
- 38 Wisconsin
- 39 Wyoming
- 40 See also
- 41 References
Gains and losses
Republicans had a net gain of three seats in the general election, plus one more in a November special election.
Three came from wins over Democrats:
- Indiana: First-term Democrat Sherman Minton narrowly lost to Republican Raymond E. Willis.
- Nebraska: First-term Democrat Edward R. Burke lost renomination to R. L. Cochran, who then lost the general election to Republican Hugh Butler.
- Ohio: First-term Democrat A. Victor Donahey retired and was replaced by Republican Harold H. Burton.
Republicans picked up a seat from Farmer–Labor when an incumbent changed party:
- Minnesota: Three-term Farmer–Labor Henrik Shipstead was re-elected, but changed party to Republican.
Democrats did win one seat from a Republican:
- Delaware: Two-term Republican John G. Townsend Jr. lost to Democrat James M. Tunnell.
Also, in a special election, Republicans gained an additional seat from the Democrats:
- Illinois: Democratic interim appointee James M. Slattery lost to Republican C. Wayland Brooks.
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 Ran |
D48 Ran |
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Majority → | D49 Ran |
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D58 Ran |
D57 Ran |
D56 Ran |
D55 Ran |
D54 Ran |
D53 Ran |
D52 Ran |
D51 Ran |
D50 Ran |
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D59 Ran |
D60 Ran |
D61 Ran |
D62 Ran |
D63 Ran |
D64 Ran |
D65 Ran |
D66 Ran |
D67 Ran |
D68 Retired |
R19 Ran |
R20 Ran |
R21 Ran |
R22 Ran |
R23 Ran |
R24 Retired |
FL1 Ran |
Template:Party shading/Progressive/active | P1 Ran |
I1 | D69 Retired |
R18 Ran |
R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Result of the general elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 Re-elected |
D48 Re-elected |
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Majority → | D49 Re-elected |
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D58 Re-elected |
D57 Re-elected |
D56 Re-elected |
D55 Re-elected |
D54 Re-elected |
D53 Re-elected |
D52 Re-elected |
D51 Re-elected |
D50 Re-elected |
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D59 Re-elected |
D60 Re-elected |
D61 Re-elected |
D62 Re-elected |
D63 Hold |
D64 Hold |
D65 Hold |
D66 Hold |
D67 Gain |
I1 |
R19 Re-elected |
R20 Re-elected |
R21 Re-elected |
R22 Hold |
R23 Hold |
R24 Gain |
R25 Gain |
R26 Gain |
R27 Gain |
Template:Party shading/Progressive/active | P1 Re-elected |
R18 Re-elected |
R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
Result of the special elections
D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D5 | D6 | D7 | D8 | ||
D18 | D17 | D16 | D15 | D14 | D13 | D12 | D11 | D10 | D9 |
D19 | D20 | D21 | D22 | D23 | D24 | D25 | D26 | D27 | D28 |
D38 | D37 | D36 | D35 | D34 | D33 | D32 | D31 | D30 | D29 |
D39 | D40 | D41 | D42 | D43 | D44 | D45 | D46 | D47 | D48 |
Majority → | D49 Appointee elected |
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D58 | D57 | D56 | D55 | D54 | D53 | D52 | D51 | D50 | |
D59 | D60 | D61 | D62 | D63 | D64 | D65 | D66 | I1 | P1 |
R19 | R20 | R21 | R22 | R23 | R24 | R25 | R26 Appointee elected |
R27 Hold |
R28 Gain |
R18 | R17 | R16 | R15 | R14 | R13 | R12 | R11 | R10 | R9 |
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 |
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 76th Congress
In these special elections, the winner elected during 1940 and seated once qualified; ordered by election date.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Idaho (Class 2) |
John W. Thomas | Republican | 1928 (Appointed) 1928 (Special) 1932 (Lost) 1940 (Appointed) |
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Illinois (Class 2) |
James M. Slattery | Democratic | 1939 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election to finish term. New senator elected November 5, 1940. Republican gain. |
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Kentucky (Class 2) |
Happy Chandler | Democratic | 1939 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 5, 1940. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Vermont (Class 3) |
Ernest W. Gibson Jr. | Republican | 1940 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 5, 1940. Republican hold. |
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Races leading to the 77th Congress
In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1941; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Arizona | Henry F. Ashurst | Democratic | 1912 1916 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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California | Hiram W. Johnson | Republican | 1916 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Connecticut | Francis T. Maloney | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Delaware | John G. Townsend Jr. | Republican | 1928 1934 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Florida | Charles O. Andrews | Democratic | 1936 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Indiana | Sherman Minton | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Maine | Frederick Hale | Republican | 1916 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Maryland | George L. P. Radcliffe | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Massachusetts | David I. Walsh | Democratic | 1926 (Special) 1928 1934 |
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Michigan | Arthur H. Vandenberg | Republican | 1928 (Appointed) 1928 (Special) 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Minnesota | Henrik Shipstead | Farmer–Labor | 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected as a Republican. Republican gain. |
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Mississippi | Theodore G. Bilbo | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Missouri | Harry S. Truman | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Montana | Burton K. Wheeler | Democratic | 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Nebraska | Edward R. Burke | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Nevada | Key Pittman | Democratic | 1913 (Special) 1916 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. Winner died November 10, 1940 and Berkeley L. Bunker (D) was appointed both to finish the term and to start the next term. |
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New Jersey | W. Warren Barbour | Republican | 1931 (Appointed) 1932 (Special) 1936 (Lost) 1938 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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New Mexico | Dennis Chavez | Democratic | 1935 (Appointed) 1936 (Special) |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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New York | James M. Mead | Democratic | 1938 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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North Dakota | Lynn J. Frazier | Republican (Nonpartisan League) | 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. |
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Ohio | A. Victor Donahey | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Pennsylvania | Joseph F. Guffey | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Rhode Island | Peter G. Gerry | Democratic | 1916 1922 1928 (Lost) 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Tennessee | Kenneth D. McKellar | Democratic | 1916 1922 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Texas | Tom Connally | Democratic | 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Utah | William H. King | Democratic | 1916 1922 1928 (Lost) 1934 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Vermont | Warren R. Austin | Republican | 1931 (Special) 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1933 (Special) 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Washington | Lewis B. Schwellenbach | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. Incumbent resigned December 16, 1940. Winner appointed to finish the term. |
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West Virginia | Rush Holt | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Wisconsin | Robert M. La Follette Jr. | Progressive | 1925 (Special) 1928 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1934 |
Incumbent re-elected. | <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
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Arizona
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ernest McFarland | 101,495 | 71.61% | ||
Republican | Irving A. Jennings Sr. | 39,657 | 27.98% | ||
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | A. Walter Gehres | 579 | 0.41% | |
Majority | 61,838 | 43.63% | |||
Turnout | 141,731 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
California
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1940 United States Senate election in California[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Hiram W. Johnson (Incumbent) | 2,238,899 | 82.50% | |
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Fred Dyster | 366,044 | 13.49% |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Anita Whitney | 97,478 | 3.59% |
Write-In | John Anson Ford | 7,415 | 0.27% | |
None | Scattering | 4,029 | 0.15% | |
Majority | 1,872,855 | 69.01% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Connecticut
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Francis T. Maloney | 416,740 | 53.15% | ||
Republican | Paul L. Cornell | 358,313 | 45.70% | ||
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Kenneth W. Thurlow | 6,557 | 0.84% | ||
Socialist Labor | James A. Hutchin | 1,343 | 0,17% | ||
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Isadore Wofsy | 1,114 | 0,14% | |
Majority | 58,427 | 12.45% | |||
Turnout | 784,067 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Delaware
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1940 United States Senate election in Delaware[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | James M. Tunnell | 68,294 | 50.63% | |
Republican | John G. Townsend Jr. (Incumbent) | 63,799 | 47.30% | |
style="background-color: {{Template:Independent Democratic Party[disambiguation needed]/meta/color}}; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent Democratic Party[disambiguation needed]|{{Template:Independent Democratic Party[disambiguation needed]/meta/shortname}}]] | William F. Allen | 2,786 | 2.07% |
Majority | 4,495 | 3.33% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Florida
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1940 United States Senate election in Florida[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Charles O. Andrews (Incumbent) | 323,216 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
Idaho (Special)
1940 United States Senate special election in Idaho[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | John W. Thomas | 124,535 | 52.96% | |
Democratic | Glen H. Taylor | 110,614 | 47.04% | |
Majority | 13,921 | 5.92% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Illinois (Special)
1940 United States Senate special election in Illinois[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | C. Wayland Brooks (Incumbent) | 2,045,924 | 50.07% | |
Democratic | James M. Slattery | 2,025,097 | 49.56% | |
None | Enoch A. Holtwick | 8,625 | 0.21% | |
None | Clarence H. Mayer | 6,517 | 0.16% | |
None | Scattering | 16 | 0.00% | |
Majority | 20,827 | 0.51% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Indiana
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1940 United States Senate election in Indiana[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Raymond E. Willis | 888,070 | 50.45% | |
Democratic | Sherman Minton (Incumbent) | 864,803 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Carl W. Thompson | 5,621 | 0.32% |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | John H. Kingsbury | 1,751 | 0.10% | |
Majority | 23,267 | 1.32% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Kentucky (Special)
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1940 United States Senate special election in Kentucky[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Happy Chandler (Incumbent) | 561,151 | 58.27% | |
Republican | Walter B. Smith | 401,812 | 41.73% | |
Majority | 159,339 | 16.54% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Maine
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1940 United States Senate election in Maine[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Ralph Owen Brewster (Incumbent) | 150,149 | 58.61% | |
Democratic | Louis J. Brann | 105,740 | 41.27% | |
None | Lewis Gordon | 305 | 0.12% | |
Majority | 44,409 | 17.34% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Maryland
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1940 United States Senate election in Maryland[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | George L. P. Radcliffe (Incumbent) | 394,239 | 64.74% | |
Republican | Harry W. Nice | 203,912 | 33.48% | |
None | Edwin B. Abbott | 4,204 | 0.69% | |
None | David L. Elliott | 3,423 | 0.56% | |
None | Robert Kadish | 1,848 | 0.30% | |
None | Albert E. Blumberg | 1,349 | 0.22% | |
Majority | 190,327 | 31.26% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Massachusetts
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David I. Walsh | 1,088,838 | 55.64 | ||
Republican | Henry Parkman Jr. | 838,122 | 42.38 | ||
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | George L. Thompson | 9,632 | 0.49 | |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Philip Frankfeld | 9,465 | 0.48 | |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | George Lyman Paine | 6,876 | 0.35 | ||
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,133 | 0.21 | ||
Majority | 250,716 | 12.82% | |||
Voter turnout | % | ||||
Democratic hold |
Michigan
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1940 United States Senate election in Michigan[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Arthur Vandenberg (Incumbent) | 1,053,104 | 52.65% | |
Democratic | Frank Fitzgerald | 939,740 | 46.98% | |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Nahum Burnett | 3,580 | 0.18% | |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Elmer Johnson | 2,290 | 0.11% |
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Carroll P. Pahman | 937 | 0.05% |
Socialist Labor | Theos A. Grove | 691 | 0.03% | |
Majority | 113,364 | 5.67% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Minnesota
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1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (Minnesota)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Republican Party (Minnesota)|Template:Republican Party (Minnesota)/meta/shortname]] | Henrik Shipstead | 641,049 | 53.00% |
style="background-color: Template:Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)|Template:Farmer–Labor Party (Minnesota)/meta/shortname]] | Elmer Austin Benson (Incumbent) | 310,875 | 25.70% |
[[Democratic Party (Minnesota)|Template:Democratic Party (Minnesota)/meta/shortname]] | John E. Regan | 248,658 | 20.56% | |
None | Grace Holmes Carlson | 8,761 | 0.72% | |
None | Carrl Winter | 256 | 0.02% | |
Majority | 330,174 | 27.30% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
style="background-color: Template:Republican Party (Minnesota)/meta/color" | | [[Republican Party (Minnesota)|Template:Republican Party (Minnesota)/meta/shortname]] gain from [[Democratic Party (Minnesota)|Template:Democratic Party (Minnesota)/meta/shortname]] |
Mississippi
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1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Theodore G. Bilbo (Incumbent) | 143,431 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
Missouri
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1940 Missouri United States Senate election[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Harry S. Truman (incumbent) | 930,775 | 51.17 | |
Republican | Manvel H. Davis | 886,376 | 48.73 | |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | W.F. Rinck | 1,669 | 0.09 | |
Socialist Labor | Theodore Baeff | 196 | 0.01 | |
Majority | 44,499 | 2.44% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Montana
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Burton K. Wheeler (Incumbent) | 176,753 | 73.43% | +3.29% | |
Republican | E. K. Cheadle | 63,941 | 26.57% | -2.17% | |
Majority | 112,812 | 46.87% | +5.47% | ||
Turnout | 240,694 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Nebraska
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1940 United States Senate election in Nebraska[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Hugh Butler (Incumbent) | 340,250 | 57.00% | |
Democratic | R. L. Cochran | 247,659 | 41.49% | |
None | Albert F. Ruthven | 8,982 | 1.50% | |
Majority | 92,591 | 15.51% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Nevada
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1940 United States Senate election in Nevada[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Key Pittman (Incumbent) | 31,351 | 60.48% | |
Republican | Samuel Platt | 20,488 | 39.52% | |
Majority | 10,863 | 20.96% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
New Jersey
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1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | W. Warren Barbour | 1,029,331 | 55.11% | |
Democratic | James H. R. Cromwell | 823,893 | 44.11% | |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | McAlister Coleman | 8,836 | 0.47% | |
Independent | James A. Tumulty Jr. | 2,784 | 0.15% | |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Mary Ellen Dooner | 1,519 | 0.08% |
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Edson R. Leach | 645 | 0.03% |
Socialist Labor | Harry Santhouse | 464 | 0.02% | |
Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 303 | 0.02% | |
Majority | 225,438 | 11.00% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
New Mexico
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1940 United States Senate election in New Mexico[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Dennis Chávez (Incumbent) | 103,194 | 55.95% | |
Republican | Albert K. Mitchell | 81,257 | 44.05% | |
Majority | 21,937 | 11.90% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
New York
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The whole ticket nominated by Democrats and American Laborites was elected.
Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | American Labor ticket | Prohibition ticket | ||||
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James M. Mead | 2,893,407 | Bruce Barton | 2,868,252 | James M. Mead | 381,359 | Stephen W. Paine | 4,944 |
North Dakota
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1940 United States Senate election in North Dakota[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | William Langer | 100,647 | 38.11% | |
Independent | William Lemke | 92,593 | 35.06% | |
Democratic | Charles V. Vogel | 69,847 | 26.45% | |
N/A | Jasper Haaland | 1,014 | 0.38% | |
Majority | 8,054 | 3.05% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold |
Ohio
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1940 United States Senate election in Ohio[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Harold H. Burton | 1,602,498 | 52.37% | |
Democratic | John McSweeney | 1,457,304 | ||
Majority | 145,194 | 4.74% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Pennsylvania
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph F. Guffey (Incumbent) | 2,069,980 | 51.79% | +1.01% | |
Republican | Jay Cooke | 1,893,104 | 47.36% | -0.90% | |
[[Socialist Party (US)|Template:Socialist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | David H.H. Felix | 15,449 | 0.39% | 0.00% | |
style="background-color: Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Prohibition Party (US)|Template:Prohibition Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | H. B. Mansell | 11,113 | 0.28% | -0.40% |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Carl Reeve | 4,761 | 0.12% | -0.09% |
Socialist Labor | Frank Knotek | 2,503 | 0.06% | -0.10% | |
N/A | Other | 110 | 0.00% | N/A | |
Majority | 176,876 | 4.43% | |||
Turnout | 3,997,020 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Rhode Island
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1940 United States Senate election in Rhode Island[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Peter G. Gerry (Incumbent) | 173,927 | 55.16% | |
Republican | James O. McManus | 141,401 | 44.84% | |
Majority | 32,526 | 10.32% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Tennessee
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1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Kenneth D. McKellar (Incumbent) | 295,440 | 70.80% | |
Republican | Howard Baker Sr. | 121,790 | 29.19% | |
Independent | John Randolph Neal, Jr. | 35.06% | 0.01% | |
Majority | 173,650 | 41.61% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Texas
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1940 United States Senate election in Texas[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Tom Connally (Incumbent) | 978,095 | 94.24% | |
Republican | George I. Shannon | 59,340 | 5.72% | |
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Communist Party (US)|Template:Communist Party (US)/meta/shortname]] | Homer Brooks | 408 | 0.04% |
Majority | 918,755 | 88.52% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Utah
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1940 United States Senate election in Utah[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Abe Murdock | 155,499 | 62.85% | |
Republican | Philo Farnsworth | 91,931 | 37.15% | |
Majority | 63,568 | 25.70% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Vermont
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Warren Austin (Incumbent) | 93,283 | 66.4 | ||
Democratic | Ona S. Searles | 47,101 | 33.6 | ||
Total votes | 140,384 | 100 | |||
Majority | 46,182 | 32.90% | |||
Total votes | 140,388 | ' | |||
Republican hold |
Vermont (Special)
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken | 87,150 | 61.6% | ||
Democratic | Herbert B. Comings | 54,263 | 38.4% | ||
Majority | 32,887 | 23.20% | |||
Total votes | 141,413 | ' | |||
Republican hold |
Virginia
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Harry F. Byrd Sr. (Incumbent) | 274,260 | 93.32% | +17.36% | |
Independent | Hilliard Berstein | 11,159 | 3.80% | ||
Independent | Alice Burke | 8,250 | 2.81% | ||
Write-ins | 212 | 0.07% | +0.05% | ||
Majority | 263,101 | 89.53% | +34.50% | ||
Turnout | 293,881 | ||||
Democratic hold |
Washington
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1940 United States Senate election in Washington[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Monrad C. Wallgren | 404,718 | 54.16% | |
Republican | Stephen F. Chadwick | 342,589 | 45.84% | |
Majority | 62,129 | 8.32% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
West Virginia
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1940 United States Senate election in West Virginia[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Harley M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 492,413 | 56.33% | |
Republican | Thomas Sweeney | 381,806 | 43.67% | |
Majority | 110,607 | 12.66% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
Wisconsin
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1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Progressive | Robert M. La Follette Jr. | 605,609 | 45.26% | |
Republican | Fred H. Clausen | 553,692 | 41.38% | |
Democratic | James E. Finnegan | 176,688 | 13.20% | |
style="background-color: Template:Independent Communist/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent Communist|Template:Independent Communist/meta/shortname]] | Ted Furman | 1,308 | 0.10% |
style="background-color: Template:Independent Socialist Labor/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent Socialist Labor|Template:Independent Socialist Labor/meta/shortname]] | Adolf Wiggert Jr. | 838 | 0.06% |
Majority | 51,917 | 4.88% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Progressive hold |
Wyoming
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1940 United States Senate election in Wyoming[1] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Incumbent) | 65,022 | 58.74% | |
Republican | Milward L. Simpson | 45,682 | 41.26% | |
Majority | 19,340 | 17.48% | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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