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1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

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1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee David I. Walsh Henry Parkman Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,088,838 838,122
Percentage 55.64% 42.38%

Walsh:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Parkman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Senator before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Senator

David I. Walsh
Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David I. Walsh (incumbent) 286,468 99.96%
Write-in 101 0.04%
Total votes 286,569 100.00%
None Blank votes 103,981
Turnout 390,550

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henry Parkman Jr. 274,628 99.99%
Write-in 30 0.01%
Total votes 274,658 100.00%
None Blank votes 72,707
Turnout 347,365

General election

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Candidates

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  • Philip Frankfeld (Communist)
  • Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
  • George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist)
  • Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican)
  • George L. Thompson, candidate for governor in 1938 (Prohibition)
  • David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic)

Results

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194 U.S. Senate election in Massachusetts[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic David I. Walsh (incumbent) 1,088,838 55.64% Decrease3.75
Republican Henry Parkman Jr. 838,122 42.38% Increase5.00
Prohibition George L. Thompson 9,632 0.49% Decrease0.23
Communist Philip Frankfeld 9,465 0.48% Increase0.08
Socialist George Lyman Paine 6,876 0.35% Decrease1.19
Socialist Labor Horace I. Hillis 4,133 0.21% Decrease0.36
None Blank votes 105,192
Total votes 2,062,281 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b Election Statistics, 1952.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.