United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1940

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1940
Massachusetts
November 5, 1940

 
Nominee David I. Walsh Henry Parkman, Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,088,838 838,122
Percentage 55.61% 42.83%

Senator before election

David I. Walsh
Democratic

Elected Senator

David I. Walsh
Democratic

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

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Prohibition

Communist

Socialist

Socialist Labor

General election

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic David I. Walsh 1,088,838 55.64
Republican Henry Parkman, Jr. 838,122 42.38
Prohibition George L. Thompson 9,632 0.49
Communist Philip Frankfeld 9,465 0.48
Socialist George Lyman Paine 6,876 0.35
Socialist Labor Horace I. Hillis 4,133 0.21

References


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