1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16)
Results edit
Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 edit
Candidates edit
- Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman
Results edit
Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 1,088,838 | 55.64% |  3.75
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| Republican | Henry Parkman Jr. | 838,122 | 42.38% |  5.00
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| Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 9,632 | 0.49% | 0.23
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| Communist | Philip Frankfeld | 9,465 | 0.48% | 0.08
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| Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 6,876 | 0.35% | 1.19
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| Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,133 | 0.21% | 0.36
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| None | Blank votes | 105,192 | — | — | |
| Total votes | 2,062,281 | 100.00% | |||
References edit
- ^ a b Election Statistics, 1952.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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