1940 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democrat Lewis Schwellenbach did not run for a second term in office. He was succeeded by Democratic U.S. Representative Monrad C. Wallgren, who defeated Republican Stephen Foster Chadwick for the open seat.
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County results Wallgren: 50–60% 60–70% Chadwick: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Blanket primary
editCandidates
editDemocratic
edit- Frank T. Bell, former Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, former Treasurer of Grant County, and businessman
- Harry C. Huse
- Donald B. Miller, State Representative, and businessman
- Roy B. Misener, King County Assessor
- Robert Lee Smith
- Monrad Wallgren, U.S. Representative from Everett
Republican
edit- Stephen Fowler Chadwick, son of Stephen J. Chadwick, and candidate for Representative from Washington in 1926
- Ewing D. Colvin, former Prosecutor of King County, and Washington State Bar Association official
- Howard E. Foster
- Eric Johnston, businessman, and former Marine
- Robert Prior
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephen Foster Chadwick | 137,320 | 27.45% | |
Democratic | Monrad Wallgren | 96,747 | 19.34% | |
Democratic | Frank T. Bell | 51,510 | 10.30% | |
Democratic | Harry C. Huse | 50,930 | 10.18% | |
Republican | Eric Johnston | 42,542 | 8.51% | |
Democratic | Roy B. Misener | 41,259 | 8.25% | |
Republican | Ewing D. Colvin | 27,903 | 5.58% | |
Republican | Robert Prior | 19,194 | 3.84% | |
Democratic | Robert Lee Smith | 13,918 | 2.78% | |
Democratic | Donald B. Miller | 11,904 | 2.38% | |
Republican | Howard E. Foster | 6,954 | 1.39% | |
Total votes | 500,181 | 100.00% |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Monrad Wallgren | 404,718 | 54.16% | 6.77 | |
Republican | Stephen Fowler Chadwick | 342,589 | 45.84% | 11.82 | |
Total votes | 747,307 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Election Search Results - September 1940 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.