The United States Senate election in California of 1940 was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fifth term in office, though he would die in office in 1945.
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By cross-filing and winning the Democratic and Progressive primaries, Johnson eliminated his strongest competition and handily won the general election with only nominal opposition from the Prohibition Party.
Primaries edit
Primaries were held on August 27.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- John Anson Ford, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for District 3 (cross-filing)
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
- Ellis E. Patterson, Lieutenant Governor (cross-filing)
- Sam Yorty, State Assemblyman (cross-filing)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 612,561 | 82.02% | |
Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 54,834 | 7.34% | |
Democratic | John Anson Ford | 46,310 | 6.20% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty | 33,142 | 4.44% | |
Total votes | 1,007,926 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- John Anson Ford, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for District 3
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)
- James D. Meredith
- Richard S. Otto
- Ellis E. Patterson, Lieutenant Governor
- Sam Yorty, State Assemblyman
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 507,389 | 50.34% | |
Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 206,479 | 20.49% | |
Democratic | John Anson Ford | 175,110 | 17.37% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty | 74,332 | 7.38% | |
Democratic | James D. Meredith | 26,425 | 2.62% | |
Democratic | Richard S. Otto | 18,191 | 1.81% | |
Total votes | 746,847 | 100.00% |
Progressive primary edit
Candidates edit
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)
- Richard S. Otto
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 2,060 | 61.40% | |
Democratic | Richard S. Otto | 1,295 | 38.60% | |
Total votes | 3,355 | 100.00% |
Prohibition primary edit
Candidates edit
- Fred Dyster
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (write-in)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Fred Dyster | 1,314 | 77.66% | |
Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) | 378 | 22.34% | |
Total votes | 1,692 | 100.00% |
Third parties and independents edit
Communist edit
- Anita Whitney, women's rights activist, perennial candidate, and member of the Field family
Independent edit
A write-in bid was launched in support of John Anson Ford.
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 2,238,899 | 82.62% | 12.04 | |
Prohibition | Fred Dyster | 366,044 | 13.51% | N/A | |
Communist | Anita Whitney | 97,478 | 3.60% | N/A | |
Independent | John Anson Ford (write-in) | 7,415 | 0.27% | N/A | |
Total votes | 2,709,836 | 100.00% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1940". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1940". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate – PR Primary, 1940". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate – PR Primary, 1940". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "CA US Senate, 1940". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 21, 2018.