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The 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Progressive U.S. Senator Robert La Follette Jr. was elected to a third term in office over Republican Fred H. Clausen and Democrat James E. Finnegan.
Progressive primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Campaign
Frank died two days before the primary, on September 15, but remained on the ballot.
Results
1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Fred H. Clausen | 109,293 | 31.23% |
| Republican | John P. Koehler | 64,774 | 18.51% |
| Republican | Glenn Frank (deceased) | 47,885 | 13.68% |
| Republican | Michael G. Eberlein | 43,784 | 12.51% |
| Republican | William C. Maas | 29,940 | 8.56% |
| Republican | Reuben W. Peterson | 29,331 | 8.38% |
| Republican | Walter B. Chilsen | 24,928 | 7.12% |
Total votes | 349,935 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
- William D. Carroll, former State Senator (1933–37)
- John Cudahy, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Irish Free State (write-in)
- James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (1933–37)
- James J. Kerwin
Results
1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James E. Finnegan | 55.145 | 42.79% |
| Democratic | William D. Carroll | 36,306 | 28.17% |
| Democratic | James J. Kerwin | 22,642 | 17.57% |
| Democratic | John Cudahy (write-in) | 14,773 | 11.46% |
Total votes | 128,866 | 100.00% |
General election
Candidates
- Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer (Republican)
- James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (Democratic)
- Ted Furman (Communist)
- Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925 (Progressive)
- Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor)
Results
1940 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[3][4] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive | Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) | 805,609 | 45.26% | 2.52 |
| Republican | Fred H. Clausen | 553,692 | 41.38% | 18.54 |
| Democratic | James E. Finnegan | 176,688 | 13.20% | 11.04 |
| Communist | Ted Furman | 1,308 | 0.10% | N/A |
| Socialist Labor | Adolf Wiggert | 838 | 0.06% | N/A |
Total votes | 1,538,135 | 100.00% |
| Progressive hold |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). p. 517. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Clausen, Frederick Harold 1875 - 1944". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 8, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). Our Campaigns. p. 599. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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