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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.
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 |
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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 1,088,838 | 55.64% | 3.75 | |
Republican | Henry Parkman Jr. | 838,122 | 42.38% | 5.00 | |
Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 9,632 | 0.49% | 0.23 | |
Communist | Philip Frankfeld | 9,465 | 0.48% | 0.08 | |
Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 6,876 | 0.35% | 1.19 | |
Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,133 | 0.21% | 0.36 | |
None | Blank votes | 105,192 | — | — | |
Total votes | 2,062,281 | 100.00% |
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