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The 1940 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1940.
Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg was re-elected to a third consecutive term over Democratic judge Frank FitzGerald.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent) | 467,314 | 89.88% | |
| Republican | Bowen R. Gover | 52,645 | 10.13% | |
| Total votes | 519,959 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank FitzGerald | 209,809 | 63.22% | |
| Democratic | Michael J. Hart | 38,658 | 11.65% | |
| Democratic | Louis B. Ward | 37,258 | 11.23% | |
| Democratic | Ralph W. Liddy | 27,498 | 8.29% | |
| Democratic | Sid A. Erwin | 18,629 | 5.61% | |
| Total votes | 331,852 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent) | 1,053,104 | 52.65% |  1.33 | |
| Democratic | Frank FitzGerald | 939,740 | 46.98% |  0.05 | |
| Socialist | Nahum Burnett | 3,580 | 0.18% | 0.69 | |
| Prohibition | Carroll P. Pahman | 937 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Theos A. Grove | 691 | 0.04% | 0.04 | |
| Communist | Elmer G. Johnson | 2,290 | 0.11% | 0.35 | |
| Total votes | 2,000,342 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
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