1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1940 Democratic Senate primary election in Mississippi

←  1934 August 27, 1940 1946  →

Nominee Theodore Bilbo Hugh White Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 91,334 62,641 Percentage 59.32% 40.68%

County results Bilbo:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% White:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election Theodore Bilbo Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Theodore Bilbo Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 1940. Incumbent Senator Theodore Bilbo was re-elected to a second term.

On August 27, Bilbo won the Democratic primary election over Governor Hugh L. White with 59.32% of the vote. Bilbo won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Theodore Bilbo, incumbent Senator
• Hugh L. White, Governor of Mississippi

Results

1940 United States Senate Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore Bilbo (incumbent)	91,334	59.32%
	Democratic	Hugh L. White	62,641	40.68%
Total votes			153,975	100.00%

General election

Results

1940 United States Senate election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Theodore Bilbo (incumbent)	143,333	100.00%
Total votes			143,333	100.00%

References

1. "MS US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
2. "MS US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.