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The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Republican Senator William Warren Barbour was re-elected over Democrat James H. R. Cromwell, who had recently been appointed United States Ambassador to Canada.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Warren Barbour (incumbent) | 390,155 | 86.17% | |
Republican | George O. Pullen | 32,633 | 7.21% | |
Republican | C. Dan Coskey | 29,991 | 6.62% | |
Total votes | 452,779 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James H. R. Cromwell | 243,608 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 243,608 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | W. Warren Barbour (incumbent) | 1,029,331 | 55.11% | |
Democratic | James H. R. Cromwell | 823,893 | 44.11% | |
Socialist | McAlister Coleman | 8,836 | 0.47% | |
Independent | James A. Tumulty Jr. | 2,784 | 0.15% | |
Communist | Mary Ellen Dooner | 1,519 | 0.08% | |
Prohibition | Edson R. Leach | 645 | 0.03% | |
Socialist Labor | Harry Santhouse | 464 | 0.02% | |
Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 303 | 0.02% | |
Majority | 225,438 | 11.00% | ||
Turnout | 1,867,775 | |||
Republican hold | ||||
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