1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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  1938 (special) November 5, 1940 1944 (special)  
  William Warren Barbour.jpg James H. R. Cromwell2.jpg
Nominee William Warren Barbour James H. R. Cromwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,029,331823,893
Percentage55.11%44.11%

1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county (2).svg
County results
Barbour:      50–60%     60–70%
Cromwell:      50–60%

Senator before election

W. Warren Barbour
Republican

Elected Senator

W. Warren Barbour
Republican

The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940.

Contents

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Republican Senate special primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William Warren Barbour (incumbent) 390,155 86.17%
Republican George O. Pullen32,6337.21%
Republican C. Dan Coskey29,9916.62%
Total votes452,779 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James H. R. Cromwell 243,608 100.0%
Total votes243,608 100.0%

General election

Candidates

Results

1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican W. Warren Barbour (incumbent) 1,029,331 55.11%
Democratic James H. R. Cromwell 823,89344.11%
Socialist McAlister Coleman 8,8360.47%
Independent James A. Tumulty Jr.2,7840.15%
Communist Mary Ellen Dooner1,5190.08%
Prohibition Edson R. Leach6450.03%
Socialist Labor Harry Santhouse4640.02%
Socialist Workers George Breitman 3030.02%
Majority225,43811.00%
Turnout 1,867,775
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937.

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References

  1. 1 2 Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held May 21st, 1940" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1940" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.