1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Election
The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.
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County results
Municipality resultsWalsh: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Parkman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
- David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16)
Results
Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.
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| 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 | |||
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Candidates
- Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman
Results
Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
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| 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 | |||
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Candidates
- Philip Frankfeld (Communist)
- Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
- George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist)
- Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican)
- George L. Thompson, candidate for governor in 1938 (Prohibition)
- David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic)
Results
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| 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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- "Our Campaigns - MA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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