1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey
The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940.
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County results Barbour: 50–60% 60–70% Cromwell: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidates
- William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator since 1938[lower-alpha 1]
- C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938
- George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938
Results
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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% |
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Candidates
- James H. R. Cromwell, United States Ambassador to Canada
Results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James H. R. Cromwell | 243,608 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 243,608 | 100.0% |
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Candidates
- William Warren Barbour (Republican), incumbent Senator
- George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
- McAlister Coleman (Socialist), journalist and author
- James H. R. Cromwell (Democrat), United States Ambassador to Canada
- Mary E. Dooner (Communist)
- Edson R. Leach (Prohibition)
- Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor)
- James A. Tumulty (Constitutional)
Results
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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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- 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.
- "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.
- "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
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