1940 United States Senate election in Ohio
(Redirected from United States Senate election in Ohio, 1940)
The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Herbert S. Bigelow, former U.S. Representative from Cincinnati (1937–39)
- John McSweeney, former U.S. Representative from Wooster (1923–29, 1937–39)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John McSweeney | 272,690 | 61.62% | |
| Democratic | Herbert S. Bigelow | 169,818 | 38.38% | |
| Total votes | 442,508 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Harold Hitz Burton, Mayor of Cleveland
- Charles E. Wharton
- Dudley A. White, U.S. Representative from New London
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 303,339 | 52.85% | |
| Republican | Dudley A. White | 235,344 | 41.01% | |
| Republican | Charles E. Wharton | 35,258 | 6.14% | |
| Total votes | 573,941 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 1,602,498 | 52.37% |  12.96
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| Democratic | John McSweeney | 1,457,304 | 47.63% |  12.32
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| Total votes | 3,059,802 | 100.00% | |||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 14, 1940".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - May 14, 1940".
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 27792". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.