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1940 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1940 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Francis T. Maloney Paul L. Cornell
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Union
Popular vote 416,740 358,313
Percentage 53.15% 45.70%

Maloney:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%
Cornell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Francis T. Maloney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Francis T. Maloney
Democratic

The United States Senate election of 1940 in Connecticut was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Francis T. Maloney was re-elected to a second term in office. Maloney did not complete the term; he died in 1945. This was the first time that the Democrats were ever re-elected to the Senate from the state.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Paul L. Cornell (Republican and Union)
  • James A. Hutchin (Socialist Labor)
  • Francis T. Maloney, incumbent Senator since 1935 (Democratic)
  • Kenneth W. Thurlow (Socialist)
  • Isadore Wofsy (Communist)

Results

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1940 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Francis T. Maloney (incumbent) 416,740 53.15% Increase4.74
Republican Paul L. Cornell 357,574 45.60% Increase0.46
Union Paul L. Cornell 798 0.10% N/A
Total Paul L. Cornell 358,313 45.70% N/A
Socialist Kenneth W. Thurlow 6,557 0.84% Decrease5.10
Socialist Labor James A. Hutchin 1,343 0.17% N/A
Communist Isadore Wofsy 1,114 0.14% Decrease0.09
Total votes 784,067 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - CT US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940".