1940 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1940 United States Senate election in Vermont
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  1934 November 5, 1940 (1940-11-05) 1946  
  Austin Warren Robinson.jpg OnaSearles.png
Nominee Warren Austin Ona Searles
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote93,28347,101
Percentage66.45%33.55%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Austin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

The 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Ona S. Searles. Austin would resign in August 1946 to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Ralph Flanders was appointed to replace him and went on to win election to a full term in 1946.

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Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Republican Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 60,603 99.89%
Write-in 650.11%
Total votes60,668 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Democratic Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ona S. Searles 5,340 99.39%
Write-in 330.61%
Total votes5,373 100.00%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Warren Austin (inc.) 93,283 66.45% Increase2.svg15.41
Democratic Ona S. Searles47,10133.55%Decrease2.svg15.41
Total votes140,384 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.