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1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1940.

1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Robert La Follette Jr. Fred H. Clausen James E. Finnegan
Party Progressive Republican Democratic
Popular vote 605,609 553,692 176,688
Percentage 45.26% 41.38% 13.20%
County results
La Follete Jr.:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Clausen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Robert La Follette Jr.
Progressive

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert La Follette Jr.
Progressive

Incumbent Progressive U.S. Senator Robert La Follette Jr. was elected to a third term in office over Republican Fred H. Clausen and Democrat James E. Finnegan.

Progressive primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 Progressive U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 144,692 100.00%
Total votes 144,692 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Campaign

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Frank died two days before the primary, on September 15, but remained on the ballot.

Results

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1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Fred H. Clausen 109,293 31.23%
Republican John P. Koehler 64,774 18.51%
Republican Glenn Frank (deceased) 47,885 13.68%
Republican Michael G. Eberlein 43,784 12.51%
Republican William C. Maas 29,940 8.56%
Republican Reuben W. Peterson 29,331 8.38%
Republican Walter B. Chilsen 24,928 7.12%
Total votes 349,935 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • William D. Carroll, former State Senator (1933–37)
  • John Cudahy, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Irish Free State (write-in)
  • James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (1933–37)
  • James J. Kerwin

Results

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1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James E. Finnegan 55.145 42.79%
Democratic William D. Carroll 36,306 28.17%
Democratic James J. Kerwin 22,642 17.57%
Democratic John Cudahy (write-in) 14,773 11.46%
Total votes 128,866 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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  • Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer (Republican)
  • James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (Democratic)
  • Ted Furman (Communist)
  • Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925 (Progressive)
  • Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor)

Results

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1940 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 805,609 45.26%  2.52
Republican Fred H. Clausen 553,692 41.38%  18.54
Democratic James E. Finnegan 176,688 13.20%  11.04
Communist Ted Furman 1,308 0.10% N/A
Socialist Labor Adolf Wiggert 838 0.06% N/A
Total votes 1,538,135 100.00%
Progressive hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). p. 517. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Clausen, Frederick Harold 1875 - 1944". Wisconsin Historical Society. August 8, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). Our Campaigns. p. 599. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
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