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The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940.
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
- William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator since 1938
- C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938
- George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938
Results
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% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
- James H. R. Cromwell, United States Ambassador to Canada
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | James H. R. Cromwell | 243,608 | 100.0% | |
Total votes | 243,608 | 100.0% |
General election
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
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 |
See also
Notes
- Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937.
References
- ^ 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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