1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut Knowpia

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.

General election edit

Candidates edit

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 edit

1940 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Francis T. Maloney (incumbent)	416,740	53.15%	4.74
	Republican	Paul L. Cornell	357,574	45.60%	0.46
	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%	5.10
	Socialist Labor	James A. Hutchin	1,343	0.17%	N/A
	Communist	Isadore Wofsy	1,114	0.14%	0.09
Total votes			784,067	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References edit

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

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

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Summary

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