The 1940 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his third term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 923,219 | 84.83% | |
Democratic | Guy B. Fisher | 98,125 | 9.02% | |
Democratic | A.P. Belcher | 66,962 | 6.15% | |
Total votes | 1,088,306 | 100.00% |
Twenty nine counties failed to report their results to the Texas Secretary of State in time to be canvassed, so their results are not included in the official vote totals.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 978,095 | 94.24% | 2.45 | |
Republican | George I. Shannon | 59,340 | 5.72% | 2.92 | |
Communist | Homer Brooks | 408 | 0.04% | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 1,037,843 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |