1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent
Elmer Benson of the Farmer–Labor Party and John E. Regan of the Minnesota Democratic Party
to win a fourth term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Louis Erickson
- John E. O'Rourke, Former Minnesota State Representative from the 27th district (1935-1937)
- John E. Regan, 1932Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Minnesota State Representative from the 8th district (1931-1933)
- Joseph Wolf
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic
|
John E. Regan | 50,328 | 52.31% | |
Democratic
|
Joseph Wolf | 20,759 | 21.58% | |
Democratic
|
Louis Erickson | 13,966 | 14.52% | |
Democratic
|
John E. O'Rourke | 11,154 | 11.59% | |
| Total votes | 96,207 | 100.00% | ||
Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- U.S. Senator(1935-1936)
- George H. Lommen, Minnesota State Senator from the 61st district since 1927
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 79,245 | 61.90% | |
| Farmer–Labor | George H. Lommen | 48,781 | 38.10% | |
| Total votes | 128,026 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Ben Andreen
- U.S. Representative (1933-1935) and 9th Minnesota State Auditor(1921-1931)
- Michael Ferch
- O. J. Hagen
- Asher Howard, Former Minnesota State Representative from the 34th district (1917-1923)
- 1936Republican gubernatorial nominee (unsuccessful)
- U.S. Senatorsince 1923
- Engelberth Zeiner
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 168,876 | 51.37% | |
| Republican | Martin A. Nelson | 97,812 | 29.75% | |
| Republican | Ray P. Chase | 35,697 | 10.86% | |
| Republican | Ben Andreen | 13,858 | 4.22% | |
| Republican | O. J. Hagen | 5,810 | 1.77% | |
| Republican | Asher Howard | 3,313 | 1.01% | |
| Republican | Michael Ferch | 1,712 | 0.52% | |
| Republican | Engelberth Zeiner | 1,660 | 0.50% | |
| Total votes | 328,738 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 641,049 | 53.01% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 310,875 | 25.71% | |
Democratic
|
John E. Regan | 248,658 | 20.56% | |
Trotskyist Anti-War
|
Grace Holmes Carlson | 8,761 | 0.72% | |
Independent
|
Carl Winter | 256 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 1,209,343 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 330,174 | 27.30% | ||
| Republican gain from Farmer–Labor | ||||
See also
- United States Senate elections, 1940 and 1941
References
- ^ a b c "Primary Election Returns of Election held September 10, 1940" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.
- ^ "General Election Returns for Minnesota - Tuesday, November Fifth, 1940" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature.