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1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

← 1938 (special) November 5, 1940 1944 (special) →
 
Nominee William Warren Barbour James H. R. Cromwell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,029,331 823,893
Percentage 55.11% 44.11%

County results
Barbour:      50–60%      60–70%
Cromwell:      50–60%

Senator before election

W. Warren Barbour
Republican

Elected Senator

W. Warren Barbour
Republican

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

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Candidates

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  • William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator since 1938[a]
  • C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938
  • George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938

Results

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1940 Republican Senate special primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James H. R. Cromwell 243,608 100.0%
Total votes 243,608 100.0%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.