1940 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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. This was the first time that the Democrats were ever re-elected to the Senate from the state.

1940 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1934 November 5, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Francis T. Maloney Paul L. Cornell
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Union
Popular vote 416,740 358,313
Percentage 53.15% 45.70%

Maloney:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%
Cornell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Francis T. Maloney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Francis T. Maloney
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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  • 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

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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

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