1940 United States Senate election in Vermont
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Ona S. Searles. Austin would resign in August 1946 to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Ralph Flanders was appointed to replace him and went on to win election to a full term in 1946.
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Warren Austin, incumbent Senator since 1931
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Warren Austin (incumbent) | 60,603 | 99.89% | |
| Write-in | 65 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 60,668 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Ona S. Searles, State Representative from Newport City
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Ona S. Searles | 5,340 | 99.39% | |
| Write-in | 33 | 0.61% | ||
| Total votes | 5,373 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Warren Austin (inc.) | 93,283 | 66.45% |  15.41
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| Democratic | Ona S. Searles | 47,101 | 33.55% |  15.41
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| Total votes | 140,384 | 100.00% | |||
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
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