1940 United States Senate election in Ohio
November 5, 1940
 
Nominee Harold Burton John McSweeney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,602,498 1,457,304
Percentage 52.37% 47.63%
U.S. senator before election

Vic Donahey
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Harold Hitz Burton
Republican

The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John McSweeney 272,690 61.62%
Democratic Herbert S. Bigelow 169,818 38.38%
Total votes 442,508 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1940 Republican Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harold Hitz Burton 303,339 52.85%
Republican Dudley A. White 235,344 41.01%
Republican Charles E. Wharton 35,258 6.14%
Total votes 573,941 100.00%

General election

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Harold Hitz Burton 1,602,498 52.37% Increase12.96
Democratic John McSweeney 1,457,304 47.63% Decrease12.32
Total votes 3,059,802 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - May 14, 1940".
  2. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - R Primary Race - May 14, 1940".
  3. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 27792". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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