United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940
United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940
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November 5, 1940 (1940-11-05) |
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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.
Republican primary
Results
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Democratic |
Ona S. Searles |
5,340 |
99.4 |
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Democratic |
Other |
33 |
0.6 |
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Total votes |
5,373 |
100 |
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General election
Results
References