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County results Shipstead: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Benson: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Minnesota |
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defected to the Republican Party of Minnesota from the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota, and defeated former Governor Elmer Benson of the Farmer–Labor Party and John E. Regan of the Minnesota Democratic Party to win a fourth term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John E. Regan | 50,328 | 52.31% | |
Democratic | Joseph Wolf | 20,759 | 21.58% | |
Democratic | Louis Erickson | 13,966 | 14.52% | |
Democratic | John E. O'Rourke | 11,154 | 11.59% | |
Total votes | 96,207 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 79,245 | 61.90% | |
Farmer–Labor | George H. Lommen | 48,781 | 38.10% | |
Total votes | 128,026 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 168,876 | 51.37% | |
Republican | Martin A. Nelson | 97,812 | 29.75% | |
Republican | Ray P. Chase | 35,697 | 10.86% | |
Republican | Ben Andreen | 13,858 | 4.22% | |
Republican | O. J. Hagen | 5,810 | 1.77% | |
Republican | Asher Howard | 3,313 | 1.01% | |
Republican | Michael Ferch | 1,712 | 0.52% | |
Republican | Engelberth Zeiner | 1,660 | 0.50% | |
Total votes | 328,738 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 641,049 | 53.01% | |
Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 310,875 | 25.71% | |
Democratic | John E. Regan | 248,658 | 20.56% | |
Trotskyist Anti-War | Grace Holmes Carlson | 8,761 | 0.72% | |
Independent | Carl Winter | 256 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 1,209,343 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 330,174 | 27.30% | ||
Republican gain from Farmer–Labor |
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County results Shipstead: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Benson: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Minnesota |
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defected to the Republican Party of Minnesota from the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota, and defeated former Governor Elmer Benson of the Farmer–Labor Party and John E. Regan of the Minnesota Democratic Party to win a fourth term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John E. Regan | 50,328 | 52.31% | |
Democratic | Joseph Wolf | 20,759 | 21.58% | |
Democratic | Louis Erickson | 13,966 | 14.52% | |
Democratic | John E. O'Rourke | 11,154 | 11.59% | |
Total votes | 96,207 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 79,245 | 61.90% | |
Farmer–Labor | George H. Lommen | 48,781 | 38.10% | |
Total votes | 128,026 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 168,876 | 51.37% | |
Republican | Martin A. Nelson | 97,812 | 29.75% | |
Republican | Ray P. Chase | 35,697 | 10.86% | |
Republican | Ben Andreen | 13,858 | 4.22% | |
Republican | O. J. Hagen | 5,810 | 1.77% | |
Republican | Asher Howard | 3,313 | 1.01% | |
Republican | Michael Ferch | 1,712 | 0.52% | |
Republican | Engelberth Zeiner | 1,660 | 0.50% | |
Total votes | 328,738 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 641,049 | 53.01% | |
Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 310,875 | 25.71% | |
Democratic | John E. Regan | 248,658 | 20.56% | |
Trotskyist Anti-War | Grace Holmes Carlson | 8,761 | 0.72% | |
Independent | Carl Winter | 256 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 1,209,343 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 330,174 | 27.30% | ||
Republican gain from Farmer–Labor |