1940 United States Senate election in Florida

1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Florida
	May 28, 1940
	Andrews: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Carter: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Charles O. Andrews; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Charles O. Andrews; Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 1940.

Incumbent Senator Charles O. Andrews failed to achieve a majority in the May 7 primary election, but defeated Jerry W. Carter easily in a run-off on May 28. Andrews won the November general election without an opponent.

Background

Incumbent Senator Charles O. Andrews was first elected in a special 1936 election to complete the unexpired term of Park Trammell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Charles O. Andrews, incumbent Senator
Jerry W. Carter, member of the Florida Railway Commission and candidate for Governor in 1936
Charles Francis Coe, resident of West Palm Beach
Fred P. Cone, Governor of Florida
O.B. Hazen, resident of Pahokee
Bernarr Macfadden, retired bodybuilder and proponent of physical culture

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles O. Andrews (incumbent)	179,195	40.92%
	Democratic	Jerry W. Carter	80,869	18.47%
	Democratic	Bernarr Macfadden	14,553	16.32%
	Democratic	Fred P. Cone	68,584	15.66%
	Democratic	Charles Francis Coe	33,463	7.64%
	Democratic	O. B. Hazen	4,370	1.00%
Total votes			437,968	100.00%

Runoff

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles O. Andrews (incumbent)	312,293	69.41%
	Democratic	Jerry W. Carter	137,641	30.59%
Total votes			449,934	100.00%

General election

Results

General election results ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles O. Andrews (incumbent)	323,216	100.00%	19.10
Total votes			323,216	100.00%

References

^ "FL US Senate - D Primary". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
^ "FL US Senate - D Runoff". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
^ "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[1] "FL US Senate - D Primary". Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[2] "FL US Senate - D Runoff". Retrieved August 10, 2020.

[3] "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

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Background

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Runoff

General election

Results

See also

References