1940 United States Senate election in Washington

1940 United States Senate election in Washington
	November 5, 1940
	County results; Wallgren: 50–60% 60–70% ; Chadwick: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Lewis Schwellenbach; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Monrad Wallgren; Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democrat Lewis Schwellenbach did not run for a second term in office. He was succeeded by Democratic U.S. Representative Monrad C. Wallgren, who defeated Republican Stephen Foster Chadwick for the open seat.

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Frank T. Bell, former Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, former Treasurer of Grant County, and businessman
Harry C. Huse
Donald B. Miller, State Representative, and businessman
Roy B. Misener, King County Assessor
Robert Lee Smith
Monrad Wallgren, U.S. Representative from Everett

Republican

Stephen Fowler Chadwick, son of Stephen J. Chadwick, and candidate for Representative from Washington in 1926
Ewing D. Colvin, former Prosecutor of King County, and Washington State Bar Association official
Howard E. Foster
Eric Johnston, businessman, and former Marine
Robert Prior

Results

1940 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen Foster Chadwick	137,320	27.45%
	Democratic	Monrad Wallgren	96,747	19.34%
	Democratic	Frank T. Bell	51,510	10.30%
	Democratic	Harry C. Huse	50,930	10.18%
	Republican	Eric Johnston	42,542	8.51%
	Democratic	Roy B. Misener	41,259	8.25%
	Republican	Ewing D. Colvin	27,903	5.58%
	Republican	Robert Prior	19,194	3.84%
	Democratic	Robert Lee Smith	13,918	2.78%
	Democratic	Donald B. Miller	11,904	2.38%
	Republican	Howard E. Foster	6,954	1.39%
Total votes			500,181	100.00%

General election

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Washington^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Monrad Wallgren	404,718	54.16%	6.77
	Republican	Stephen Fowler Chadwick	342,589	45.84%	11.82
Total votes			747,307	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "Election Search Results - September 1940 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[1] "Election Search Results - September 1940 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2022.

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

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Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election

Results

See also

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