United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940

November 5, 1940

Candidate Warren Austin Ona S. Searles Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,283 47,101 Percentage 66.4% 33.6%

U.S. Senator before election Warren Austin Republican Elected U.S. Senator Warren Austin Republican

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

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren Austin (inc.)	60,603	99.9
	Republican	Other	65	0.1
Total votes			60,668	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ona S. Searles	5,340	99.4
	Democratic	Other	33	0.6
Total votes			5,373	100

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Warren Austin (inc.)	93,283	66.4
	Democratic	Ona S. Searles	47,101	33.6
Total votes			140,384	100

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 June 2015.