1940 United States Senate election in Indiana
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherman Minton ran for re-election to a second term, but lost narrowly to Republican Raymond E. Willis.
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November 5, 1940
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 County results Willis: 50–60% 60–70% Minton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- John H. Kingsbury (Socialist)
- Sherman Minton, incumbent Senator since 1935 (Democratic)
- Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition)
- Raymond E. Willis, former State Representative from Angola and nominee for Senate in 1938 (Republican)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Raymond E. Willis | 888,070 | 50.45% |  2.97 | |
| Democratic | Sherman Minton (incumbent) | 864,803 | 49.13% |  2.33 | |
| Prohibition | Carl W. Thompson | 5,621 | 0.32% | 0.02 | |
| Socialist | John H. Kingsbury | 1,751 | 0.10% | 0.54 | |
| Total votes | 1,760,245 | 100.00% | |||
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