1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.
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November 5, 1940
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Walsh: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Parkman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16)
Results
Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 286,468 | 99.96% | |
| Write-in | 101 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 286,569 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank votes | 103,981 | – | |
| Turnout | 390,550 | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman
Results
Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henry Parkman Jr. | 274,628 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | 30 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 274,658 | 100.00% | ||
| None | Blank votes | 72,707 | – | |
| Turnout | 347,365 | |||
General election
Candidates
- Philip Frankfeld (Communist)
- Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
- George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist)
- Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican)
- George L. Thompson, candidate for governor in 1938 (Prohibition)
- David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 1,088,838 | 55.64% |  3.75 | |
| Republican | Henry Parkman Jr. | 838,122 | 42.38% |  5.00 | |
| Prohibition | George L. Thompson | 9,632 | 0.49% | 0.23 | |
| Communist | Philip Frankfeld | 9,465 | 0.48% | 0.08 | |
| Socialist | George Lyman Paine | 6,876 | 0.35% | 1.19 | |
| Socialist Labor | Horace I. Hillis | 4,133 | 0.21% | 0.36 | |
| None | Blank votes | 105,192 | — | — | |
| Total votes | 2,062,281 | 100.00% | |||
