1940 United States Senate election in Delaware

The 1940 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John G. Townsend Jr. ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Democrat James M. Tunnell.

November 5, 1940


Nominee	James M. Tunnell	John G. Townsend Jr.
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	68,294	63,799
Percentage	50.63%	47.30%

U.S. senator before election

John G. Townsend Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

James M. Tunnell
Democratic

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Candidates

William F. Allen, former U.S. Representative from Seaford (Liberal Democratic)
James M. Tunnell, Georgetown banker and candidate for Senate in 1924 (Democratic)
John G. Townsend Jr., incumbent Senator since 1929 (Republican)

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Delaware[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	James M. Tunnell	68,294	50.63%	4.47
	Republican	John G. Townsend Jr. (incumbent)	63,799	47.30%	5.97
	Liberal Democratic	William F. Allen	2,786	2.07%	N/A
Total votes			134,879	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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References

http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf

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1940 United States Senate election in Delaware

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