1940 United States Senate election in Florida

The 1940 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 5, 1940.

1940 Florida U.S. Senate Democratic primary
May 28, 1940
 
Nominee Charles O. Andrews Jerry W. Carter
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 156,232 42,408
Percentage 78.65% 21.35%
U.S. senator before election

Charles O. Andrews
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Charles O. Andrews
Democratic

Elections in Florida
Government

Incumbent Senator Charles O. Andrews failed to achieve a majority in the May 7 primary election, but defeated Jerry W. Carter easily in a run-off on May 28. Andrews won the November general election without an opponent.

Background

Incumbent Senator Charles O. Andrews was first elected in a special 1936 election to complete the unexpired term of Park Trammell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles O. Andrews (incumbent) 179,195 40.92%
Democratic Jerry W. Carter 80,869 18.47%
Democratic Bernarr Macfadden 14,553 16.32%
Democratic Fred P. Cone 68,584 15.66%
Democratic Charles Francis Coe 33,463 7.64%
Democratic O. B. Hazen 4,370 1.00%
Total votes 437,968 100.00%

Runoff
1940 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles O. Andrews (incumbent) 312,293 69.41%
Democratic Jerry W. Green 137,641 30.59%
Total votes 449,934 100.00%

General election

Results
1940 U.S. Senate election in Florida[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Charles O. Andrews (incumbent) 323,216 100.00% 9.10
Total votes 323,216 100.00%

See also

References
  1. "FL US Senate - D Primary". Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "FL US Senate - D Runoff". Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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