1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 1940. Incumbent Senator Theodore Bilbo was re-elected to a second term.

1940 Democratic Senate primary election in Mississippi
August 27, 1946
 
Nominee Theodore Bilbo Hugh White
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 91,334 62,641
Percentage 59.32% 40.68%
U.S. senator before election

Theodore Bilbo
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore Bilbo
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi

On August 27, Bilbo won the Democratic primary election over Governor Hugh L. White with 59.32% of the vote. Bilbo won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Theodore Bilbo, incumbent Senator
  • Hugh L. White, Governor of Mississippi

Results
1940 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore Bilbo (incumbent) 91,334 59.32%
Democratic Hugh L. White 62,641 40.68%
Total votes 153,975 100.00%

General election

Results
1940 United States Senate election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Theodore Bilbo (incumbent) 143,333 100.00%
Total votes 143,333 100.00%

References
  1. "MS US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
  2. "MS US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
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