1940 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Indiana 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Indiana 1946 November 5, 1940 150x150px File:Raymond Eugene Willis.jpg Raymond E. Willis Republican Party (United States) 888,070 50.45% File:Shermanminton.jpg Sherman Minton Democratic Party (United States) 864,803 49.13% 1940 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsWillis: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Minton: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Sherman Minton Democratic Party (United States) Raymond E. Willis Republican Party (United States) 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. 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 1940 U.S. Senate election in IndianaClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1941 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1940election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262062 Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1940 www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Raymond E. Willis 888,070 50.45% 2.97 Democratic Party (United States) Sherman Minton (incumbent) 864,803 49.13% 2.33 Prohibition Party (United States) Carl W. Thompson 5,621 0.32% 0.02 Socialist Party USA John H. Kingsbury 1,751 0.10% 0.54 1,760,245 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 United States Senate elections References Indiana 1940 Category:1940 Indiana elections