1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1946 November 5, 1940 150x150px File:RMLaFolletteJr.jpg Robert La Follette Jr. Wisconsin Progressive Party 605,609 45.26% File:Fred H. Clausen 1939.jpg Fred H. Clausen Republican Party (US) 553,692 41.38% File:James E. Finnegan (WI).png James E. Finnegan Democratic Party (US) 176,688 13.20% U.S. Senator Robert La Follette Jr. Wisconsin Progressive Party Robert La Follette Jr. Wisconsin Progressive Party 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLa Follete Jr.: #c6e9af 40–50% #aade87 50–60% #8dd35f 60–70%Clausen: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% The 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Progressive U.S. Senator Robert La Follette Jr. was elected to a third term in office over Republican Fred H. Clausen and Democrat James E. Finnegan. Progressive primary Candidates Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925 Results 1940 Progressive U.S. Senate primaryhttps://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1942/reference/wi.wibluebk1942.i0023.pdf The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 17 June 2021 517 Wisconsin Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 144,692 100.00% 144,692 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (1933–1937) Eliminated in primary William D. Carroll, former State Senator (1933–1937) John Cudahy, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Irish Free State (write-in) James J. Kerwin Results 1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) James E. Finnegan 55,145 42.79% Democratic Party (United States) William D. Carroll 36,306 28.17% Democratic Party (United States) James J. Kerwin 22,642 17.57% Democratic Party (United States) John Cudahy (write-in) 14,773 11.46% 128,866 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer8 August 2017 Clausen, Frederick Harold 1875 - 1944 https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS6477 11 Oct 2021 Wisconsin Historical Society Eliminated in primary Walter B. Chilsen, former State Assemblyman (1919–1921) and editor of the Merrill Daily Herald Michael G. Eberlein Glenn Frank, former President of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (deceased, remained on ballot) John P. Koehler, Health Commissioner of Milwaukee William C. Maas Reuben W. Peterson, former State Assemblyman (1937–1939) Declined Frank Bateman Keefe, U.S. Representative from WI 6 (1939–1951)May 8, 1940 Keefe Endorsed for Senate Post by G.O.P. Group https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oshkosh-northwestern-keefe-senate/151081520/ July 10, 2024 Oshkosh Northwestern 1 Newspapers.com Results 1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary Republican Party (United States) Fred H. Clausen 109,293 31.23% Republican Party (United States) John P. Koehler 64,774 18.51% Republican Party (United States) Glenn Frank (deceased) 47,885 13.68% Republican Party (United States) Michael G. Eberlein 43,784 12.51% Republican Party (United States) William C. Maas 29,940 8.56% Republican Party (United States) Reuben W. Peterson 29,331 8.38% Republican Party (United States) Walter B. Chilsen 24,928 7.12% 349,935 100.00% General election Candidates Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer (Republican) James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (Democratic) Ted Furman (Communist) Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925 (Progressive) Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor) Results 1940 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 Clerk.house.gov 17 June 2021https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1942/reference/wi.wibluebk1942.i0024.pdf The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 599 Our Campaigns 17 June 2021 Wisconsin Progressive Party Robert M. La Follette Jr. (incumbent) 605,609 45.26% 2.52 Republican Party (United States) Fred H. Clausen 553,692 41.38% 18.54 Democratic Party (United States) James E. Finnegan 176,688 13.20% 11.04 Communist Party (United States) Ted Furman 1,308 0.10% N/A Socialist Labor Party (United States) Adolf Wiggert 838 0.06% N/A 1,538,135 100.00% Wisconsin Progressive Party See also 1940 United States Senate elections References 1940 Wisconsin United States Senate