1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts Massachusetts 1908 presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Massachusetts 1946 November 5, 1940 x150px File:Sen. David I. Walsh 1939 (cropped).jpg David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) 1,088,838 55.64% 1935 Henry Parkman senator Massachusetts (cropped).png Henry Parkman Jr. Republican Party (United States) 838,122 42.38% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Walsh: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Parkman: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Senator David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) David I. Walsh Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers. Democratic primary Candidates David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) Results Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination. 1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryElection Statistics, 1952 https://archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19401941mass#page/134/mode/2up Democratic Party (US) David I. Walsh (incumbent) 286,468 99.96% 101 0.04% 286,569 100.00% None Blank votes 103,981 – 390,550 Republican primary Candidates Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman Results Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination. 1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary Republican Party (US) Henry Parkman Jr. 274,628 99.99% 30 0.01% 274,658 100.00% None Blank votes 72,707 – 347,365 General election Candidates Philip Frankfeld (Communist) Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor) George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist) Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican) George L. Thompson, candidate for governor in 1938 (Prohibition) David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic) Results 194 U.S. Senate election in Massachusettshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=147416 Our Campaigns - MA US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940 www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) David I. Walsh (incumbent) 1,088,838 55.64% 3.75 Republican Party (United States) Henry Parkman Jr. 838,122 42.38% 5.00 Prohibition Party (United States) George L. Thompson 9,632 0.49% 0.23 Communist Party USA Philip Frankfeld 9,465 0.48% 0.08 Socialist Party of America George Lyman Paine 6,876 0.35% 1.19 Socialist Labor Party of America Horace I. Hillis 4,133 0.21% 0.36 None Blank votes 105,192 — — 2,062,281 100.00% References 1940 Massachusetts Category:1940 Massachusetts elections