1940 United States Senate election in Michigan

none March 2026 February 2020 1940 United States Senate election in Michigan Michigan presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Michigan 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Michigan 1946 November 5, 1940 150x150px File:Arthur H. Vandenberg.jpg Arthur Vandenberg Republican Party (US) 1,053,104 52.65% File:France Fitzgerald.jpg Frank FitzGerald Democratic Party (US) 939,740 46.98% 1940 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg 300px County resultsVandenberg: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% FitzGerald: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Arthur Vandenberg Republican Party (US) Arthur Vandenberg Republican Party (US) The 1940 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 5, 1940. Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg was re-elected to a third consecutive term over Democratic judge Frank FitzGerald. Republican primary Candidates Bowen R. Gover, perennial candidate Arthur Vandenberg, incumbent Senator since 1928 Results 1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary Our Campaigns - MI US Senate - R Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=809041 OurCampaigns 27 Dec 2020 Republican Party (US) Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent) 467,314 89.88% Republican Party (US) Bowen R. Gover 52,645 10.13% 519,959 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Sid A. Erwin Frank FitzGerald, Wayne County Circuit Court Commissioner Michael J. Hart, U.S. Representative from Saginaw Ralph W. Liddy Louis B. Ward, editor of Social Justice and candidate for Senate in 1936 Results 1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Our Campaigns - MI US Senate - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=809040 OurCampaigns 27 Dec 2020 Democratic Party (US) Frank FitzGerald 209,809 63.22% Democratic Party (US) Michael J. Hart 38,658 11.65% Democratic Party (US) Louis B. Ward 37,258 11.23% Democratic Party (US) Ralph W. Liddy 27,498 8.29% Democratic Party (US) Sid A. Erwin 18,629 5.61% 331,852 100.00% General election Results 1940 U.S. Senate election in Michigan Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268236 OurCampaigns 27 Dec 2020 Republican Party (US) Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent) 1,053,104 52.65% 1.33 Democratic Party (US) Frank FitzGerald 939,740 46.98% 0.05 Socialist Party (United States) Nahum Burnett 3,580 0.18% 0.69 Prohibition Party (US) Carroll P. Pahman 937 0.05% N/A Socialist Labor Party Theos A. Grove 691 0.04% 0.04 Communist Party (United States) Elmer G. Johnson 2,290 0.11% 0.35 2,000,342 100.00% N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 United States Senate elections References 1940 Michigan United States Senate