1940 United States Senate election in Vermont

none 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1940 11 5 x180px no 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Vermont 1946 Austin Warren Robinson.jpg Warren Austin Republican Party (US) 93,283 66.45% OnaSearles.png Democratic Party (US) Ona Searles 47,101 33.55% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Austin: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Searles: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Warren Austin Republican Party (US) Warren Austin Republican Party (US) The 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Ona S. Searles. Austin would resign in August 1946 to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Ralph Flanders was appointed to replace him and went on to win election to a full term in 1946. Republican primary Candidates Warren Austin, incumbent Senator since 1931 Results 1940 Republican Senate primary Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin (incumbent) 60,603 99.89% 65 0.11% 60,668 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Ona S. Searles, State Representative from Newport City Results 1940 Democratic Senate primaryPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62995/p1940.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 16 June 2015 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617221415/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62995/p1940.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Ona S. Searles 5,340 99.39% 33 0.61% 5,373 100.00% General election Results United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 16 June 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin (inc.) 93,283 66.45% 15.41 Democratic Party (United States) Ona S. Searles 47,101 33.55% 15.41 140,384 100.00% See also United States Senate elections, 1940 and 1941 References Vermont 1940 Category:1940 Vermont elections