1940 United States Senate election in Washington

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Washington Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg Presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Washington 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Washington 1946 November 5, 1940 x150px File:Governor Monrad Charles Wallgren (cropped).jpg Monrad Wallgren Democratic Party (United States) 404,718 54.16% File:3x4.svg Stephen F. Chadwick Republican Party (United States) 342,589 45.84% 1940 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsWallgren: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Chadwick: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Lewis Schwellenbach Democratic Party (US) Monrad Wallgren Democratic Party (US) The 1940 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democrat Lewis Schwellenbach did not run for a second term in office. He was succeeded by Democratic U.S. Representative Monrad C. Wallgren, who defeated Republican Stephen Foster Chadwick for the open seat. Blanket primary Candidates Democratic Frank T. Bell, former Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, former Treasurer of Grant County, and businessman Harry C. Huse Donald B. Miller, State Representative, and businessman Roy B. Misener, King County Assessor Robert Lee Smith Monrad Wallgren, U.S. Representative from Everett Republican Stephen Fowler Chadwick, son of Stephen J. Chadwick, and candidate for Representative from Washington in 1926 Ewing D. Colvin, former Prosecutor of King County, and Washington State Bar Association official Howard E. Foster Eric Johnston, businessman, and former Marine Robert Prior Results thumb|275px|Results by county #e27f7f Chadwick #FFF0F5 10–20% #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #7996e2 Wallgren #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #51C2C2 Bell #D0F9F9 20–30% #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #5FD35F Huse #C0F0C0 20–30% #FF9A50 Johnston #FFDAC1 20–30% 1940 U.S. Senate primary election in WashingtonElection Search Results - September 1940 Primary https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=91&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2022-06-26 Washington Secretary of State Stephen Foster Chadwick Republican Party (US) 137,320 27.45% Monrad Wallgren Democratic Party (US) 96,747 19.34% Frank T. Bell Democratic Party (US) 51,510 10.30% Harry C. Huse Democratic Party (US) 50,930 10.18% Eric Johnston Republican Party (US) 42,542 8.51% Roy B. Misener Democratic Party (US) 41,259 8.25% Ewing D. Colvin Republican Party (US) 27,903 5.58% Robert Prior Republican Party (US) 19,194 3.84% Robert Lee Smith Democratic Party (US) 13,918 2.78% Donald B. Miller Democratic Party (US) 11,904 2.38% Howard E. Foster Republican Party (US) 6,954 1.39% 500,181 100.00% General election Results 1940 U.S. Senate election in WashingtonStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 3 Apr 2021 Democratic Party (US) Monrad Wallgren 404,718 54.16% 6.77 Republican Party (US) Stephen Fowler Chadwick 342,589 45.84% 11.82 747,307 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1940 United States Senate elections References 1940 Washington United States Senate