1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 86%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 12pp) 1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey 1938 (special) 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey 1944 (special) November 5, 1940 150x150px William Warren Barbour.jpg William Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) 1,029,331 55.11% James H. R. Cromwell2.jpg James H. R. Cromwell Democratic Party (US) 823,893 44.11% 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county (2).svg 280px County resultsBarbour: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Cromwell: #7996e2 50–60% Senator W. Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) W. Warren Barbour Republican Party (US) The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Senator William Warren Barbour was re-elected over Democrat James H. R. Cromwell, who had recently been appointed United States Ambassador to Canada. Republican primary Candidates William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator since 1938Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937. C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938 George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938 Results 1940 Republican Senate special primaryhttps://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1940-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election Held May 21st, 1940 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225081635/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970/1940-primary-election.pdf live William Warren Barbour (incumbent) Republican Party (US) 390,155 86.17% George O. Pullen Republican Party (US) 32,633 7.21% C. Dan Coskey Republican Party (US) 29,991 6.62% 452,779 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates James H. R. Cromwell, United States Ambassador to Canada Results 1940 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary James H. R. Cromwell Democratic Party (US) 243,608 100.0% 243,608 100.0% General election Candidates William Warren Barbour (Republican), incumbent Senator George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant McAlister Coleman (Socialist), journalist and author James H. R. Cromwell (Democrat), United States Ambassador to Canada Mary E. Dooner (Communist) Edson R. Leach (Prohibition) Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor) James A. Tumulty (Constitutional) Results 1940 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1940 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020 January 5, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070105011737/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf livehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267930 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940 www.ourcampaigns.com April 23, 2020 August 31, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210831153411/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267930 live Republican Party (US) W. Warren Barbour (incumbent) 1,029,331 55.11% Democratic Party (US) James H. R. Cromwell 823,893 44.11% Socialist Party of America McAlister Coleman 8,836 0.47% Independent (US) James A. Tumulty Jr. 2,784 0.15% Communist Party (US) Mary Ellen Dooner 1,519 0.08% Prohibition Party (US) Edson R. Leach 645 0.03% Socialist Labor Party (US) Harry Santhouse 464 0.02% Socialist Workers Party (US) George Breitman 303 0.02% 225,438 11.00% 1,867,775 Republican Party (US) See also 1940 United States Senate elections Notes References New Jersey 1940 Category:1940 New Jersey elections