1940 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Missouri 1946 November 5, 1940 x150px Harry S. Truman( ) LCCN2016890263 Crop.jpg Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (US) 930,775 51.17% Manvel H. Davis Crop.jpg Manvel H. Davis Republican Party (US) 886,376 48.73% 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsTruman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Davis: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (US) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (US) The 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator and future President of the United States Harry S. Truman, who was first elected in 1934, decided to seek re-election to a second term. He narrowly survived a primary challenge from Governor of Missouri Lloyd C. Stark before also narrowly defeating Republican nominee Manvel H. Davis in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Maurice M. Milligan, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Lloyd C. Stark, Governor of Missouri since 1937 Harry S. Truman, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1935 Campaign Heading into the election of 1940, the Pendergast machine that had propelled Harry S. Truman to victory in the 1934 election had been brought to its knees. Tom Pendergast was ill and imprisoned for widespread voter fraud in the 1936 elections, in which more votes were tallied in Kansas City than its entire population. As such, Truman's connections to Pendergast going back to his 1922 candidacy for judge in Jackson County were a liability in the campaign. Missouri Governor Lloyd C. Stark, who had portrayed himself as an opponent of the machine, challenged Truman for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator.Life Before the Presidency http://millercenter.org/president/truman/essays/biography/2 American President: Harry S. Truman Miller Center, University of Virginia 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20120606055850/http://millercenter.org/president/truman/essays/biography/2 6 June 2012 deadHis Own Man http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/his-own-man The Kansas City Public Library 29 December 2014 February 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150206071714/http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/week-kansas-city-history/his-own-man dead Truman, who had decided to seek a second term in February 1940, overcame his Pendergast connections as well as a substantial financial deficit, defeating Stark for the Democratic nomination. Results 1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman (incumbent) 268,354 40.91 Democratic Party (United States) Lloyd C. Stark 260,221 39.67 Democratic Party (United States) Maurice M. Milligan 127,378 19.42 655,953 100 Republican primary Candidates William Byers Manvel H. Davis, former state senator from Kansas City Herman G. Grosby Harold Milligan Ewing Young Mitchell Paul O. Peters David M. Proctor, perennial candidate Results 1940 Republican U.S. Senate primary Republican Party (United States) Manvel H. Davis 117,501 40.83 Republican Party (United States) David M. Proctor 82,126 28.54 Republican Party (United States) Harold H. Milligan 41,630 14.47 Republican Party (United States) William Byers 13,946 4.85 Republican Party (United States) Ewing Young Mitchell 12,820 4.46 Republican Party (United States) Paul O. Peters 12,298 4.27 Republican Party (United States) Herman G. Grosby 7,463 2.59 287,784 100 General election Campaign Touting his experience as a World War I veteran and track record as a U.S. Senator, Truman ultimately defeated Republican candidate and former state senator Manvel H. Davis in the November general election. Results Missouri United States Senate election, 1940Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1940election.pdf Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House 26 November 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman (incumbent) 930,775 51.17 Republican Party (United States) Manvel H. Davis 886,376 48.73 Socialist Party of America W.F. Rinck 1,669 0.09 Socialist Labor Party of America Theodore Baeff 196 0.01 1,819,016 100 By county Sourcehttps://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/22003 Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1941 - 1942 Missouri Digital Heritage at contentdm.oclc.org Missouri Secretary of State General Election Results 1942 2009 30 May 2026 Brown Dwight H. 240-242 County Harry S. TrumanDemocratic Manvel H. DavisRepublican W. F. RinckSocialist Theodore BaeffSocialist Labor Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Adair4,66344.91%5,69654.85%250.24%00.00%-1,033-9.95%10,384Andrew3,00340.59%4,39359.38%20.03%00.00%-1,390-18.79%7,398Atchison2,88245.99%3,38153.95%40.06%00.00%-499-7.96%6,267Audrain7,62468.65%3,47731.31%40.04%00.00%4,14737.34%11,105Barry5,21344.49%6,49855.45%70.06%00.00%-1,285-10.97%11,718Barton3,41547.40%3,77552.40%130.18%10.01%-360-5.00%7,204Bates4,85645.85%5,72554.06%100.09%00.00%-869-8.21%10,591Benton1,71930.36%3,93869.55%60.11%20.04%-2,219-39.19%5,662Bollinger2,51842.66%3,38157.28%40.07%00.00%-863-14.62%5,903Boone11,33669.09%5,05130.79%150.09%50.03%6,28538.31%16,407Buchanan24,06957.66%17,66642.32%80.02%10.00%6,40315.34%41,744Butler6,16843.92%7,86259.98%130.09%10.01%-1,694-12.06%14,044Caldwell2,73140.82%3,95559.11%50.07%00.00%-1,224-18.29%6,691Callaway7,14966.88%3,53033.02%80.07%20.02%3,61933.86%10,689Camden1,51936.24%2,67263.74%10.02%00.00%-1,153-27.50%4,192Cape Girardeau8,51747.79%9,28652.11%150.08%20.01%-7694.32%17,820Carroll4,48342.94%5,95657.05%10.01%00.00%-1,473-14.11%10,440Carter1,49155.70%1,18044.08%40.15%20.07%31111.62%2,677Cass5,41351.88%5,00747.99%140.13%00.00%4063.89%10,434Cedar1,93331.92%4,11167.89%100.17%10.02%-2,178-35.97%6,055Chariton5,06053.45%4,40446.52%20.02%00.00%6566.93%9,466Christian1,70127.49%4,48372.45%30.05%10.02%-2,782-44.96%6,188Clark2,73446.62%3,12853.33%30.05%00.00%-394-6.72%5,865Clay9,41659.86%6,30240.06%120.08%00.00%3,11419.80%15,730Clinton3,71954.45%3,10745.49%40.06%00.00%6128.96%6,830Cole8,36052.77%7,48247.23%10.01%00.00%8785.54%15,843Cooper4,57944.53%5,70055.43%20.02%20.02%-1,121-10.91%10,283Crawford2,67442.36%3,63357.55%50.08%10.02%-959-15.19%6,313Dade1,77731.09%3,93468.82%50.09%00.00%-2,157-37.74%5,716Dallas1,55128.77%3,83371.10%70.13%00.00%-2,282-42.33%5,391Daviess3,25642.88%4,33557.08%30.04%00.00%-1,079-14.21%7,594DeKalb2,43643.91%3,10856.02%30.05%10.02%-672-12.11%5,548Dent3,08853.71%2.65146.11%100.17%00.00%4377.60%5,749Douglas1,32021.31%4,85378.36%190.31%10.02%-3,533-57.05%6,193Dunklin11,03467.39%5,33132.56%80.05%00.00%5,70334.83%16,373Franklin7,01140.28%10,37659.61%190.11%10.01%-3,365-19.33%17,407Gasconade1,13817.61%5,32382.36%20.03%00.00%-4,185-64.75%6,463Gentry3,64451.14%3,47148.72%90.13%10.01%1732.43%7,125Greene21,62349.83%21,72650.07%380.09%30.01%-103-0.24%43,390Grundy3,64944.51%4,54455.43%50.06%00.00%-895-10.92%8,198Harrison3,24937.84%5,33862.16%00.00%00.00%-2,089-24.33%8,587Henry5,92947.98%6,41951.95%90.07%00.00%-490-3.97%12,357Hickory77223.57%2,50176.34%30.09%00.01%1,72952.78%3,276Holt2,56540.55%3,75959.42%20.03%00.00%-1,194-18.87%6,326Howard4,74867.21%2,30932.69%60.08%10.01%2,53935.94%7,064Howell4,11940.26%6,10259.64%110.11%00.00%-1,983-19.38%10,232Iron2,48154.96%2,03044.97%20.04%10.02%4519.99%4,514Jackson22,14054.87%18,18545.07%220.05%20.00%3,9559.80%40,349Jasper17,75948.43%18,87051.46%400.11%00.00%-1,111-3.03%36,669Jefferson9,16354.24%7,71645.67%150.09%00.00%1,4478.57%16,894Johnson5,30844.70%6,55855.22%100.08%00.00%-1,250-10.53%11,876Kansas City110,96456.28%86,07443.65%1150.06%260.01%24,89012.62%197,179Knox2,53251.42%2,39248.58%00.00%00.00%1402.84%4,924Laclede3,24839.53%4,96560.42%40.05%00.00%-1,71720.90%8,217Lafeyette6,78443.42%8,82656.49%110.07%30.02%-2,04213.07%15,624Lawrence5,28641.95%7,30958.00%50.04%10.01%-2,023-16.05%12,601Lewis3,46756.86%2,62343.02%70.11%00.00%84413.84%6,097Lincoln4,40959.46%3,00140.47%30.04%20.03%1,40818.99%7,415Linn6,06551.21%5,77348.74%60.05%00.00%2922.47%11,844Livingston4,56846.31%5,29153.63%60.06%00.00%-723-7.33%9,865Macon6,05653.09%5,34546.85%60.05%10.01%7116.23%11,408Madison2,39947.96%2,60252.02%10.02%00.00%-203-4.06%5,002Maries2,12055.66%1,68944.34%00.00%00.00%43111.32%3,809Marion9,47360.95%6,06139.00%60.04%10.01%3,41221.95%15,541McDonald3,31345.16%4,01654.74%70.10%00.00%-703-9.58%7,336Mercer1,28231.12%2,83468.79%20.05%20.05%-1,50236.46%4,120Miller3,05443.39%3,97856.51%70.10%00.00%-924-13.13%7,039Mississippi4,31959.36%2,95140.56%40.05%20.03%1,36818.80%7,276Moniteau2,91744.59%3,62255.37%20.03%10.02%70510.78%6,542Monroe5,95982.96%1,22016.98%30.04%10.01%4,73965.98%7,183Montgomery3,16544.59%3,92755.33%50.07%10.01%-762-10.74%7,098Morgan2,33542.36%3,17357.57%30.05%10.02%-838-15.20%5,512New Madrid9,43860.14%6,25139.83%40.03%10.01%3,18720.31%15,694Newton6,24043.83%7,98256.06%140.10%20.01%-1,742-12.23%14,238Nodaway6,55649.09%6,79150.85%60.04%10.01%-235-1.76%13,354Oregon3,60267.04%1,77032.94%10.02%00.02%1,83234.10%5,373Osage2,49541.22%3,55458.71%40.07%00.00%-1,059-17.50%6,053Ozark98123.08%3,26576.81%40.09%10.02%-2,284-53.73%4,251Pemiscot9,45962.20%5,73937.74%90.06%00.00%3,72024.46%15,207Perry2,39834.32%4,58465.61%50.07%00.00%-2,186-31.29%6,987Pettis8,40148.17%9,03551.81%40.02%00.00%-634-3.64%17,440Phelps4,69258.31%3,34541.57%80.10%20.02%1,34716.74%8,047Pike5,52358.97%3,82940.89%120.13%10.01%1,69418.09%9,365Platte4,59164.58%2,51335.35%50.07%00.00%2,07829.23%7,109Polk3,35037.71%5,52662.21%70.08%00.00%-2,176-24.50%8,883Pulaski2,77254.79%2,28045.07%50.10%20.04%4929.73%5,059Putnam1,66230.06%3,85669.74%110.20%00.00%-2,194-39.68%5,529Ralls3,52471.21%1,42428.77%10.02%00.00%2,10042.43%4,949Randolph9,11273.53%3,27826.45%30.02%00.00%5,83447.07%12,393Ray5,77762.81%3,41637.14%40.04%10.01%2,36125.67%9,198Reynolds2,40267.17%1,17432.83%00.00%00.00%1,22834.34%3,576Ripley2,39351.39%2,24548.21%170.37%20.04%1483.18%4,657Saline7,94752.10%7,29947.86%60.04%00.00%6484.25%15,252Schuyler2,01254.26%1,69045.58%50.13%10.03%3228.68%3,708Scotland2,41850.94%2,31648.79%120.25%10.02%1022.15%4,747Scott7,86265.03%4,21337.33%140.12%10.01%3,64930.18%12,090Shannon2,85063.96%1,58835.64%180.40%00.00%1,26228.32%4,456Shelby3,98364.61%2,18035.36%20.03%00.00%1,80329.25%6,165St. Charles5,19239.75%7,84160.02%280.21%20.02%-2,649-20.28%13,063St. Clair2,80741.38%3,97058.52%70.10%00.00%-1,163-17.14%6,784St. Francois7,97747.62%8,76952.35%50.03%00.00%-792-4.73%16,751St. Louis City222,84755.71%176,57544.14%5360.14%810.02%46,512-7.39%400,039St. Louis County46,61939.48%71,25160.34%1910.16%150.01%-24,632-20.86%118,076St. Genevieve2,15144.91%2,63354.97%60.13%00.00%-482-10.06%4,790Stoddard6,67852.60%6,00547.29%130.10%10.01%6735.30%12,697Stone1,02522.31%3,56777.64%20.04%00.00%-2,542-55.33%4,594Sullivan3,75848.14%4,04851.85%10.01%00.00%-290-3.71%7,807Taney1,48632.24%3,11567.59%70.15%10.02%-1,629-35.34%4,609Texas4,50449.00%4,68250.94%50.05%00.00%-178-1.94%9,191Vernon6,23853.42%5,43046.50%90.08%10.01%8086.92%11,678Warren91121.08%3,39878.64%110.25%10.02%-2,487-57.56%4,321Washington2,89443.21%3,79756.70%30.04%30.04%-903-13.48%6,697Wayne2,98752.31%2,72247.67%00.00%10.02%2654.64%5,710Webster3,49141.92%4,82957.99%80.10%00.00%6682.46%8,328Worth1,64347.31%1,82852.63%20.06%00.00%-185-5.33%3,473Wright2,71034.91%5,05065.06%20.03%00.00%-2,340-30.15%7,762 See also 1940 United States Senate elections List of United States senators from Missouri References 1940 Missouri United States Senate Category:Harry S. 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