1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont

none 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1940 11 5 150x150px no 1938 United States Senate election in Vermont 1938 1944 United States Senate election in Vermont 1944 GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg George Aiken Republican Party (US) 87,150 61.63% HerbertComings.png Democratic Party (US) Herbert B. Comings 54,263 38.37% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Aiken: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Comings: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Senator Ernest W. Gibson, Jr. Republican Party (US) George Aiken Republican Party (US) The 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Republican George Aiken was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.'s term, defeating Democratic candidate Herbert B. Comings. Aiken replaced Gibson's son, Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., who was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) George Aiken 36,237 55.4% Republican Party (United States) Ralph Flanders 29,216 44.6% Republican Party (United States) Other 7 0.0% 65,453 100.0% Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62995/p1940.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 17 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) Herbert B. Comings 5,621 99.2% Democratic Party (United States) Other 48 0.8% 5,669 100.0% General election Candidates George Aiken, Governor of VermontCurrent Biography Current Biography 24 1948 H. W. Wilson Company Herbert B. Comings, state senatorhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/109043213/democratic-ticket-vermont-1940/ Democrats Run John McGrath for Governor, Comings for Senate The Brattleboro Reformer Brattleboro Publishing Company July 25, 1940 September 6, 2022 Results United States Senate special 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 17 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) George Aiken 87,150 61.63% -4.04% Democratic Party (United States) Herbert B. Comings 54,263 38.37% +4.04% 141,413 100.00% See also United States Senate elections, 1940 and 1941 References Vermont 1940 Vermont, special 1940, special Category:Special elections to the 76th United States Congress Senate United States Senate 1940