1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota Minnesota 1893 presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1934 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1946 November 5, 1940 Hshipstead.jpg Henrik Shipstead Republican Party of Minnesota 641,049 53.01% Elmer A. Benson, 1938.jpg Elmer A. Benson Farmer–Labor Party 310,875 25.71% John E. Regan.jpg John E. Regan Democratic Party of Minnesota 248,658 20.56% 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 260px County resultsShipstead: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Benson: #7EE5C1 40–50% U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead Farmer–Labor Party Henrik Shipstead Republican Party of Minnesota The 1940 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defected to the Republican Party of Minnesota from the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota, and defeated former Governor Elmer Benson of the Farmer–Labor Party and John E. Regan of the Minnesota Democratic Party to win a fourth term. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Louis Erickson John E. O'Rourke, Former Minnesota State Representative from the 27th district (1935–1937) John E. Regan, 1932 and 1934 Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Minnesota State Representative from the 8th district (1931–1933) Joseph Wolf Results Democratic primary election resultsPrimary Election Returns of Election held September 10, 1940 https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1940-09-10-p-man.pdf Minnesota Legislature Democratic Party of Minnesota John E. Regan 50,328 52.31% Democratic Party of Minnesota Joseph Wolf 20,759 21.58% Democratic Party of Minnesota Louis Erickson 13,966 14.52% Democratic Party of Minnesota John E. O'Rourke 11,154 11.59% 96,207 100.00% Farmer–Labor primary Candidates Declared Elmer A. Benson, 24th Governor of Minnesota (1937–1939) and former U.S. Senator (1935–1936) George H. Lommen, Minnesota State Senator from the 61st district since 1927 Results Farmer–Labor primary election results Farmer–Labor Party Elmer A. Benson 79,245 61.90% Farmer–Labor Party George H. Lommen 48,781 38.10% 128,026 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Declared Ben Andreen Ray P. Chase, Former U.S. Representative (1933–1935) and 9th Minnesota State Auditor (1921–1931) Michael Ferch O. J. Hagen Asher Howard, Former Minnesota State Representative from the 34th district (1917–1923) Martin A. Nelson, 1934 and 1936 Republican gubernatorial nominee (unsuccessful) Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923 Engelberth Zeiner Results Republican primary election results Republican Party of Minnesota Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) 168,876 51.37% Republican Party of Minnesota Martin A. Nelson 97,812 29.75% Republican Party of Minnesota Ray P. Chase 35,697 10.86% Republican Party of Minnesota Ben Andreen 13,858 4.22% Republican Party of Minnesota O. J. Hagen 5,810 1.77% Republican Party of Minnesota Asher Howard 3,313 1.01% Republican Party of Minnesota Michael Ferch 1,712 0.52% Republican Party of Minnesota Engelberth Zeiner 1,660 0.50% 328,738 100.00% General election Results General election resultsGeneral Election Returns for Minnesota - Tuesday, November Fifth, 1940 https://www.leg.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1940-11-05-g-man.pdf Minnesota Legislature Republican Party of Minnesota Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) 641,049 53.01% Farmer–Labor Party Elmer A. Benson 310,875 25.71% Democratic Party of Minnesota John E. Regan 248,658 20.56% Trotskyist Anti-War Party (United States) Grace Holmes Carlson 8,761 0.72% Independent (politician) Carl Winter 256 0.02 1,209,343 100.00% 330,174 27.30% Republican Party of Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party See also United States Senate elections, 1940 and 1941 References Minnesota 1940 Category:1940 Minnesota elections