1940 United States Senate election in Nevada

none March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate election in Nevada Nevada 1929 presidential no 1934 United States Senate election in Nevada 1934 1942 United States Senate special election in Nevada 1942 (special) November 5, 1940 100px Key Pittman, 1933 (3x4).jpg Key Pittman Democratic Party (United States) 31,351 60.48% 3x4.svg Samuel Platt Republican Party (United States) 20,488 39.52% 1940 United States Senate election in Nevada results map by county.svg 250px County resultsPittman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Platt: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Key Pittman Democratic Party (United States) Key Pittman Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Key Pittman won re-election to a sixth term (fifth full term) against Sam Platt (who Pittman also won against in 1916 and 1928), but died before the term could start, leading to a special election in 1942. Pittman suffered a severe heart attack just before the election on November 5, and two doctors told his aides before the election that death was imminent. To avoid affecting the election, the party told the press that the senator was hospitalized for exhaustion and that his condition was not serious.Nevada Yesterdays The Truth Of The Legend Of Key Pittman https://knpr.org/knpr/2015-11/truth-legend-key-pittman KNPR Las Vegas, NV September 28, 2020 Pittman died on November 10 at the Washoe General Hospital in Reno, Nevada.http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=665&Itemid=418 Myth #88 - Key Pittman on Ice State Library and Archives, Department of Administration, State of Nevada Sierra Sage May 2003 October 3, 2013 Rocha Guy Myers Dennis dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215959/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=665&Itemid=418 October 4, 2013 Governor Edward Carville would go on to appoint Berkeley L. Bunker as his replacement. In later years, a myth spread that Pittman had in fact died before the election, and his body had been kept on ice in the Mizpah Hotel in Tonopah so that Carville could appoint his replacement. Primary elections Primary elections were held on September 3, 1940.Our Campaigns - NV US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36468 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121021134857/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=36468 October 21, 2012 October 1, 2026 Democratic primary Candidates Key Pittman, incumbent U.S. Senator Pittman ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, so there was no Democratic primary.Political History of Nevada http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702235603/http://nsla.nevadaculture.org/dmdocuments/NVPoliticalHistory2006.pdf July 2, 2010 September 30, 2026 Republican primary Candidates Samuel Platt, former Speaker of the Nevada House of Representatives (1905-1907) and candidate for this seat in 1916 and 1928 Harry H. Atkinson, attorney Clarence R. Pugh Clyde D. Souter, candidate for this seat in 1934 Results Republican primary results Samuel Platt Republican Party (United States) 3,970 40.19 Harry H. Atkinson Republican Party (United States) 3,304 33.45 Clarence R. Pugh Republican Party (United States) 1,504 15.23 Clyde D. Souter Republican Party (United States) 1,099 11.13 9,877 General election Results 1940 United States Senate election in NevadaStatistics of the Congressional and Presidential election of November 5, 1940 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1940election.pdf November 26, 2014 Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House Democratic Party (US) Key Pittman (incumbent) 31,351 60.48 Republican Party (US) Samuel Platt 20,488 39.52 10,863 20.96 51,839 Democratic Party (US) References 1940 Nevada United States Senate