1940 United States Senate special election in Kentucky

none June 2022 March 2026 September 2023 1940 United States Senate special election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1936 1942 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1942 November 5, 1940 125x136px x150px Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) 561,151 58.27% x150px Walter B. Smith Republican Party (United States) 401,812 41.73% 1940 United States Senate special election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsChandler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Smith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) Happy Chandler Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 United States Senate special election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1940, to complete the unexpired term of M. M. Logan. Interim appointee Happy Chandler was re-elected to complete the term, defeating Republican Walter B. Smith. Background Senator M. M. Logan died on October 3, 1939. Governor of Kentucky Happy Chandler, whose term was set to expire in 1940, resigned his office so that Lieutenant Governor (and Democratic nominee for Governor) Keen Johnson could appoint him to the Senate. Johnson appointed Chandler to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected, and the special election was scheduled for November 5, 1940, concurrent with the general election. Primary election Candidates Happy Chandler, incumbent U.S. Senator Charles R. Farnsley, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives M. E. Gilbert Jack Harrod John J. Thobe Joseph G. Thornbury Results thumb|center|250px|Primary results by county #7996E2 Chandler #7996E2 50%–60% #6674DE 60%–70% #584CDE 70%–80% #3933E5 80%–90% #0D0596 90%–100% #51C2C2 Farnsley #008080 80%–90% Democratic primary resultshttps://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015022695301?urlappend=%3Bseq=46%3Bownerid=13510798885884700-56 Kentucky Votes 1 36–37 Jewell Malcolm E. University Press of Kentucky 2025-05-05 Happy Chandler (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 176520 79.19 Charles R. Farnsley Democratic Party (United States) 26061 11.69 M. E. Gilbert Democratic Party (United States) 7788 3.49 Joseph G. Thornbury Democratic Party (United States) 4909 2.20 Jack Harrod Democratic Party (United States) 4189 1.88 John J. Thobe Democratic Party (United States) 3439 1.54 222906 100.00 General election Candidates Happy Chandler, Governor of Kentucky and candidate for Senate in 1938 (Democratic) Walter B. Smith (Republican) Results 1940 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1941 Democratic Party (US) Happy Chandler (Incumbent) 561,151 58.27% Republican Party (US) Walter B. Smith 401,812 41.73% 962,963 100.00% Democratic Party (US) See also 1940 United States Senate elections Notes References 1940 Kentucky United States Senate Kentucky 1940 Kentucky 1940 United States Senate 1940