1940 Senatorial General Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Progressive

605,609

45.25%

Fred H. Clausen

Republican

553,692

41.37%

James E. Finnegan

Democratic

176,688

13.20%

Other (+)

2,289

0.17%

Turnout

Maps

Pop. (m)

Election Notes:

The primary source is the report of the State Canvassing Board, available at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison. The results can also be found in the 1942 Wisconsin Blue Book, on page 661, but the Blue Book excludes the write-in votes.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, Certificate of Board of State Canvassers for United States Senator General Election - 1940 (Madison, 1940)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: