1940 Senatorial General Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Hiram W. Johnson

Republican

2,238,899

82.50%

Fred Dyster

Prohibition

366,044

13.49%

Anita Whitney

Communist

97,478

3.59%

John Anson Ford

Write-in

7,415

0.27%

Scattering

Write-in

4,029

0.15%

Turnout

Maps

Pop. (m)

Election Notes:

Through cross-filing, Hiram Johnson was nominated under the Republican, Democratic, and Progressive tickets.
Hiram Johnson would die on August 6, 1945. William Knowland was appointed to fill the vacancy, pending a special election.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: California Secretary of State. State of California Statement of Vote General Election November 5, 1940, California Secretary of State (https://archive.org/details/stateofcaliforn194050cali/page/n111/mode/2up?view=theater) (accessed 19 Sep 2023)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: