U.S. Senate, 1940 Election

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Date: November 5, 1940
Cycle: 1940
Office: U.S. Senate
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Henrik Shipstead Incumbent Man Republican 641,049 53.00 +27.30
Elmer A. Benson Man Farmer-Labor 310,875 25.70
John E. Regan Man Democrat 248,648 20.56
Grace Carlson Woman Trotskyist Anti-War 8,761 0.72
Carl Winter Man Write-In (Sticker) 256 0.02

Senator Shipstead was reelected to a fourth term.

Benson was a resident of Appleton, former state Commissioner of Securities (1933), Commissioner of Banks (1933-1935), appointed U.S. Senator (1935-1936), and Governor (1937-1939).

Regan was an attorney from Mankato, state Representative (HD 08, 1931-1933), and Democratic nominee for Governor in 1932 and 1934.

Carlson was a psychologist from St. Paul, Revolutionary Workers nominee for U.S. Senate in 1946, Socialist Workers nominee for Vice-President in 1948, and Socialist Workers nominee for the 5th CD in 1950. Carlson was nominated by petition.

Winter was a resident of Minneapolis and state secretary of the Minnesota Communist Party. Winter was endorsed by the Communist Party at the state convention in June and ran a sticker candidacy.

Related Reports

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1941 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).