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1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1940 Democratic Senate primary election in Mississippi

← 1934 August 27, 1940 1946 →
 
Nominee Theodore Bilbo Hugh White
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 91,334 62,641
Percentage 59.32% 40.68%

County results
Bilbo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
White:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Tie:      50%

U.S. senator before election

Theodore Bilbo
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore Bilbo
Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 1940. Incumbent Senator Theodore Bilbo was re-elected to a second term.

On August 27, Bilbo won the Democratic primary election over Governor Hugh L. White with 59.32% of the vote. Bilbo won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1940 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore Bilbo (incumbent) 91,334 59.32%
Democratic Hugh L. White 62,641 40.68%
Total votes 153,975 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1940 United States Senate election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Theodore Bilbo (incumbent) 143,333 100.00% Steady
Total votes 143,333 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "MS US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "MS US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.