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.
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1940, united, states, senate, election, mississippi, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspaper. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 1940 Democratic Senate primary election in Mississippi 1934 August 27 1940 1946 Nominee Theodore Bilbo Hugh WhiteParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 91 334 62 641Percentage 59 32 40 68 U S senator before electionTheodore BilboDemocratic Elected U S Senator Theodore BilboDemocraticOn 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 Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Theodore Bilbo incumbent Senator Hugh L White Governor of MississippiResults edit 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 editResults edit 1940 United States Senate election 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Theodore Bilbo incumbent 143 333 100 00 nbsp Total votes 143 333 100 00 References edit MS US Senate D Primary Our Campaigns Retrieved January 24 2020 MS US Senate Our Campaigns Retrieved January 24 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1940 United States Senate election in Mississippi amp oldid 1173833821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
