1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey was held on November 5, 1940.

1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey

← 1938 (special) November 5, 1940 1944 (special) →

Nominee William Warren Barbour James H. R. Cromwell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,029,331 823,893 Percentage 55.11% 44.11%

County results Barbour:      50–60%      60–70% Cromwell:      50–60%

Senator before election W. Warren Barbour Republican Elected Senator W. Warren Barbour Republican

Incumbent Republican Senator William Warren Barbour was re-elected over Democrat James H. R. Cromwell, who had recently been appointed United States Ambassador to Canada.

Republican primary

Candidates

• William Warren Barbour, incumbent Senator since 1938^[a]
• C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938
• George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938

Results

1940 Republican Senate special primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (incumbent)	390,155	86.17%
	Republican	George O. Pullen	32,633	7.21%
	Republican	C. Dan Coskey	29,991	6.62%
Total votes			452,779	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• James H. R. Cromwell, United States Ambassador to Canada

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James H. R. Cromwell	243,608	100.0%
Total votes			243,608	100.0%

General election

Candidates

• William Warren Barbour (Republican), incumbent Senator
• George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
• McAlister Coleman (Socialist), journalist and author
• James H. R. Cromwell (Democrat), United States Ambassador to Canada
• Mary E. Dooner (Communist)
• Edson R. Leach (Prohibition)
• Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor)
• James A. Tumulty (Constitutional)

Results

1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	W. Warren Barbour (incumbent)	1,029,331	55.11%
	Democratic	James H. R. Cromwell	823,893	44.11%
	Socialist	McAlister Coleman	8,836	0.47%
	Independent	James A. Tumulty Jr.	2,784	0.15%
	Communist	Mary Ellen Dooner	1,519	0.08%
	Prohibition	Edson R. Leach	645	0.03%
	Socialist Labor	Harry Santhouse	464	0.02%
	Socialist Workers	George Breitman	303	0.02%
Majority			225,438	11.00%
Turnout			1,867,775
	Republican hold

See also

• 1940 United States Senate elections

Notes

1. Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937.

References

1. Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held May 21st, 1940" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1940" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. (PDF) from the original on January 5, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
3. "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com. from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2020.