1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Nominee
David I. Walsh
Henry Parkman Jr.
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
1,088,838
838,122
Percentage
55.61%
42.83%
Senator before election
David I. Walsh
Democratic
Elected Senator
David I. Walsh
Democratic
The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
David I. Walsh , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16)
Results [ ]
Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Henry Parkman Jr. , Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston , former State Senator and Boston City Councilman
Results [ ]
Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Philip Frankfeld (Communist)
Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest, and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist)
Henry Parkman Jr. , Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston , former State Senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican)
George L. Thompson, candidate for Governor in 1938 (Prohibition)
David I. Walsh , incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic)
Results [ ]
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