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Elections in Ohio |
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The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Vic Donahey did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative John McSweeney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John McSweeney | 272,690 | 61.62% | |
Democratic | Herbert S. Bigelow | 169,818 | 38.38% | |
Total votes | 442,508 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 303,339 | 52.85% | |
Republican | Dudley A. White | 235,344 | 41.01% | |
Republican | Charles E. Wharton | 35,258 | 6.14% | |
Total votes | 573,941 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Harold Hitz Burton | 1,602,498 | 52.37% | 12.96 | |
Democratic | John McSweeney | 1,457,304 | 47.63% | 12.32 | |
Total votes | 3,059,802 | 100.00% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |