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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Missouri (District 05)

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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Joseph Shannon*
(D)		 Forest Hanna
(R)		 Karl Oberheu
(Socialist Labor)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 63,20254.2% 53,39045.8% 190.0% 00.0% 9,812 116,611
Total R vote: 53,390 (45.8%)      Total D vote: 63,202 (54.2%)      Total Other vote: 19 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Forest Hanna 6,606 64.8%
2   Percy Edwards 3,584 35.2%
TOTAL VOTES 10,190  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Shannon* 22,560 44.2%
2   Jerome Joffee 18,417 36.1%
3   James Taylor 7,743 15.2%
4   Ira Burns 1,823 3.6%
5   Betty Sneed 510 1.0%
TOTAL VOTES 51,053