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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Kentucky (District 08)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Joe Bates*
(D)		 Clell Hayes
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 61,88158.0% 44,73642.0% 00.0% 17,145 106,617
Total R vote: 44,736 (42.0%)      Total D vote: 61,881 (58.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Clell Hayes 4,685 70.1%
2   F.A. Easterling 1,160 17.4%
3   Emmit McClave 837 12.5%
TOTAL VOTES 6,682  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joe Bates* 22,470 74.9%
2   L.C. Fielder 5,253 17.5%
3   W.H. Caudill 2,275 7.6%
TOTAL VOTES 29,998