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1940-11-05 U.S. House Election Results for Massachusetts (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 Arthur Healey*
(D)		 John Irwin
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 71,12755.4% 57,21744.6% 10.0% 13,910 128,345
Total R vote: 57,217 (44.6%)      Total D vote: 71,127 (55.4%)      Total Other vote: 1 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   John Irwin 7,748 40.9%
2   Lester Bowen 4,066 21.5%
3   Edward White 3,628 19.1%
4   Dennis Sweeney 1,782 9.4%
5   James Roche 1,725 9.1%
    Other 2 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 18,951  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Arthur Healey* 23,750 82.0%
2   John Carroll 5,203 18.0%
    Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 28,954