RightDataUSA

1940-11-05 Senatorial Election Results for Michigan (Class 1)


Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)

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



Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County Turnout Arthur Vandenberg*
(R)		 Frank Fitzgerald
(D)		 Nahum Burnett
(Socialist)		 Elmer Johnson
(Communist)		 Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 59% 1,053,10452.6% 939,74047.0% 3,5800.2% 2,2900.1% 1,6280.1% 113,364 2,000,342
Total R vote: 1,053,104 (52.6%)      Total D vote: 939,740 (47.0%)      Total Other vote: 7,498 (0.4%)
* incumbent

Other candidates included: Carroll Pahman (Prohibition), 937 votes ; Theos Grove (Socialist Labor), 691 votes


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Arthur Vandenberg* 467,314 89.9%
2   Bowen Gover 52,645 10.1%
TOTAL VOTES 519,959  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Frank Fitzgerald 209,809 63.2%
2   Michael Hart 38,658 11.6%
3   Louis Ward 37,258 11.2%
4   Ralph Liddy 27,498 8.3%
5   Sid Erwin 18,629 5.6%
TOTAL VOTES 331,852