The 1940 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Sherman Minton ran for re-election to a second term, but lost narrowly to Republican
Raymond E. Willis
Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875March 21, 1956) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College in 1896. He learned the printer's trade in Waterloo and mo ...
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General election
Candidates
* John H. Kingsbury (Socialist)
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Sherman Minton, incumbent Senator since 1935 (Democratic)
*Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition)
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Raymond E. Willis
Raymond Eugene Willis (August 11, 1875March 21, 1956) was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Waterloo, Indiana, he attended the public schools and graduated from Wabash College in 1896. He learned the printer's trade in Waterloo and mo ...
, former State Representative from
Angola and nominee for Senate in 1938 (Republican)
Results
See also
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1940 United States Senate elections
The 1940 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his third term as president.
Although Roosevelt was re-elected, support for his administration had dropped somewhat after eight years, and the Republ ...
References
Indiana
1940
A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
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1940 Indiana elections
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