The 1940 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent
Progressive
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U.S. Senator
Robert La Follette Jr. was elected to a third term in office over Republican Fred H. Clausen and Democrat
James E. Finnegan.
Progressive primary
Candidates
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Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Walter B. Chilsen, former State Assemblyman (1919–21) and editor of the ''Merrill Daily Herald''
* Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer
* Michael G. Eberlein
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Glenn Frank
Glenn Frank (October 1, 1887 – September 15, 1940) was a president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison and ''The Century Magazine''s editor-in-chief. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1912 and became Edward Filene's personal as ...
, former President of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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John P. Koehler
John Peter Koehler (February 24, 1880 – August 3, 1961) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Lawrence Institute in Appleton, Wisconsin—now known as Lawrence University—from 1904 to 1905, at t ...
, Health Commissioner of
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is ...
* William C. Maas
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Reuben W. Peterson, former State Assemblyman (1937–39)
Campaign
Frank died two days before the primary, on September 15, but remained on the ballot.
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
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William D. Carroll, former State Senator (1933–37)
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John Cudahy
John Clarence Cudahy (December 10, 1887 – September 6, 1943) was an American real estate developer and diplomat. In the years leading up to World War II, Cudahy served as United States ambassador to Poland and Belgium, and as United States minis ...
, former U.S. Ambassador to Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Irish Free State (write-in)
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James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (1933–37)
* James J. Kerwin
Results
General election
Candidates
* Fred H. Clausen, farming equipment manufacturer (Republican)
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James E. Finnegan, former Wisconsin Attorney General (Democratic)
* Ted Furman (Communist)
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Robert M. La Follette Jr., incumbent Senator since 1925 (Progressive)
* Adolf Wiggert (Socialist Labor)
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
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Wisconsin
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United States Senate
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