The 1940 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator
Vic Donahey
Alvin Victor "Honest Vic" Donahey (July 7, 1873April 8, 1946) was an American Democratic Party politician from Ohio. Donahey was the 50th governor of Ohio and a United States Senator from Ohio.
Donahey left school early to become a printer; in ...
did not run for re-election to a second term. In the open race to succeed him, Republican Mayor of
Cleveland Harold Hitz Burton defeated Democratic U.S. Representative
John McSweeney.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Herbert S. Bigelow, former U.S. Representative from
Cincinnati (1937–39)
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John McSweeney, former U.S. Representative from
Wooster (1923–29, 1937–39)
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Harold Hitz Burton, Mayor of
Cleveland
*Charles E. Wharton
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Dudley A. White, U.S. Representative from
New London
Results
General election
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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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
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January
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1940 Ohio elections