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For related races, see 1940 United States Senate elections.
The United States Senate election of 1940 in Connecticut was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic Senator Francis T. Maloney was re-elected to a second term in office. Maloney did not complete the term; he died in 1945.
General election
Candidates
- Paul L. Cornell (Republican and Union)
- James A. Hutchin (Socialist Labor)
- Francis T. Maloney, incumbent Senator since 1935 (Democratic)
- Kenneth W. Thurlow (Socialist)
- Isadore Wofsy (Communist)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Francis T. Maloney (incumbent) | 416,740 | 53.15% | 4.74 | |
Republican | Paul L. Cornell | 357,574 | 45.60% | 0.46 | |
Union | Paul L. Cornell | 798 | 0.10% | N/A | |
Total | Paul L. Cornell | 358,313 | 45.70% | N/A | |
Socialist | Kenneth W. Thurlow | 6,557 | 0.84% | 5.10 | |
Socialist Labor | James A. Hutchin | 1,343 | 0.17% | N/A | |
Communist | Isadore Wofsy | 1,114 | 0.14% | 0.09 | |
Total votes | 784,067 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
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See also: Political party strength in Connecticut |
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