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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.

General election

Candidates

  • John H. Kingsbury (Socialist)
  • Sherman Minton, incumbent Senator since 1935 (Democratic)
  • Carl W. Thompson (Prohibition)
  • Raymond E. Willis, former State Representative from Angola and nominee for Senate in 1938 (Republican)

Results

1940 U.S. Senate election in Indiana[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Raymond E. Willis 888,070 50.45% Increase2.97
Democratic Sherman Minton (incumbent) 864,803 49.13% Decrease2.33
Prohibition Carl W. Thompson 5,621 0.32% Decrease0.02
Socialist John H. Kingsbury 1,751 0.10% Decrease0.54
Total votes 1,760,245 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

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