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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Massachusetts > Senate Class I
OfficeSenate
Type General Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1940 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 05, 1940 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 05, 1940 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 1941 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm
Turnout 45.34% Total Population
ContributorU Ole Polecat
Last ModifiedU Ole Polecat November 30, 2004 07:22am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1934
NameDavid I. Walsh Votes852,776 (59.39%)
Term03/04/1935 - 01/03/1941 Margin316,084 (+22.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1946
NameHenry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Votes989,736 (59.55%)
Term01/03/1947 - 01/03/1953 Margin329,536 (+19.83%)
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Name (I) Sen. David I. Walsh St. Sen. Henry Parkman, Jr. George L. Thompson Philip Frankfeld George Lyman Paine Horace I. Hillis (W) Others
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Communist Socialist Socialist Labor Other
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Uncertified Votes1,088,838 (55.64%) 838,122 (42.83%) 9,632 (0.49%) 9,465 (0.48%) 6,876 (0.35%) 4,133 (0.21%) 23 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -250,716 (-12.81%) -1,079,206 (-55.14%) -1,079,373 (-55.15%) -1,081,962 (-55.28%) -1,084,705 (-55.42%) -1,088,815 (-55.63%)
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