United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1940

Not to be confused with United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940.

November 5, 1940 (1940-11-05)



Candidate	George Aiken	Herbert B. Comings
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	87,150	54,263
Percentage	58.2%	38.4%

U.S. Senator before election

Ernest W. Gibson, Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

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The 1940 United States Senate special election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Republican George Aiken was elected to the United States Senate to serve the remainder of the deceased Ernest W. Gibson, Sr.'s term, defeating Democratic candidate Herbert B. Comings. Aiken replaced Gibson's son, Ernest W. Gibson, Jr., who was appointed to fill the seat until a special election could be held.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Aiken	36,237	55.4
	Republican	Ralph Flanders	29,216	44.6
	Republican	Other	7	0.0
Total votes			65,453	100

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert B. Comings	5,621	99.2
	Democratic	Other	48	0.8
Total votes			5,669	100

General election

Results

United States Senate special election in Vermont, 1940^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Aiken	87,150	61.6
	Democratic	Herbert B. Comings	54,263	38.4
Total votes			141,413	100

References

1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
↑ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

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