1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 1940 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 5, 1940, with Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh defeating his challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former Governor of Massachusetts (1914–16)

Results

Senator Walsh was unopposed for renomination.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman

Results

Parkman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

General election

Candidates

• Philip Frankfeld (Communist)
• Horace I. Hillis, perennial candidate (Socialist Labor)
• George Lyman Paine, Episcopal priest and son of philanthropist Robert Treat Paine (Socialist)
• Henry Parkman Jr., Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston, former state senator and Boston City Councilman (Republican)
• George L. Thompson, candidate for governor in 1938 (Prohibition)
• David I. Walsh, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1926 (also served 1919–25) and former governor of Massachusetts (1914–16) (Democratic)

Results

References