United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940

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The 1940 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Ona S. Searles. Austin would resign in August 1946 to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations; Ralph Flanders was appointed to replace him and went on to win election to a full term in 1946.

Republican primary

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Austin (inc.)	60,603	99.9
	Republican	Other	65	0.1
Total votes			60,668	100

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ona S. Searles	5,340	99.4
	Democratic	Other	33	0.6
Total votes			5,373	100

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Warren Austin (inc.)	93,283	66.4
	Democratic	Ona S. Searles	47,101	33.6
Total votes			140,384	100

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