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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| country = New Jersey
| flag_year = 1896
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
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| next_election = 1944 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
| next_year = 1944 (special)
| election_date = November 5, 1940
| image_size = x180px
| image1 = William Warren Barbour.jpg
| nominee1 = '''[[William Warren Barbour]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (US)
| popular_vote1 = '''1,029,331'''
| percentage1 = '''55.11%'''
| image2 = James H. R. Cromwell2.jpg
| nominee2 = [[James H. R. Cromwell]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (US)
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| percentage2 = 44.11%
| map_image = 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county (2).svg
| map_size = 280px
| map_caption = County results<br/>'''Barbour''': {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} <br/>'''Cromwell''': {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Senator
| before_election = [[W. Warren Barbour]]
| before_party = Republican Party (US)
| after_election = [[W. Warren Barbour]]
| after_party = Republican Party (US)
}}
{{Elections in New Jersey}}
The '''United States Senate election of 1940 in New Jersey''' was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent [[Republican Party (US)|Republican]] Senator [[William Warren Barbour]] was re-elected over [[Democratic Party (US)|Democrat]] James H. R. Cromwell, who had recently been appointed United States Ambassador to Canada.
==Republican primary==
===Candidates===
*[[William Warren Barbour]], incumbent Senator since 1938{{efn|Barbour also previously served a full term in the Senate from 1931 to 1937.}}
*C. Dan Coskey, candidate for Senate in 1936 and 1938
*George O. Pullen, candidate for Senate in 1938
===Results===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1940 Republican Senate special primary<ref name=primaryresults>{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1940-primary-election.pdf|title=Results of the Primary Election Held May 21st, 1940|author=Secretary of the State of New Jersey|access-date=18 Aug 2021|archive-date=25 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225081635/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970/1940-primary-election.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = [[William Warren Barbour]] (incumbent)
|party = Republican Party (US)
|votes = 390,155
|percentage= 86.17%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = George O. Pullen
|party = Republican Party (US)
|votes = 32,633
|percentage= 7.21%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|candidate = C. Dan Coskey
|party = Republican Party (US)
|votes = 29,991
|percentage= 6.62%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 452,779
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Democratic primary==
===Candidates===
*[[James H. R. Cromwell]], United States Ambassador to Canada
===Results===
{{Election box begin no change |title=1940 Democratic U.S. Senate special primary<ref name=primaryresults/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|candidate = [[James H. R. Cromwell]]
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|votes = 243,608
|percentage= 100.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 243,608
|percentage= 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
==General election==
===Candidates===
*[[William Warren Barbour]] (Republican), incumbent Senator
*[[George Breitman]] (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of ''[[The Militant]]''
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*James A. Tumulty (Constitutional)
===Results===
{{Election box begin no change|title=1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1940|publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives|accessdate=April 22, 2020|archive-date=January 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105011737/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1940election.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267930|title=Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1940|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=April 23, 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831153411/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267930|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = [[W. Warren Barbour]] (incumbent)
| votes = 1,029,331
| percentage = 55.11%
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}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party
| candidate = [[McAlister Coleman]]
| votes = 8,836
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== See also ==
*[[1940 United States Senate elections]]
==Notes==
{{notelist}}
==References==
{{reflist}}{{1940 United States elections}}
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[[Category:1940 United States Senate elections|New Jersey]]
[[Category:United States Senate elections in New Jersey|1940]]
[[Category:1940 New Jersey elections]]
{{New Jersey-election-stub}}
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