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{{Infobox Election
| election_name = 1940 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| country = New Jersey
| flag_year = 1908
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
| previous_year = 1938 (special)
| next_election = 1944 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| next_year = 1944 (special)
| election_date = November 5, 1940
| image1 = [[File:Howardalexandersmith.jpg|x150px]]
| nominee1 = '''[[William Warren Barbour]]'''
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = '''1,029,331'''
| percentage1 = '''55.11%'''
| image2 = [[File:James H. R. Cromwell2.jpg|x150px]]
| nominee2 = [[James H. R. Cromwell]]
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 823,893
| percentage2 = 44.11%
| title = Senator
| before_election = [[W. Warren Barbour]]
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = [[W. Warren Barbour]]
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNJ}}
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.
==Candidates==
*[[William Warren Barbour]] (Republican), incumbent Senator
*[[George Breitman]] (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of ''[[The Militant]]''
*[[McAlister Coleman]] (Socialist), journalist and author
*[[James H. R. Cromwell]] (Democrat), United States Ambassador to Canada
*Mary E. Dooner (Communist)
*Edson R. Leach (Prohibition)
*Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor)
*James A. Tumulty (Constitutional)
==General election==
===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}}</ref><ref>https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267930</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = [[W. Warren Barbour]]
| votes = 1,029,331
| percentage = 55.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = [[James H. R. Cromwell]]
| votes = 823,893
| percentage = 44.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Party (US)
| candidate = [[McAlister Coleman]]
| votes = 8,836
| percentage = 0.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Independent (US)
| candidate = James A. Tumulty Jr.
| votes = 2,784
| percentage = 0.15%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Communist Party (US)
| candidate = Mary Ellen Dooner
| votes = 1,519
| percentage = 0.08%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Prohibition Party (US)
| candidate = Edson R. Leach
| votes = 645
| percentage = 0.03%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Labor Party (US)
| candidate = Harry Santhouse
| votes = 464
| percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Socialist Workers Party (US)
| candidate = [[George Breitman]]
| votes = 303
| percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box majority no change
| votes = 225,438
| percentage = 11.00%
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
| votes = 1,867,775
| percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (US)
| loser =
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
== See also ==
*[[1940 United States Senate elections]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1940 United States Senate elections|New Jersey]]
[[Category:
[[Category:1940 New Jersey elections]]
<br />{{New Jersey-election-stub}}
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