1940 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election

Massachusetts · 6 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1940 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election?

David I. Walsh won the 1940 Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election. David I. Walsh received 1,088,838 popular votes (55.64%). The main challenger was Henry Parkman (42.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Walsh and Parkman

Walsh +12.8 pts · won by 250,716 votes

David I. Walsh DemocraticWINNER55.64%

1,088,838 votes

Henry Parkman Republican42.83%

838,122 votes

George L. ThompsonProhibition0.49%

9,632 votes

Philip FrankfeldCommunist0.48%

9,465 votes

George L. PaineSocialist0.35%

6,876 votes

Horace I. HillisSocialist Labor0.21%

4,133 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.