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1940 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election?

Joseph Shannon won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 5 Election. Joseph Shannon received 63,202 popular votes (54.2%). The main challenger was Forest W Hanna (45.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Shannon and Hanna

Shannon +8.4 pts · won by 9,812 votes
Joseph ShannonDemocraticWINNER54.2%
63,202 votes
Forest W HannaRepublican45.78%
53,390 votes
Oberheusocialist labor0.02%
19 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.