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1940 Missouri U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 13 Election?

John Cochran won the 1940 Missouri U.S. House District 13 Election. John Cochran received 82,417 popular votes (64.54%). The main challenger was W S Sanford (35.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Cochran and Sanford

Cochran +29.1 pts · won by 37,155 votes
John CochranDemocraticWINNER64.54%
82,417 votes
W S SanfordRepublican35.45%
45,262 votes
Kochendorfersocialist labor0.01%
17 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.