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1940 Vermont U.S. Senate Special
Vermont · 2 candidates
Aiken +23.3 pts · won by 32,887 votes
George AikenRepublicanWINNER61.63%
87,150 votes
Herbert B. ComingsDemocratic38.37%
54,263 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).