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1940 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1940 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1940 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Harley M. Kilgore won the 1940 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Harley M. Kilgore received 492,413 popular votes (56.33%). The main challenger was Thomas Sweeney (43.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Kilgore and Sweeney

Kilgore +12.7 pts · won by 110,607 votes
Harley M. KilgoreDemocraticWINNER56.33%
492,413 votes
Thomas SweeneyRepublican43.67%
381,806 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.