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1940 United States Congressional Elections – Missouri

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Harry S. Truman (D-inc) – 930,77551.17%

Manvel H. Davis (R) – 886,37648.73%

W. F. Rinck (S) – 1,6690.09%

Theodore Baeff (SL) – 1960.01%

Total Votes – 1,819,016100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Milton A. Romjue (D-inc) – 62,46150.54%

Henry S. Beardsley (R) – 61,12349.46%

Total Votes – 123,584100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

William Lester Nelson (D-inc) – 77,92253.84%

Roy O. Miller (R) – 66,79446.15%

Fred Umstead (SL) – 40.00%

Total Votes – 144,720100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold

Richard M. Duncan (D-inc) – 77,42453.33%

Fred Maughmer (R) – 67,75746.67%

Total Votes – 145,181100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

C. Jasper Bell (D-inc) – 72,33160.01%

John W. Mitchell (R) – 48,18139.98%

William Henke (SL) – 120.01%

Total Votes – 120,524100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Joseph B. Shannon (D-inc) – 63,20254.20%

Forest W. Hanna (R) – 53,39045.78%

Karl L. Oberhue (SL) – 190.02%

Total Votes – 116,611100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Gain

Philip A. Bennett (R) – 78,74653.70%

Reuben T. Wood (D-inc) – 67,90246.30%

Total Votes – 146,648100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Dewey Short (R-inc) – 86,54759.32%

Vernon Sigars (D) – 59,34440.68%

Total Votes – 145,891100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Clyde Williams (D-inc) – 64,26351.07%

Parke M. Banta (R) – 61,56748.93%

William Doyen (SL) – 30.00%

Total Votes – 125,833100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Clarence Cannon (D-inc) – 60,20455.28%

F. B. Meyer (R) – 48,70444.72%

Total Votes – 108,908100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Orville Zimmerman (D-inc) – 69,85957.44%

C. E. Davenport (R) – 51,75542.56%

Total Votes – 121,614100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

John B. Sullivan (D-inc) – 85,72255.72%

Charles J. Riley (R) – 68,08844.26%

James Wagoner (SL) – 220.01%

Total Votes – 153,832100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Gain

Walter C. Ploeser (R) – 127,00553.89%

Charles Arthur Anderson (D-inc) – 108,60546.08%

Peter Tendler (SL) – 770.03%

Total Votes – 235,687100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

John J. Cochran (D-inc) – 82,41764.36%

W. S. Sanford (R) – 45,62635.63%

Norman Kochendorfer (SL) – 170.01%

Total Votes – 128,060100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives