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Election 1940 Results

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1940 US Senate election in California

Hiram W. Johnson (Republican) beat Fred Dyster (independent) in California in 1940, 82.5% to 13.5%, a margin of 69.0 points and 1,872,855 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1934, when Hiram Johnson also won.

Republicans led in 58 of the 58 counties as they stood then. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 1,194,692 votes and went to the Republican by 82.6 points. The closest was Alpine, where 148 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Hiram W. Johnson won Republican 2,238,899 82.5%
Fred Dyster Prohibition 366,044 13.5%
All other candidates 108,922 4.0%
Total2,713,865

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Los Angeles 0 0.0% 986,547 82.6% 208,145 1,194,692 R+82.6
San Francisco 0 0.0% 188,533 80.1% 46,757 235,290 R+80.1
Alameda 0 0.0% 183,683 82.6% 38,716 222,399 R+82.6
San Diego 0 0.0% 93,353 86.7% 14,367 107,720 R+86.7
Santa Clara 0 0.0% 59,096 87.8% 8,205 67,301 R+87.8
Sacramento 0 0.0% 46,039 75.5% 14,963 61,002 R+75.5
Orange 0 0.0% 48,753 85.8% 8,060 56,813 R+85.8
San Bernardino 0 0.0% 45,070 80.8% 10,736 55,806 R+80.8
Fresno 0 0.0% 42,840 77.1% 12,760 55,600 R+77.1
San Mateo 0 0.0% 40,096 85.0% 7,075 47,171 R+85.0
Kern 0 0.0% 33,621 78.5% 9,212 42,833 R+78.5
San Joaquin 0 0.0% 35,438 84.9% 6,296 41,734 R+84.9
Contra Costa 0 0.0% 34,628 85.0% 6,099 40,727 R+85.0
Riverside 0 0.0% 30,368 85.8% 5,031 35,399 R+85.8
Tulare 0 0.0% 24,806 84.2% 4,659 29,465 R+84.2
Stanislaus 0 0.0% 23,357 86.8% 3,551 26,908 R+86.8
Santa Barbara 0 0.0% 23,662 88.2% 3,157 26,819 R+88.2
Sonoma 0 0.0% 23,640 88.8% 2,967 26,607 R+88.8
Ventura 0 0.0% 18,527 84.4% 3,429 21,956 R+84.4
Monterey 0 0.0% 19,322 88.4% 2,536 21,858 R+88.4
Santa Cruz 0 0.0% 17,040 88.2% 2,274 19,314 R+88.2
Marin 0 0.0% 16,241 86.1% 2,626 18,867 R+86.1
Humboldt 0 0.0% 15,814 86.8% 2,404 18,218 R+86.8
Solano 0 0.0% 13,820 81.4% 3,159 16,979 R+81.4
Butte 0 0.0% 12,114 81.8% 2,701 14,815 R+81.8
San Luis Obispo 0 0.0% 11,527 86.5% 1,806 13,333 R+86.5
Merced 0 0.0% 10,936 84.7% 1,978 12,914 R+84.7
Imperial 0 0.0% 10,501 87.7% 1,466 11,967 R+87.7
Napa 0 0.0% 9,575 88.2% 1,287 10,862 R+88.2
Shasta 0 0.0% 8,697 82.6% 1,831 10,528 R+82.6
Mendocino 0 0.0% 8,725 85.8% 1,448 10,173 R+85.8
Siskiyou 0 0.0% 7,972 79.3% 2,078 10,050 R+79.3
Placer 0 0.0% 7,007 70.9% 2,882 9,889 R+70.9
Kings 0 0.0% 7,903 81.3% 1,817 9,720 R+81.3
Yolo 0 0.0% 7,520 82.6% 1,587 9,107 R+82.6
Nevada 0 0.0% 5,397 76.2% 1,689 7,086 R+76.2
Madera 0 0.0% 5,258 80.8% 1,248 6,506 R+80.8
Sutter 0 0.0% 5,002 83.2% 1,011 6,013 R+83.2
Yuba 0 0.0% 4,694 82.5% 993 5,687 R+82.5
Tehama 0 0.0% 4,468 78.8% 1,205 5,673 R+78.8
Lassen 0 0.0% 3,961 78.0% 1,114 5,075 R+78.0
El Dorado 0 0.0% 3,751 76.4% 1,160 4,911 R+76.4
Glenn 0 0.0% 3,905 82.6% 824 4,729 R+82.6
Tuolumne 0 0.0% 3,502 80.9% 826 4,328 R+80.9
San Benito 0 0.0% 3,701 92.3% 308 4,009 R+92.3
Plumas 0 0.0% 2,835 74.7% 959 3,794 R+74.7
Colusa 0 0.0% 2,913 80.2% 718 3,631 R+80.2
Lake 0 0.0% 3,186 88.9% 396 3,582 R+88.9
Amador 0 0.0% 2,550 79.0% 677 3,227 R+79.0
Calaveras 0 0.0% 2,734 85.3% 470 3,204 R+85.3
Modoc 0 0.0% 2,633 85.9% 431 3,064 R+85.9
Inyo 0 0.0% 2,467 90.1% 270 2,737 R+90.1
Mariposa 0 0.0% 1,999 84.7% 361 2,360 R+84.7
Del Norte 0 0.0% 1,665 89.0% 206 1,871 R+89.0
Trinity 0 0.0% 1,617 87.4% 234 1,851 R+87.4
Sierra 0 0.0% 985 80.4% 240 1,225 R+80.4
Mono 0 0.0% 747 87.5% 107 854 R+87.5
Alpine 0 0.0% 158 94.0% 10 168 R+94.0

Counties as they stood in 1940; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

California Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Adam B. Schiff (D) D+17.7
2022 Alex Padilla (D) D+22.1
2018 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+54.2
2016 Kamala Harris (D) D+61.6
2012 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+25.0
2010 Barbara Boxer (D) D+10.0
2006 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+24.4
2004 Barbara Boxer (D) D+19.9
2000 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+19.3
1998 Barbara Boxer (D) D+10.0
1994 Dianne Feinstein (D) D+1.9
1992 Barbara Boxer (D) D+4.9
1988 Pete Wilson (R) R+8.8
1986 Alan Cranston (D) D+1.4
1982 Pete Wilson (R) R+6.8
1980 Alan Cranston (D) D+19.4
1976 S. I. Hayakawa (R) R+3.3
1974 Alan Cranston (D) D+24.3
1970 John V. Tunney (D) D+9.5
1968 Alan Cranston (D) D+4.9
1964 George Murphy (R) R+3.1
1962 Thomas Kuchel (R) R+12.9
1958 Clair Engle (D) D+14.1
1956 Thomas Kuchel (R) R+8.3
1952 William Knowland (R) R+87.8
1950 Richard M. Nixon (R) R+18.5
1946 William F. Knowland (R) R+9.9
1944 Sheridan Downey (D) D+4.6
1940 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+82.5
1938 Sheridan Downey (D) D+9.8
1934 Hiram Johnson (R) R+94.5
1932 William Gibbs McAdoo (D) D+12.6
1928 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+55.9
1926 Samuel M. Shortridge (R) R+26.2
1922 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+38.4
1920 Samuel M. Shortridge (R) R+8.3
1916 Hiram W. Johnson (R) R+31.6
1914 James D. Phelan (D) D+2.9