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1940 US Senate election in Utah

Abe Murdock (Democrat) beat Philo Farnsworth Jr. (Republican) in Utah in 1940, 62.8% to 37.2%, a margin of 25.7 points and 63,568 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1934, when William H. King won.

Democrats led in 27 of the 29 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Salt Lake, cast 102,995 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.3 points. The closest was Grand, where 17 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
Abe Murdock won Democratic 155,499 62.8%
Philo Farnsworth Jr. Republican 91,931 37.2%
Total247,430

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Salt Lake 66,561 64.6% 36,434 35.4% 102,995 D+29.3
Weber 18,268 70.5% 7,643 29.5% 25,911 D+41.0
Utah 15,144 63.5% 8,716 36.5% 23,860 D+26.9
Cache 8,114 61.7% 5,032 38.3% 13,146 D+23.4
Box Elder 4,803 60.4% 3,144 39.6% 7,947 D+20.9
Carbon 5,401 73.3% 1,969 26.7% 7,370 D+46.6
Sanpete 3,552 49.0% 3,699 51.0% 7,251 R+2.0
Davis 3,765 56.2% 2,929 43.8% 6,694 D+12.5
Sevier 2,622 50.3% 2,592 49.7% 5,214 D+0.6
Millard 2,344 55.4% 1,887 44.6% 4,231 D+10.8
Tooele 2,621 64.3% 1,458 35.7% 4,079 D+28.5
Iron 2,052 51.7% 1,918 48.3% 3,970 D+3.4
Summit 2,242 56.8% 1,705 43.2% 3,947 D+13.6
Washington 2,202 60.9% 1,412 39.1% 3,614 D+21.9
Juab 2,171 61.2% 1,374 38.8% 3,545 D+22.5
Uintah 1,966 58.3% 1,407 41.7% 3,373 D+16.6
Duchesne 2,061 62.4% 1,241 37.6% 3,302 D+24.8
Emery 1,957 67.3% 953 32.7% 2,910 D+34.5
Wasatch 1,544 57.6% 1,137 42.4% 2,681 D+15.2
Beaver 1,474 61.7% 915 38.3% 2,389 D+23.4
Garfield 937 50.9% 904 49.1% 1,841 D+1.8
Morgan 689 53.2% 605 46.8% 1,294 D+6.5
San Juan 551 53.2% 484 46.8% 1,035 D+6.5
Kane 377 37.5% 629 62.5% 1,006 R+25.0
Rich 476 51.6% 447 48.4% 923 D+3.1
Piute 489 54.2% 414 45.8% 903 D+8.3
Wayne 509 57.9% 370 42.1% 879 D+15.8
Grand 441 51.0% 424 49.0% 865 D+2.0
Daggett 166 65.1% 89 34.9% 255 D+30.2

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.

Utah Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 John Curtis (R) R+30.8
2022 Mike Lee (R) R+53.2
2018 Mitt Romney (R) R+31.7
2016 Mike Lee (R) R+41.1
2012 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.3
2010 Mike Lee (R) R+28.8
2006 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+31.3
2004 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+40.3
2000 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+34.1
1998 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+31.0
1994 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+40.5
1992 Robert F. Bennett (R) R+15.7
1988 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+35.4
1986 Jake Garn (R) R+45.8
1982 Orrin G. Hatch (R) R+16.9
1980 Jake Garn (R) R+48.2
1976 Orrin Hatch (R) R+8.9
1974 Jake Garn (R) R+5.9
1970 Frank E. Moss (D) D+13.7
1968 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.8
1964 Frank E. Moss (D) D+14.7
1962 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+4.7
1958 Frank E. Moss (D) D+3.9
1956 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+7.9
1952 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+8.5
1950 Wallace F. Bennett (R) R+8.0
1946 Arthur V. Watkins (R) R+2.5
1944 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+19.8
1940 Abe Murdock (D) D+25.7
1938 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+11.6
1934 William H. King (D) D+7.6
1932 Elbert D. Thomas (D) D+14.9
1928 William H. King (D) D+11.6
1926 Reed Smoot (R) R+23.9
1922 William H. King (D) D+0.5
1920 Reed Smoot (R) R+18.0
1916 William H. King (D) D+16.9
1914 Reed Smoot (R) R+2.7