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Election 1940 Results

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1940 US Senate election in Virginia

Harry F. Byrd Sr. (Democrat) won in Virginia in 1940 with 93.3% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1934, when Harry F. Byrd Sr. also won.

Democrats led in 124 of the 124 counties as they stood then. The largest, Richmond, cast 21,917 votes and went to the Democrat by 91.0 points. The closest was Charles City, where 239 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
Harry F. Byrd Sr. won Democratic 274,260 93.3%
All other candidates 19,621 6.7%
Total293,881

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Richmond 19,952 91.0% 0 0.0% 1,965 21,917 D+91.0
Norfolk 11,468 92.1% 0 0.0% 977 12,445 D+92.1
Arlington 8,614 91.7% 0 0.0% 781 9,395 D+91.7
Roanoke 8,153 91.9% 0 0.0% 723 8,876 D+91.9
Lee 5,717 94.5% 0 0.0% 332 6,049 D+94.5
Lynchburg 5,801 98.4% 0 0.0% 92 5,893 D+98.4
Wise 5,187 95.5% 0 0.0% 244 5,431 D+95.5
Fairfax 4,879 92.3% 0 0.0% 405 5,284 D+92.3
Alexandria 4,736 90.3% 0 0.0% 509 5,245 D+90.3
Henrico 4,644 90.2% 0 0.0% 506 5,150 D+90.2
Washington 4,858 94.8% 0 0.0% 267 5,125 D+94.8
Portsmouth 4,507 89.7% 0 0.0% 516 5,023 D+89.7
Tazewell 4,328 90.4% 0 0.0% 460 4,788 D+90.4
Roanoke 4,298 90.3% 0 0.0% 464 4,762 D+90.3
Scott 4,362 94.1% 0 0.0% 272 4,634 D+94.1
Russell 4,300 93.5% 0 0.0% 297 4,597 D+93.5
Newport News 3,867 89.5% 0 0.0% 454 4,321 D+89.5
Rockingham 4,055 95.8% 0 0.0% 179 4,234 D+95.8
Norfolk (Ext) 3,539 88.4% 0 0.0% 463 4,002 D+88.4
Augusta 3,788 95.3% 0 0.0% 188 3,976 D+95.3
Pittsylvania 3,787 95.4% 0 0.0% 181 3,968 D+95.4
Shenandoah 3,519 91.3% 0 0.0% 334 3,853 D+91.3
Danville 3,735 97.1% 0 0.0% 113 3,848 D+97.1
Halifax 3,453 98.0% 0 0.0% 72 3,525 D+98.0
Chesterfield 3,072 87.8% 0 0.0% 426 3,498 D+87.8
Dickenson 2,949 89.6% 0 0.0% 344 3,293 D+89.6
Buchanan 2,864 91.2% 0 0.0% 277 3,141 D+91.2
Smyth 2,795 89.7% 0 0.0% 322 3,117 D+89.7
Bedford 2,928 97.7% 0 0.0% 68 2,996 D+97.7
Loudoun 2,825 95.4% 0 0.0% 137 2,962 D+95.4
Pulaski 2,768 95.5% 0 0.0% 129 2,897 D+95.5
Montgomery 2,643 93.2% 0 0.0% 194 2,837 D+93.2
Grayson 2,590 94.1% 0 0.0% 162 2,752 D+94.1
Alleghany 2,443 89.9% 0 0.0% 273 2,716 D+89.9
Elizabeth City (Ext) 2,421 90.5% 0 0.0% 255 2,676 D+90.5
Campbell 2,527 96.0% 0 0.0% 104 2,631 D+96.0
Giles 2,382 95.3% 0 0.0% 117 2,499 D+95.3
Franklin 2,385 95.7% 0 0.0% 107 2,492 D+95.7
Petersburg 2,294 94.4% 0 0.0% 135 2,429 D+94.4
Fauquier 2,295 96.2% 0 0.0% 91 2,386 D+96.2
Mecklenburg 2,237 94.6% 0 0.0% 128 2,365 D+94.6
Charlottesville 2,173 93.8% 0 0.0% 144 2,317 D+93.8
Amherst 2,143 95.0% 0 0.0% 112 2,255 D+95.0
Albemarle 2,146 96.6% 0 0.0% 76 2,222 D+96.6
Wythe 2,028 92.2% 0 0.0% 171 2,199 D+92.2
Accomack 2,064 97.3% 0 0.0% 58 2,122 D+97.3
Page 2,000 94.3% 0 0.0% 122 2,122 D+94.3
Rockbridge 1,961 94.2% 0 0.0% 121 2,082 D+94.2
Harrisonburg 1,951 97.5% 0 0.0% 50 2,001 D+97.5
Frederick 1,856 93.6% 0 0.0% 127 1,983 D+93.6
Carroll 1,641 86.5% 0 0.0% 257 1,898 D+86.5
Princess Anne (Ext) 1,789 95.3% 0 0.0% 89 1,878 D+95.3
Henry 1,588 89.9% 0 0.0% 179 1,767 D+89.9
Prince William 1,655 95.3% 0 0.0% 82 1,737 D+95.3
Bristol 1,672 96.5% 0 0.0% 60 1,732 D+96.5
Winchester 1,634 95.4% 0 0.0% 79 1,713 D+95.4
Botetourt 1,571 93.8% 0 0.0% 104 1,675 D+93.8
Warren 1,604 96.5% 0 0.0% 59 1,663 D+96.5
Culpeper 1,564 94.7% 0 0.0% 88 1,652 D+94.7
Patrick 1,579 96.6% 0 0.0% 56 1,635 D+96.6
Orange 1,479 94.0% 0 0.0% 95 1,574 D+94.0
Nottoway 1,474 94.9% 0 0.0% 80 1,554 D+94.9
Staunton 1,512 97.4% 0 0.0% 40 1,552 D+97.4
Southampton 1,511 97.7% 0 0.0% 35 1,546 D+97.7
Charlotte 1,461 96.6% 0 0.0% 52 1,513 D+96.6
Nelson 1,428 94.9% 0 0.0% 77 1,505 D+94.9
Hanover 1,390 92.7% 0 0.0% 110 1,500 D+92.7
Suffolk 1,371 95.1% 0 0.0% 71 1,442 D+95.1
Brunswick 1,368 97.5% 0 0.0% 35 1,403 D+97.5
Nansemond (Ext) 1,375 98.2% 0 0.0% 25 1,400 D+98.2
Prince Edward 1,348 97.7% 0 0.0% 32 1,380 D+97.7
Appomattox 1,283 96.8% 0 0.0% 43 1,326 D+96.8
Louisa 1,187 90.6% 0 0.0% 123 1,310 D+90.6
Clifton Forge 1,156 88.7% 0 0.0% 147 1,303 D+88.7
Fredericksburg 1,218 93.8% 0 0.0% 80 1,298 D+93.8
Caroline 1,215 94.5% 0 0.0% 71 1,286 D+94.5
Dinwiddie 1,236 97.2% 0 0.0% 36 1,272 D+97.2
Bland 1,188 94.4% 0 0.0% 70 1,258 D+94.4
Isle Of Wight 1,217 96.8% 0 0.0% 40 1,257 D+96.8
Lunenburg 1,194 95.4% 0 0.0% 58 1,252 D+95.4
Clarke 1,128 91.3% 0 0.0% 107 1,235 D+91.3
Warwick (Ext) 1,099 89.3% 0 0.0% 131 1,230 D+89.3
Madison 1,121 93.8% 0 0.0% 74 1,195 D+93.8
Martinsville 1,075 95.9% 0 0.0% 46 1,121 D+95.9
Hopewell 993 88.7% 0 0.0% 126 1,119 D+88.7
Northampton 1,062 96.5% 0 0.0% 39 1,101 D+96.5
Hampton 1,034 95.2% 0 0.0% 52 1,086 D+95.2
Gloucester 1,003 95.8% 0 0.0% 44 1,047 D+95.8
Westmoreland 964 94.7% 0 0.0% 54 1,018 D+94.7
Buckingham 941 93.6% 0 0.0% 64 1,005 D+93.6
Stafford 866 88.3% 0 0.0% 115 981 D+88.3
Northumberland 911 94.6% 0 0.0% 52 963 D+94.6
Spotsylvania 872 91.4% 0 0.0% 82 954 D+91.4
South Norfolk 816 86.9% 0 0.0% 123 939 D+86.9
Floyd 859 93.1% 0 0.0% 64 923 D+93.1
Greensville 834 94.8% 0 0.0% 46 880 D+94.8
Sussex 846 97.8% 0 0.0% 19 865 D+97.8
Lancaster 859 100.0% 0 0.0% 859 D+100.0
Bath 795 92.7% 0 0.0% 63 858 D+92.7
King William 814 96.3% 0 0.0% 31 845 D+96.3
Highland 788 94.3% 0 0.0% 48 836 D+94.3
Prince George 747 89.4% 0 0.0% 89 836 D+89.4
Radford 760 92.3% 0 0.0% 63 823 D+92.3
Goochland 735 90.3% 0 0.0% 79 814 D+90.3
Mathews 776 96.6% 0 0.0% 27 803 D+96.6
York 729 95.2% 0 0.0% 37 766 D+95.2
Craig 690 91.4% 0 0.0% 65 755 D+91.4
Fluvanna 698 94.5% 0 0.0% 41 739 D+94.5
Surry 710 97.8% 0 0.0% 16 726 D+97.8
Amelia 662 94.7% 0 0.0% 37 699 D+94.7
King George 625 92.0% 0 0.0% 54 679 D+92.0
Rappahannock 633 95.3% 0 0.0% 31 664 D+95.3
Richmond 649 98.2% 0 0.0% 12 661 D+98.2
Essex 600 97.1% 0 0.0% 18 618 D+97.1
Middlesex 581 95.1% 0 0.0% 30 611 D+95.1
Powhatan 560 93.3% 0 0.0% 40 600 D+93.3
Greene 503 92.8% 0 0.0% 39 542 D+92.8
Cumberland 507 96.2% 0 0.0% 20 527 D+96.2
Williamsburg 475 96.5% 0 0.0% 17 492 D+96.5
James City 411 95.4% 0 0.0% 20 431 D+95.4
King And Queen 412 96.7% 0 0.0% 14 426 D+96.7
New Kent 340 90.9% 0 0.0% 34 374 D+90.9
Buena Vista 316 95.8% 0 0.0% 14 330 D+95.8
Charles City 266 90.8% 0 0.0% 27 293 D+90.8

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.

Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+8.9
2020 Mark Robert Warner (D) D+12.1
2018 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+16.0
2014 Mark R. Warner (D) D+0.8
2012 Timothy M. Kaine (D) D+5.9
2008 Mark Warner (D) D+31.3
2006 Jim Webb (D) D+0.4
2002 John Warner (R) R+82.6
2000 George F. Allen (R) R+4.6
1996 John W. Warner (R) R+5.1
1994 Chuck Robb (D) D+2.7
1990 John Warner (R) R+80.9
1988 Charles S. Robb (D) D+42.6
1984 John Warner (R) R+40.1
1982 Paul Trible (R) R+2.4
1978 John William Warner (R) R+0.4
1976 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1972 William Lloyd Scott (R) R+5.3
1970 Harry F. Byrd Jr. (other)
1966 William B. Spong Jr. (D) D+25.1
1964 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+44.8
1960 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+81.3
1958 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+69.3
1954 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+79.9
1952 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+73.4
1948 A. Willis Robertson (D) D+34.8
1946 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+34.4
1942 Carter Glass (D) D+91.1
1940 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+93.3
1936 Carter Glass (D) D+86.9
1934 Harry F. Byrd Sr. (D) D+55.0
1930 Carter Glass (D) D+76.7
1928 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.8
1924 Carter Glass (D) D+48.9
1922 Claude Swanson (D) D+45.4
1918 Thomas S. Martin (D) D+99.7
1916 Claude Swanson (D) D+99.9