1940 United States Senate election in Indiana

1940 United States Senate election in Indiana
November 5, 1940
 
Nominee Raymond E. Willis Sherman Minton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 888,070 864,803
Percentage 50.45% 49.13%
County results
Willis:      50–60%      60–70%
Minton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Sherman Minton
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Raymond E. Willis
Republican

The 1940 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherman Minton ran for re-election to a second term, but lost narrowly to Republican Raymond E. Willis.

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