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The United States Senate election in California of 1940 was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fifth term in office, though he would die in office in 1945.
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By cross-filing and winning the Democratic and Progressive primaries, Johnson eliminated his strongest competition and handily won the general election with only nominal opposition from the Prohibition Party.
Primaries were held on August 27.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 612,561 | 82.02% | |
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 54,834 | 7.34% | |
| Democratic | John Anson Ford | 46,310 | 6.20% | |
| Democratic | Sam Yorty | 33,142 | 4.44% | |
| Total votes | 1,007,926 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 507,389 | 50.34% | |
| Democratic | Ellis E. Patterson | 206,479 | 20.49% | |
| Democratic | John Anson Ford | 175,110 | 17.37% | |
| Democratic | Sam Yorty | 74,332 | 7.38% | |
| Democratic | James D. Meredith | 26,425 | 2.62% | |
| Democratic | Richard S. Otto | 18,191 | 1.81% | |
| Total votes | 746,847 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 2,060 | 61.40% | |
| Democratic | Richard S. Otto | 1,295 | 38.60% | |
| Total votes | 3,355 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Fred Dyster | 1,314 | 77.66% | |
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) (write-in) | 378 | 22.34% | |
| Total votes | 1,692 | 100.00% | ||
A write-in bid was launched in support of John Anson Ford.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 2,238,899 | 82.62% |  12.04 | |
| Prohibition | Fred Dyster | 366,044 | 13.51% | N/A | |
| Communist | Anita Whitney | 97,478 | 3.60% | N/A | |
| Independent | John Anson Ford (write-in) | 7,415 | 0.27% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,709,836 | 100.00% | |||
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