34 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Alben Barkley
Warren Austin (acting)
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader since
July 22, 1937
January 3, 1940
Leader's seat
Kentucky
Vermont
Seats before
69
24
Seats after
66
28
Seat change
3
4
Popular vote
19,715,831
19,831,926
Percentage
47.5%
47.8%
Seats up
25
9
Races won
22
13
Third party
Fourth party
Party
Farmer–Labor
Progressive
Seats before
1
1
Seats won
0
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
310,875[1]
605,609
Percentage
2.57%[1]
1.5%
Seats up
1
1
Races won
0
1
Fifth party
Party
Independent
Seats before
1
Seats after
1
Seat change
Seats up
0
Races won
0
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold Progressive hold No election
Majority Leader before election
Alben Barkley
Democratic
Elected Majority Leader
Alben Barkley
Democratic
The 1940 United States Senate elections coincided with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt to his third term as president. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies.
Although Roosevelt was re-elected, support for his administration had dropped somewhat after eight years, and the Republican opposition gained three seats from the Democrats. However, the New Deal Democrats regained firm control of both the House and Senate because Progressives dominated the election.[2] The Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party also disappeared from the Senate, as Henrik Shipstead joined the Republican party and Ernest Lundeen had died during the preceding term. Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri was elected to his final term in the Senate in 1940. Truman resigned in 1945 to serve as President Roosevelt's third Vice President.
Republicans later gained an additional seat through an appointment in Colorado.
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