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1940 United States Senate election in Arizona

The 1940 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Henry F. Ashurst ran for reelection to a sixth term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary to challenger Ernest McFarland.

Democratic primary
CandidatesHenry F. Ashurst, incumbent U.S. Senator • Ernest McFarland, assistant attorney general of Arizona, judge of the superior court of Pinal County • Henderson Stockton • Robert E. Miller, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1938 • Erwin H. Karz, attorney Results ==Republican primary==
Republican primary
Candidates • Irving A. Jennings Sr. • Burt H. Clingan, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 1938 Results ==General election==
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