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> United States > Florida > Senate Class I

Office

Senate

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

June 01, 1940 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

November 05, 1940 - 06:00am

Polls Close

November 05, 1940 - 11:00pm

Term Start

January 03, 1941 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 1947 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Wishful Thinking

Last Modified

Chronicler July 11, 2020 08:01am

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Description

The Republican nominee, Miles H. Draper, withdrew from the race circa 10/1/1940 when Andrews expressed concerns about FDR's attempt to win a third term.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/06/1934
	Name	Park Trammell	Votes	131,780 (100.00%)
	Term	01/03/1935 - 01/03/1941	Margin	131,780 (+100.00%)

PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 26, 1936	FL US Senate Appointment	Scott Marion Loftin
Aug 11, 1936	FL US Senate - Special D Primary	Charles O. Andrews
Nov 03, 1936	FL US Senate - Special	Charles O. Andrews
May 07, 1940	FL US Senate - D Primary	Charles O. Andrews
May 28, 1940	FL US Senate - D Runoff	Charles O. Andrews