United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1940, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 5, 1940. Elections took place on September 9 in Maine.
This was the last time Georgia elected its governors to 2-year terms, as it switched to 4-years terms from the 1942 election.
Race summary StateGovernorPartyFirstelectedStatusCandidates Arizona 1938 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Arkansas 1936 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Colorado 1938Incumbent re-elected. Connecticut 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Delaware 1936 Incumbent won renomination, then retired.Republican gain. Florida 1936 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Georgia 1936 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Idaho 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Illinois 1940 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. Indiana 1936 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Iowa 1938Incumbent re-elected. Kansas 1938Incumbent re-elected. Maine 1936 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Massachusetts 1938Incumbent re-elected. Michigan 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Minnesota 1938Incumbent re-elected. Missouri 1936 Incumbent term-limited.Republican gain. Montana 1936 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Nebraska 1934 Incumbent retired.Republican gain. New Hampshire 1936 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. New Jersey 19251928 19311934 1937 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. New Mexico 1938Incumbent re-elected. North Carolina 1936 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. North Dakota 1938Incumbent re-elected. Ohio 1938Incumbent re-elected. Rhode Island 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. South Dakota 1938Incumbent re-elected. Tennessee 1938Incumbent re-elected. Texas 1938Incumbent re-elected. Utah 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Vermont 1936 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Washington 1932 Incumbent lost renomination.Republican gain. West Virginia 1936 Incumbent term-limited.Democratic hold. Wisconsin 1938Incumbent re-elected.
Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Kansas, 0.05% Missouri, 0.20% Indiana, 0.23% Massachusetts, 0.28% Washington, 0.75% Wisconsin, 0.89% Idaho, 0.96%
States where the margin of victory was under 5%: New Hampshire, 1.48% Connecticut, 1.76% Montana, 2.03% New Jersey, 3.34% Utah, 4.38%
States where the margin of victory was under 10%: Iowa, 5.6% Illinois, 6.3% Michigan, 6.5% Delaware, 7.0% Colorado, 9.4%
Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.
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See also 1940 United States elections 1940 United States presidential election 1940 United States Senate elections 1940 United States House of Representatives elections
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