The 1940 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Herbert B. Maw defeated Republican nominee Don B. Colton with 52.07% of the vote.

Primary election Primary elections were held on September 3, 1940 and runoffs were held on October 1, 1940.

Democratic primary Candidates Newell Haws Baum Ora Bundy Ira A. Huggins Herbert B. Maw, former President of the Utah Senate Oscar W. McConkie, LDS Church leader Henry D. Moyle, LDS Church leader

Results

Republican primary

Candidates Don B. Colton, former U.S. Representative Reed Stevens J. Bracken Lee, Mayor of Price William J. Lowe Otto A. Wiesley

Results

General election

Candidates Major party candidates Herbert B. Maw, Democratic Don B. Colton, Republican

Other candidates Ada Williams Quinn, Independent

Results

Results by county County Herbert B. MawDemcoratic Don B. ColtonRepublican Ada W. QuinnIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver1,09946.22%1,27953.78%00.00%-180-7.57%2,378Box Elder3,82148.35%4,05651.32%260.33%-235-2.97%7,903Cache5,91844.99%7,18454.62%510.39%-1,266-9.63%13,153Carbon4,29858.74%2,97040.59%490.67%1,32818.15%7,317Daggett14458.06%10341.53%10.40%4116.53%248Davis2,88243.27%3,76256.49%160.24%-880-13.21%6,660Duchesne1,60048.75%1,67050.88%120.37%-70-2.13%3,282Emery1,51552.04%1,37847.34%180.62%1374.71%2,911Garfield67036.31%1,17563.69%00.00%-505-27.37%1,845Grand36942.96%48756.69%30.35%-118-13.74%859Iron1,64641.58%2,30758.27%60.15%-661-16.70%3,959Juab1,76149.96%1,76049.93%40.11%10.03%3,525Kane26826.64%73773.26%10.10%-469-46.62%1,006Millard1,99047.07%2,23452.84%40.09%-244-5.77%4,228Morgan54843.42%71156.34%30.24%-163-12.92%1,262Piute33237.01%56462.88%10.11%-232-25.86%897Rich36840.22%54759.78%00.00%-179-19.56%915Salt Lake58,23456.81%44,14043.06%1290.13%14,09413.75%102,503San Juan41340.41%60459.10%50.49%-191-18.69%1,022Sanpete3,17243.90%4,04155.93%120.17%-869-12.03%7,225Sevier2,12640.70%3,09459.23%40.08%-968-18.53%5,224Summit1,79045.39%2,14054.26%140.35%-350-8.87%3,944Tooele2,14152.70%1,91547.13%70.17%2265.56%4,063Uintah1,43542.21%1,94157.09%240.71%-506-14.88%3,400Utah12,43451.88%11,48047.90%530.22%9543.98%23,967Wasatch1,06039.61%1,61460.31%20.07%-554-20.70%2,676Washington1,30336.12%2,30063.76%40.11%-997-27.64%3,607Wayne40646.14%47253.64%20.23%-66-7.50%880Weber14,77656.93%11,04842.57%1290.50%3,72814.36%25,953Total128,51952.07%117,71347.69%5800.23%10,8064.38%246,812

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beaver Box Elder Cache Davis Grand Iron Piute Rich San Juan Washington Wayne

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