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1940 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1940

Democratic Hold

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

30

18

After

28

19

1

Net change:D −2·R +1·I +1·35 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority28

Republican19

Independent1

Threshold:26 seats

D 28 – R 19 – I 1

35 contests|D won 19|R won 15|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	OsbornDEM	43.4%	64,601	OtherOTH	33.4%	49,684	D+20.1	↓ R+21.5
▶	Arkansas	AdkinsDEM	91.3%	184,578	StumpREP	8.2%	16,600	D+83.1	↑ D+12.9
▶	Colorado	CarrREP	54.4%	296,671	SaundersDEM	45.0%	245,292	R+9.4	↓ R+20.3
▶	Connecticut	HurleyDEM	49.5%	388,361	BaldwinREP	47.7%	373,799	D+1.9	↓ R+12.3
▶	Delaware	BaconREP	52.4%	70,629	MarvelDEM	45.4%	61,237	R+7.0	↓ R+16.9
▶	Florida	HollandDEM	70.1%	234,218	OtherOTH	29.9%	99,934	D+70.1	↑ D+8.3
▶	Georgia	TalmadgeDEM	91.8%	263,974	OtherOTH	8.2%	23,474	D+91.8	—
▶	Idaho	ClarkDEM	50.5%	120,420	BottolfsenREP	49.5%	118,117	D+1.0	↓ R+14.8
▶	Illinois	GreenREP	52.9%	2,197,778	HersheyDEM	46.7%	1,940,833	R+6.2	↓ R+16.1
▶	Indiana	SchrickerDEM	49.9%	889,620	HillisREP	49.7%	885,657	D+0.2	↓ R+10.8
▶	Iowa	WilsonREP	52.7%	620,480	ValentineDEM	47.1%	553,941	R+5.7	↓ R+5.9
▶	Kansas	RatnerREP	49.6%	425,928	BurkeDEM	49.6%	425,498	R+0.1	↓ R+2.6
▶	Louisiana	JonesDEM	100.0%	225,841	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	SewallREP	63.8%	162,719	RedmanDEM	36.1%	92,053	R+27.7	↓ R+13.8
▶	Massachusetts	SaltonstallREP	49.7%	999,223	DeverDEM	49.5%	993,635	R+0.3	↓ R+1.8
▶	Michigan	WagonerDEM	53.1%	1,077,065	DickinsonREP	46.6%	945,784	D+6.5	↑ D+3.7
▶	Minnesota	StassenREP	52.0%	654,686	OtherOTH	36.8%	463,144	R+40.9	↓ R+3.1
▶	Missouri	McDanielDEM	50.5%	1,123,165	DonnellREP	49.4%	1,096,517	D+1.2	↓ R+13.4
▶	Montana	FordREP	50.7%	124,435	AyersDEM	48.6%	119,453	R+2.0	↓ R+4.9
▶	Nebraska	GriswoldREP	60.9%	365,638	CarpenterDEM	39.1%	235,167	R+21.7	↓ R+34.5
▶	New Hampshire	BloodREP	50.7%	112,386	KeefeDEM	49.3%	109,093	R+1.5	↑ D+12.5
▶	New Jersey	EdisonDEM	51.4%	984,407	HendricksonREP	48.0%	920,512	D+3.3	—
▶	New Mexico	MilesDEM	42.3%	78,420	MieraREP	31.3%	58,064	D+11.0	↓ R+3.5
▶	North Carolina	BroughtonDEM	75.7%	608,742	McNeillREP	24.3%	195,402	D+51.4	↑ D+17.6
▶	North Dakota	MosesDEM	63.1%	173,278	PattersonREP	36.9%	101,287	D+26.2	↑ D+31.6
▶	Ohio	OtherOTH	37.6%	1,234,624	BrickerREP	34.8%	1,144,012	R+7.2	↓ R+11.5
▶	Rhode Island	McGrathDEM	55.8%	177,938	VanderbiltREP	44.1%	140,480	D+11.8	↑ D+3.9
▶	South Dakota	BushfieldREP	55.1%	167,686	BicknellDEM	44.9%	136,428	R+10.3	↓ R+7.1
▶	Tennessee	CooperDEM	72.1%	323,466	BruceREP	27.9%	125,245	D+44.2	↓ R+17.5
▶	Texas	O'DanielDEM	94.7%	1,040,358	HopkinsREP	5.3%	57,971	D+89.4	↑ D+3.5
▶	Utah	MawDEM	52.1%	128,519	ColtonREP	47.7%	117,713	D+4.4	↓ R+9.3
▶	Vermont	WillsREP	64.0%	87,346	McGrathDEM	36.0%	49,068	R+28.1	↓ R+5.9
▶	Washington	LanglieREP	50.2%	392,522	DillDEM	49.5%	386,706	R+0.7	↓ R+42.0
▶	West Virginia	NeelyDEM	56.4%	496,028	DawsonREP	43.6%	383,698	D+12.8	↓ R+5.5
▶	Wisconsin	HeilREP	40.7%	558,678	OtherOTH	40.0%	549,934	R+21.4	↓ R+13.7

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