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1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1938 November 5, 1940 (1940-11-05) 1942 →
 
Nominee Leverett Saltonstall Paul A. Dever
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 999,223 993,635
Percentage 49.74% 49.46%

Saltonstall:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Dever:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

Elected Governor

Leverett Saltonstall
Republican

The 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.

Republican primary

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Governor

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Incumbent Governor Leverett Saltonstall was unopposed for re-election.

Results

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Republican Gubernatorial primary, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) 304,689 99.98%
Write-in All others 62 0.02%

Lieutenant governor

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Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Horace Cahill was unopposed for re-election.

Results

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Republican Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1940[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Horace T. Cahill 298,854 100.00%
Write-in All others 9 0.00%

Democratic primary

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Governor

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Candidates

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Declared
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Results

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Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1940[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul A. Dever 239,273 66.22%
Democratic Francis E. Kelly 122,061 33.78%
Write-in All others 10 0.00%

Lieutenant governor

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Candidates

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Declared
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Democratic Lt. gubernatorial primary, 1940[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Owen A. Gallagher 122,884 36.08%
Democratic John C. Carr 120,806 35.47%
Democratic Francis P. Kelley 61,875 18.17%
Democratic Michael P. McCarron 14,751 4.33%
Democratic Charles E. O'Neil 10,945 3.21%
Democratic Raymond A. Willett 9,286 2.73%
Write-in All others 13 0.00%

Governor

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Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1940[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) 999,223 49.74%
Democratic Paul A. Dever 993,635 49.46%
Communist Otis Archer Hood 5,547 0.27%
Socialist Jeffrey W. Campbell 4,623 0.23%
Socialist Labor Henning A. Blomen 3,463 0.17%
Prohibition E. Tallmadge Root 2,320 0.11%
Write-in All others 9 0.00%
Republican hold Swing

Lt. Governor

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Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1940[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Horace T. Cahill 985,884 50.59%
Democratic Owen A. Gallagher 928,739 47.65%
Prohibition Guy S. Williams 11,339 0.58%
Communist Hugo DeGregory 9,827 0.50%
Socialist Walter S. Hutchins 8,212 0.42%
Socialist Labor George L. McGlynn 5,022 0.26%
Write-in All others 8 0.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election Statistics 1940, p. 114.
  2. ^ Election Statistics 1940, p. 117.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1940, p. 188.
  4. ^ "MA Governor, 1940 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Election Statistics 1940, p. 194.
  6. ^ a b Election Statistics 1940, p. 3.
  7. ^ "MA Governor, 1940". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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