1940 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1940 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1938 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1942 November 5, 1940 125px Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 1,023,184 94.80% 125px S. D. Bennett Republican Party (United States) 55,860 5.18% Lieutenant Governor Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee S. D. Bennett. General election On election day, November 5, 1940, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Coke R. Stevenson won re-election by a margin of 967,324 votes against his opponent Republican nominee S. D. Bennett, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stevenson was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 1941.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1940&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1940 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org 28 April 2025 15 April 2026 Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940 Democratic Party (United States) Coke R. Stevenson (incumbent) 1,023,184 94.80 Republican Party (United States) S. D. Bennett 55,860 5.18 Scattering 297 0.02 1,079,341 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1940 Texas elections Category:1940 in Texas Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1940 in the United States Category:1940s Texas elections Category:1940 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1940s in Texas Category:1940 elections in the United States Category:1940s elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections Category:20th-century elections in North America Category:20th century in Texas Category:Government of Texas