1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1940 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election West Virginia presidential 1936 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1936 1944 West Virginia gubernatorial election 1944 no November 5, 1940 File:Matthewneely.jpg 150x150px Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) 496,028 56.38% File:Daniel Boone Dawson for Governor (cropped).jpg Daniel Boone Dawson Republican Party (United States) 383,698 43.62% File:1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsNeely: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Dawson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Homer A. Holt Democratic Party (United States) Matthew M. Neely Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, to elect the governor of West Virginia. Results West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1940http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261908 Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 05, 1940 May 23, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Matthew M. Neely 496,028 56.38 Republican Party (United States) Daniel Boone Dawson 383,698 43.62 879,726 100 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1940 gubernatorial West Virginia Category:November 1940 in the United States