1943 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1943 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1912 legislative no 1942 United States gubernatorial elections 1942 1944 United States gubernatorial elections 1944 1939 United States gubernatorial elections 1939 1947 United States gubernatorial elections 1947 Seats up Seats won 4 governorships November 2, 1943;April 18, 1944 (LA) Republican Party (United States) 24Walter Samuel Goodland (R) succeeded Wisconsin Governor-elect Orland S. Loomis (Progressive) who died before his inauguration in January 1943. 26 2 0 2 Democratic Party (United States) 24 22 2 4 2 324px #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1943, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949. Race summary Results State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Kentucky Keen Johnson 1939Johnson took office after his predecessor (Happy Chandler) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 1939 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Republican gain. Simeon Willis (Republican) 50.49% J. Lyter Donaldson (Democratic) 48.93% Andrew N. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.59% https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262009 KY Governor, 1943 Our Campaigns March 13, 2019 Louisiana(Held, 18 April 1944) Sam H. Jones 1940 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Democratic hold. Jimmie Davis (Democratic) Unopposed https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262011 LA Governor, 1944 Our Campaigns March 13, 2019 Mississippi Paul B. Johnson Sr. 1939 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Democratic hold. Thomas L. Bailey (Democratic) Unopposed https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261922 MS Governor, 1943 Our Campaigns March 13, 2019 New Jersey Charles Edison 1940 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Republican gain. Walter Evans Edge (Republican) 55.20% Vincent J. Murphy (Democratic) 44.08% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.40% John Binns (National Prohibition) 0.18% Roy V. H. Wilkinson (Socialist) 0.14% https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262045 NJ Governor, 1943 Our Campaigns March 13, 2019 Notes References collapsed Gubernatorial elections Category:United States home front during World War II