1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1942 November 5, 1940 File:Dwight P. Griswold (1893–1954).jpg 150x150px Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) 365,638 60.86% File:Terry Carpenter (Nebraska Congressman).jpg Terry Carpenter Democratic Party (United States) 235,167 39.14% 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsGriswold: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Carpenter: #7996e2 50–60% Governor Robert L. Cochran Democratic Party (United States) Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday November 5, to elect next the Governor of Nebraska. Republican candidate and featured newspaper publisher and former state representative Dwight Griswold defeating Democratic candidate and former United States Representative for Nebraska's 5th congressional district Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928. Democratic primary Candidates Fred W. Bartzatt Terry Carpenter, former U.S. Representative Dr. John A. Guttery, a dentist from Lynch, Nebraska, who previously ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1934Dr. Guttery's Name Filed for Lieutenant Governor North Bend Eagle April 12, 1934 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/729045768/ Keith Neville, former Governor of Nebraska from 1917 to 1919 Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1940prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 9, 1940, General Election November 5, 1940 Harry R. Swanson September 30, 2017 Democratic Party (US) Terry Carpenter 68,017 47.53 Democratic Party (US) Keith Neville 67,013 46.82 Democratic Party (US) John A. Guttery 4,502 3.15 Democratic Party (US) Fred W. Bartzatt 3,584 2.50 Republican primary Candidates C. E. Alter, state director of the National Reclamation AssociationAlma Power Plant, Which Ended City Tax Levy Five Years Ago, Made 4 Rate Cuts During 1939 C. E. Alter, Alma, president of the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce and Nebraska director of the National Reclamation Association, was listed for the morning's principal address. Lincoln Star November 27, 1939 Ed M. Baumann, Mayor of West PointEd Baumann in Race for Governor Ed M. Baumann, mayor of West Point, announced today he is a candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Nebraska. Lincoln Star December 7, 1939 Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, and unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor in 1932, 1934, and 1936. Arthur L. Miller, member of the Nebraska Legislature and physician Robert G. Ross Charles J. Warner, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Dwight Griswold 73,330 42.52 Republican Party (US) Charles J. Warner 55,386 32.12 Republican Party (US) Arthur L. Miller 22,408 12.99 Republican Party (US) Ed M. Baumann 10,693 6.20 Republican Party (US) C. E. Alter 7,570 4.39 Republican Party (US) Robert G. Ross 3,075 1.78 General election Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1940 Republican Party (United States) Dwight Griswold 365,638 60.86% Democratic Party (United States) Terry Carpenter 235,167 39.14% 600,805 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By County By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals See also 1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1940 Nebraska Category:November 1940 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose