1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1936 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1936 1944 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1944 November 5, 1940 x150px Reginald L. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 600,706 75.64% x110px Halsey B. Leavitt Republican Party (United States) 193,433 24.36% Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton Democratic Party (United States) Reginald L. Harris Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Reginald L. Harris defeated Republican nominee Halsey B. Leavitt with 75.64% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 25, 1940.https://books.google.com/books?id=ixfdeSex8gYC North Carolina Manual North Carolina Secretary of State 1940 August 16, 2021 Democratic primary Candidates Reginald L. Harris, former Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives W. Erskine Smith, businessman Lister A. Martin Daniel L. Tompkins Results Democratic primary results Reginald L. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 150,661 37.88 W. Erskine Smith Democratic Party (United States) 127,522 32.06 Lister A. Martin Democratic Party (United States) 76,861 19.33 Daniel L. Tompkins Democratic Party (United States) 42,672 10.73 397,716 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Halsey B. Leavitt, businessman J. Forrest Witten Results Republican primary results Halsey B. Leavitt Republican Party (United States) 11,777 52.62 J. Forrest Witten Republican Party (United States) 10,606 47.38 407,273 100.00 General election Candidates Reginald L. Harris, Democratic Halsey B. Leavitt, Republican Results 1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Reginald L. Harris 600,706 75.64% Republican Party (United States) Halsey B. Leavitt 193,433 24.36% 407,273 Democratic Party (United States) References collapsed 1940 Gubernatorial North Carolina