1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election

none related races 1940 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election Tennessee Presidential no 1938 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election 1942 November 5, 1940 File:Prentice Cooper.jpg 150x150px Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) 323,466 72.09% 3x4.svg C. Arthur Bruce Republican Party (United States) 125,245 27.91% 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCooper: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Bruce: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) Prentice Cooper Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic governor Prentice Cooper defeated Republican nominee C. Arthur Bruce with 72.1% of the vote. Primary elections Prentice Cooper defeated Knoxville inventor George Roby Dempster in the Democratic primary.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 325-329, 325-335. General election Candidates Prentice Cooper, Democratic C. Arthur Bruce, Republican Results 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-05-13 Democratic Party (United States) Prentice Cooper (incumbent) 323,466 72.09% Republican Party (United States) C. Arthur Bruce 125,245 27.91% 198,221 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1940 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee References 1940 Tennessee Gubernatorial