1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1938 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1942 1940 11 5 Leverett Saltonstall cph.3b10555 (3x4a).jpg Leverett Saltonstall Republican Party (United States) 999,223 49.74% PaulADever (3x4a).jpg Paul A. Dever Democratic Party (United States) 993,635 49.46% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Saltonstall: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Dever: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Leverett Saltonstall Republican Party (United States) Leverett Saltonstall Republican Party (United States) The 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor Leverett Saltonstall sought a second term. He narrowly defeated Democrat Paul Dever, who would be elected governor in 1948. Republican primary Governor Incumbent Governor Leverett Saltonstall was unopposed for re-election. Results Republican gubernatorial primary, 1940Election Statistics 1940 114 Republican Party (United States) Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) 304,689 99.98% Write-in All others 62 0.02% Lieutenant governor Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Horace Cahill was unopposed for re-election. Results Republican lt. gubernatorial primary, 1940Election Statistics 1940 117 Republican Party (United States) Horace T. Cahill 298,854 100.00% Write-in All others 9 0.00% Democratic primary Governor Candidates Declared Paul Dever, Massachusetts attorney general Francis E. Kelly, former lieutenant governor Results Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1940Election Statistics 1940 188 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=615139 MA Governor, 1940 – D Primary Our Campaigns 6 April 2019 Democratic Party (United States) Paul A. Dever 239,273 66.22% Democratic Party (United States) Francis E. Kelly 122,061 33.78% Write-in All others 10 0.00% Lieutenant governor Candidates Declared John C. Carr, mayor of Medford Owen A. Gallagher, former state senator Francis P. Kelley Michael P. McCarron Charles E. O'Neil Raymond A. Willett Democratic lt. gubernatorial primary, 1940Election Statistics 1940 194 Democratic Party (United States) Owen A. Gallagher 122,884 36.08% Democratic Party (United States) John C. Carr 120,806 35.47% Democratic Party (United States) Francis P. Kelley 61,875 18.17% Democratic Party (United States) Michael P. McCarron 14,751 4.33% Democratic Party (United States) Charles E. O'Neil 10,945 3.21% Democratic Party (United States) Raymond A. Willett 9,286 2.73% Write-in All others 13 0.00% Governor Massachusetts gubernatorial election, 1940Election Statistics 1940 3https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262019 MA Governor, 1940 Our Campaigns 6 April 2019 Republican Party (United States) Leverett Saltonstall (incumbent) 999,223 49.74% Democratic Party (United States) Paul A. Dever 993,635 49.46% Communist Party USA Otis Archer Hood 5,547 0.27% Socialist Party of America Jeffrey W. Campbell 4,623 0.23% Socialist Labor Party of America Henning A. Blomen 3,463 0.17% Prohibition Party E. Tallmadge Root 2,320 0.11% Write-in All others 9 0.00% Republican Party (United States) Lt. governor Massachusetts Lt. gubernatorial election, 1940Election Statistics 1940 3 Republican Party (United States) Horace T. Cahill 985,884 50.59% Democratic Party (United States) Owen A. Gallagher 928,739 47.65% Prohibition Party Guy S. Williams 11,339 0.58% Communist Party USA Hugo DeGregory 9,827 0.50% Socialist Party of America Walter S. Hutchins 8,212 0.42% Socialist Labor Party of America George L. McGlynn 5,022 0.26% Write-in All others 8 0.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1939 Massachusetts legislature References Bibliography Election Statistics, 1940 Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth 1941 Boston, MA http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19401941mass Election Statistics 1940 Further reading https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72944551/the-history-of-political-projections/ The history of political projections began with the Globe's Charles Taylor David M. Shribman The Boston Globe A8 November 14, 2020 March 8, 2021 newspapers.com Governor 1940 Massachusetts Category:November 1940 in the United States