1940 Florida gubernatorial election

none related races 1940 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1940 Florida Democratic gubernatorial runoff Florida 1900 Presidential no 1936 Florida gubernatorial election 1936 1944 Florida gubernatorial election 1944 May 28, 1940 File:Sen Spessard Holland.jpg Spessard Holland Democratic Party (United States) 272,718 56.95% 3x4.svg 150x150px Francis P. Whitehair Democratic Party (United States) 206,158 43.05% 1940 Florida gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHolland: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80%Whitehair: #81d0d0 50–60% Governor Fred P. Cone Democratic Party (United States) Spessard Holland Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 Florida gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor Fred P. Cone was term-limited. Democratic nominee Spessard Holland was elected unopposed. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 7, 1940, with the Democratic runoff held on May 28, 1940. Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384804 FL Governor, 1940 - D Primary Our Campaigns 18 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 364Congressional Quarterly 1998 105 Spessard Holland Democratic Party (United States) 118,962 24.71 Francis P. Whitehair Democratic Party (United States) 95,431 19.82 Fuller Warren Democratic Party (United States) 83,316 17.31 B. F. Paty Democratic Party (United States) 75,608 15,71 Walter B. Fraser Democratic Party (United States) 36,855 7.66 James Barbee Democratic Party (United States) 33,699 7.00 Hans Walker Democratic Party (United States) 21,666 4.50 Burton Schoepf Democratic Party (United States) 8,055 1.67 Frederick Van Roy Democratic Party (United States) 2,716 0.56 J. H. Clancey Democratic Party (United States) 2,703 0.56 Carl Maples Democratic Party (United States) 2,426 0.50 481,437 100.00 Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384805 FL Governor, 1940 - D Runoff Our Campaigns 18 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 364Congressional Quarterly 1998 105 Spessard Holland Democratic Party (United States) 272,718 56.95 Francis P. Whitehair Democratic Party (United States) 206,158 43.05 478,876 100.00 General election Candidates Spessard Holland, Democratic There was no Republican candidate. Results 1940 Florida gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=131885 FL Governor, 1940 Our Campaigns 18 April 2020Florida Handbook 1965-66 372Glashan 1979 58–59Congressional Quarterly 1998 47 Democratic Party (United States) Spessard Holland 334,152 100.00% 334,152 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography The Florida Handbook, 1965-66 Tallahassee, FL The Peninsular Publishing Company Morris Allen 1965 https://archive.org/details/floridahandbook100morr/page/n1/mode/2up Florida Handbook 1965-66 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1940 Florida Gubernatorial Category:November 1940 in the United States