1940 Vermont gubernatorial election

none related races 1940 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1940 Vermont gubernatorial election Vermont presidential 1940 11 5 no 1938 Vermont gubernatorial election 1938 1942 Vermont gubernatorial election 1942 File:Wm Henry Wills.jpg 150x150px William H. Wills Republican Party (United States) 87,346 64.0% File:JohnMcGrath1940.png Democratic Party (United States) John McGrath 49,068 36.0% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Wills: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #A80000 90-100%McGrath: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #3933E5 80–90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50%No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor George Aiken Republican Party (United States) William H. Wills Republican Party (United States) The 1940 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican George Aiken did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont, instead running for the United States Senate. Republican candidate William H. Wills defeated Democratic candidate John McGrath to succeed him. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) William H. Wills 58,435 99.9 Republican Party (United States) Other 17 0.0 58,452 100.0 Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62995/p1940.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 1 January 2015 17 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617221415/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62995/p1940.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) John McGrath 5,639 99.9 Democratic Party (United States) Other 5 0.1 5,644 100.0 General election Candidates William H. Wills (Republican), Lieutenant Governor of Vermont John McGrath (Democratic), state senator, milk farmer, businessman and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1938https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94976960/mcgrath/ Rutland Herald Burlington Suburban List John McGrath October 17, 1938 February 15, 2022 Results 1940 Vermont gubernatorial electionGeneral Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 1 January 2015 30 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141130162743/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/308153/stoff1gov.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) William H. Wills 87,346 64.0 Democratic Party (United States) John McGrath 49,068 36.0 N/A Other 2 0.0 136,416 100.0 References Vermont 1940 Gubernatorial Category:November 1940 in the United States