1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| country = Nebraska
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1938
| next_election = 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1942
| election_date = November 5, 1940
| image1 = File:Dwight P. Griswold (1893–1954).jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Dwight Griswold
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 365,638
| percentage1 = 60.9%
| image2 = File:Terry Carpenter (Nebraska Congressman).jpg
| nominee2 = Terry Carpenter
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 235,167
| percentage2 = 39.1%
| map_image = 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
Griswold:
{{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Carpenter: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Robert L. Cochran
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Dwight Griswold
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNE}}
The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Fred W. Bartzatt
- Terry Carpenter, former U.S. Representative
- Dr. John A. Guttery, a dentist from Lynch, Nebraska, who previously ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1934{{cite news|title=Dr. Guttery's Name Filed for Lieutenant Governor|newspaper=North Bend Eagle|date=April 12, 1934|access-date=May 27, 2023|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/729045768/}}
- Keith Neville, former Governor of Nebraska from 1917 to 1919
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1940prim_gen.pdf|title=Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 9, 1940, General Election November 5, 1940|author=Harry R. Swanson|access-date=September 30, 2017}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party=Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Terry Carpenter
| votes = 68,017
| percentage = 47.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Keith Neville
| votes = 67,013
| percentage = 46.82
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = John A. Guttery
| votes = 4,502
| percentage = 3.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Fred W. Bartzatt
| votes = 3,584
| percentage = 2.50
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- C. E. Alter, state director of the National Reclamation Association{{citation|title=Alma Power Plant, Which Ended City Tax Levy Five Years Ago, Made 4 Rate Cuts During 1939|quote=C. E. Alter, Alma, president of the South Platte United Chambers of Commerce and Nebraska director of the National Reclamation Association, was listed for the morning's principal address.|newspaper=Lincoln Star|date=November 27, 1939 }}
- Ed M. Baumann, Mayor of West Point{{citation|title=Ed Baumann in Race for Governor|quote=Ed M. Baumann, mayor of West Point, announced today he is a candidate for the republican nomination for governor of Nebraska.|newspaper=Lincoln Star|date=December 7, 1939}}
- Dwight Griswold, newspaper publisher, former member of the Nebraska Legislature, and unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor in 1932, 1934, and 1936.
- Arthur L. Miller, member of the Nebraska Legislature and physician
- Robert G. Ross
- Charles J. Warner, former Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Dwight Griswold
| votes = 73,330
| percentage = 42.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Charles J. Warner
| votes = 55,386
| percentage = 32.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Arthur L. Miller
| votes = 22,408
| percentage = 12.99
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Ed M. Baumann
| votes = 10,693
| percentage = 6.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = C. E. Alter
| votes = 7,570
| percentage = 4.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party=Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Robert G. Ross
| votes = 3,075
| percentage = 1.78
}}
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General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1940}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Dwight Griswold
|votes = 365,638
|percentage = 60.86%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Terry Carpenter
|votes = 235,167
|percentage = 39.14%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 600,805
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{1940 United States elections}}
Category:November 1940 in the United States
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