1940 United States gubernatorial elections

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1940 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1939 November 5, 1940; September 9, 1940 (ME) 1941 →
34 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 30 18 Seats after 28 20 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 19 15 Seats won 17 17
Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1940, in 34 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 5, 1940. Elections took place on September 9 in Maine.

This was the last time Georgia elected its governors to 2-year terms, as it switched to 4-years terms from the 1942 election.