1940 Georgia gubernatorial election

1940 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary
410 county unit votes; 206 unit votes needed to win
	County results; Talmadge: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Roberts: 40-50% 50-60%; Nix: 40-50% 60-70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Eurith D. Rivers; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Eugene Talmadge; Democratic

The 1940 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Eurith D. Rivers was term-limited, and ineligible to run for a third term until spending four years out of office (thus in 1944).^[1]

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran with only token opposition in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

^ "1877 Georgia constitution, Article V, Section I, Paragraph II" (PDF). Georgia State Archive. The Executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office during the term of two years, and until his successor shall be chosen and qualified. He shall not be eligible to re-election, after the expiration of a second term, for the period of four years.

[1] "1877 Georgia constitution, Article V, Section I, Paragraph II" (PDF). Georgia State Archive. The Executive power shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office during the term of two years, and until his successor shall be chosen and qualified. He shall not be eligible to re-election, after the expiration of a second term, for the period of four years.

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