1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Reginald L. Harris Halsey B. Leavitt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 600,706 193,433
Percentage 75.64% 24.36%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Wilkins P. Horton
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Reginald L. Harris
Democratic

The 1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Reginald L. Harris defeated Republican nominee Halsey B. Leavitt with 75.64% of the vote.