1940 United States gubernatorial elections

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 Decrease2 Increase2
Seats up 19 15
Seats won 17 17

1940 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1940 Illinois gubernatorial election1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1940 Iowa gubernatorial election1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election1940 Kansas gubernatorial election1940 Texas gubernatorial election1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election1940 Arizona gubernatorial election1940 Florida gubernatorial election1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1940 Michigan gubernatorial election1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election1940 South Dakota gubernatorial election1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election1940 Maine gubernatorial election1940 Colorado gubernatorial election1940 Ohio gubernatorial election1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election1940 Connecticut gubernatorial election1940 Idaho gubernatorial election1940 Georgia gubernatorial election1940 New Jersey gubernatorial election1940 Delaware gubernatorial election1940 Indiana gubernatorial election1940 Missouri gubernatorial election1940 Montana gubernatorial election1940 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election1940 North Dakota gubernatorial election1940 Utah gubernatorial election1940 Vermont gubernatorial election1940 Washington gubernatorial election1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     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.