1940 Missouri gubernatorial election

1940 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Forrest C. Donnell Larry McDaniel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 911,530 907,917
Percentage 50.05% 49.85%

County results
Donnell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%
McDaniel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Lloyd C. Stark
Democratic

Elected Governor

Forrest C. Donnell
Republican

The 1940 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940 and resulted in a victory for the Republican nominee, Forrest C. Donnell, over the Democratic nominee, Lawrence "Larry" McDaniel, and candidates representing the Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Democrats delayed Donnell's inauguration for six weeks as they unsuccessfully attempted to overturn the election result in an incident called the "Great Governorship Steal", which was ended by an order from the Missouri Supreme Court.