1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Matthew M. Neely Daniel Boone Dawson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 496,028 383,698
Percentage 56.38% 43.62%

County results
Neely:      50–60%      60–70%
Dawson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Homer A. Holt
Democratic

Elected Governor

Matthew M. Neely
Democratic

The 1940 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, to elect the governor of West Virginia.