1942 United States gubernatorial elections

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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1942, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 3, 1942. Elections took place on September 14 in Maine.

Quick facts 33 governorships, Majority party ...
1942 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1941
November 3, 1942;
September 14, 1942 (ME)
1943 →
33 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 28 20
Seats after 24 23
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 3
Seats up 18 15
Seats won 14 18
  Third party
 
Party Progressive
Seats before 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Increase 1
Seats up 0
Seats won 1
1942 North Dakota gubernatorial election1942 Alabama gubernatorial election1942 Arizona gubernatorial election1942 Arkansas gubernatorial election1942 California gubernatorial election1942 Colorado gubernatorial election1942 Connecticut gubernatorial election1942 Georgia gubernatorial election1942 Idaho gubernatorial election1942 Iowa gubernatorial election1942 Kansas gubernatorial election1942 Maine gubernatorial election1942 Maryland gubernatorial election1942 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1942 Michigan gubernatorial election1942 Minnesota gubernatorial election1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election1942 Nevada gubernatorial election1942 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election1942 New York gubernatorial election1942 Ohio gubernatorial election1942 Oklahoma gubernatorial election1942 Oregon gubernatorial election1942 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election1942 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1942 South Carolina gubernatorial election1942 South Dakota gubernatorial election1942 Tennessee gubernatorial election1942 Texas gubernatorial election1942 Vermont gubernatorial election1942 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1942 Wyoming gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Progressive gain
     No election
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In Georgia, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.

Race summary

More information State, Governor ...
State Governor Party First
elected		 Status Candidates
Alabama Frank M. Dixon Democratic 1938 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Chauncey Sparks (Democratic) 89.0%
  • ▌ Hugh McEniry (Republican) 10.5%
  • ▌Ordway Southard (Communist) 0.5%[1]
Arizona Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas Homer Martin Adkins Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Primary election:
  • ▌Green tickY Homer Martin Adkins (Democratic) 71.8%
  • ▌ Fred Keller (Democratic) 26.3%
  • ▌ Bill Neill (Democratic) 1.0%
  • ▌ Vernon Heath (Democratic) 0.91%[3]
  • General election:
  • ▌Green tickY Homer Martin Adkins (Democratic) 100.0%[4]
California Culbert Olson Democratic 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY Earl Warren (Republican) 57.1%
  • ▌ Culbert Olson (Democratic) 41.8%
  • ▌ Nathan T. Porter (Townsend Party) 0.7%
  • ▌Fred Dyster (Prohibition) 0.5%[5]
Colorado Ralph Lawrence Carr Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY John Charles Vivian (Republican) 56.2%
  • ▌Homer F. Bedford (Democratic) 43.4%
  • ▌William R. Dietrich (Communist) 0.4%[6]
Connecticut Robert A. Hurley Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Georgia Eugene Talmadge Democratic 1932
1936 (term-limited)
1940		 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Idaho Chase A. Clark Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Iowa George A. Wilson Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Kansas Payne Ratner Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Andrew Frank Schoeppel (Republican) 56.7%
  • ▌ William H. Burke (Democratic) 41.8%
  • ▌ David C. White (Prohibition) 1.3%
  • ▌Ida A. Beloof (Socialist) 0.3%[12]
Maine Sumner Sewall Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Maryland Herbert O'Conor Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Massachusetts Leverett Saltonstall Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Michigan Murray Van Wagoner Democratic 1940 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Minnesota Harold Stassen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Harold Stassen (Republican) 51.6%
  • ▌ Hjalmar Petersen (Farmer-Labor) 37.8%
  • ▌ John D. Sullivan (Democratic) 9.5%
  • ▌Martin Mackie (Communist) 0.6%
  • ▌Harris A. Brandborg (Industrial Government) 0.5%[17]
Nebraska Dwight Griswold Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Nevada Edward P. Carville Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
New Hampshire Robert O. Blood Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
New Mexico John E. Miles Democratic 1938 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
New York Herbert H. Lehman Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.
Republican gain.
North Dakota John Moses Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio John W. Bricker Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Oklahoma Leon C. Phillips Democratic 1938 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Oregon Charles A. Sprague Republican 1938 Incumbent lost renomination.
Republican hold.
Pennsylvania Arthur James Republican 1938 Incumbent term-limited.
Republican hold.
Rhode Island J. Howard McGrath Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
South Carolina Richard Manning Jefferies Democratic 1942[a] Incumbent retired.
Democratic hold.
South Dakota Harlan J. Bushfield Republican 1938 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Tennessee Prentice Cooper Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected.
Texas Coke R. Stevenson Democratic 1941[b] Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont William Henry Wills Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin Julius P. Heil Republican 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.
Progressive gain.
Wyoming Nels H. Smith Republican 1938 Incumbent lost re-election.
Democratic gain.
Close

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. Idaho, 0.30%
  2. Wyoming, 2.63%
  3. Oklahoma, 4.25%
  4. New Hampshire, 4.35%
  5. Connecticut, 4.55%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Maryland, 5.1%
  2. Michigan, 5.9%
  3. Pennsylvania, 8.6%
  4. Massachusetts, 9.1%
  5. New Mexico, 9.1%

Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Jefferies became governor on March 2, 1942, after predecessor (J. Emile Harley) died.
  2. [b]
    Stevenson became governor in 1941 after predecessor (W. Lee O'Daniel) resigned.

See also

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