1940 Arizona gubernatorial election

← 1938 November 5, 1940 1942 →

Nominee Sidney Preston Osborn Jerrie W. Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 97,606 50,358 Percentage 65.52% 33.81%

Election results by county Osborn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Robert Taylor Jones Democratic Elected Governor Sidney Preston Osborn Democratic

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The 1940 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Governor Robert Taylor Jones ran for reelection but was defeated in the Democratic primary by former Secretary of State Sidney Preston Osborn, whom Jones had previously defeated in 1938.

Sidney Preston Osborn defeated Jerrie W. Lee in the general election, and was sworn into his first term as Governor on January 6, 1941, becoming Arizona's seventh Governor.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary took place on September 10, 1940. Incumbent Governor Robert Taylor Jones ran for reelection, but he was defeated by former Secretary of State Sidney Preston Osborn. Osborn previously ran against Jones in 1938, but was defeated due to the race being a three-way with Secretary of State James H. Kerby. C. M. Menderson, Ernest Carleton, George E. Shields, and Howard Sprouse also ran but presented only token opposition.^[1]

Candidates

• Robert Taylor Jones, incumbent Governor
• Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona
• C. M. Menderson
• Ernest Carleton
• George E. Shields
• Howard Sprouse, state legislator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jerrie W. Lee, 1938 Republican gubernatorial nominee

General election