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County results Griswold: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Carpenter: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Nebraska |
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Government |
The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 68,017 | 47.53 | |
Democratic | Keith Neville | 67,013 | 46.82 | |
Democratic | John A. Guttery | 4,502 | 3.15 | |
Democratic | Fred W. Bartzatt | 3,584 | 2.50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 73,330 | 42.52 | |
Republican | Charles J. Warner | 55,386 | 32.12 | |
Republican | Arthur L. Miller | 22,408 | 12.99 | |
Republican | Ed M. Baumann | 10,693 | 6.20 | |
Republican | C. E. Alter | 7,570 | 4.39 | |
Republican | Robert G. Ross | 3,075 | 1.78 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dwight Griswold | 365,638 | 60.86% | |
Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 235,167 | 39.14% | |
Total votes | 600,805 | 100.0% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |