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1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election

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1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee J. Melville Broughton Robert H. McNeill
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 608,744 195,402
Percentage 75.7% 24.3%

County results
Broughton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McNeill:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Clyde R. Hoey
Democratic

Elected Governor

J. Melville Broughton
Democratic

The 1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee J. Melville Broughton defeated Republican nominee Robert H. McNeill with 75.70% of the vote.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 25, 1940.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Melville Broughton 147,386 31.40
Democratic Wilkins P. Horton 105,916 22.56
Democratic Allen J. Maxwell 102,095 21.75
Democratic Lee Gravely 63,030 13.43
Democratic Thomas E. Cooper 33,176 7.07
Democratic Paul D. Grady 15,735 3.35
Democratic Arthur Simmons 2,058 0.44
Total votes 469,396 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert H. McNeill 13,130 47.32
Republican George M. Pritchard 11,847 42.69
Republican John R. Hoffman 2,773 9.99
Total votes 27,750 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • J. Melville Broughton, Democratic
  • Robert H. McNeill, Republican

Results

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1940 North Carolina gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic J. Melville Broughton 608,744 75.70%
Republican Robert H. McNeill 195,402 24.30%
Majority 413,342
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c "North Carolina Manual". 1991. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ History of North Carolina
  3. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved April 20, 2020.