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1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Reginald L. Harris Halsey B. Leavitt
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 600,706 193,433
Percentage 75.64% 24.36%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Wilkins P. Horton
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Reginald L. Harris
Democratic

The 1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Reginald L. Harris defeated Republican nominee Halsey B. Leavitt with 75.64% 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 Reginald L. Harris 150,661 37.88
Democratic W. Erskine Smith 127,522 32.06
Democratic Lister A. Martin 76,861 19.33
Democratic Daniel L. Tompkins 42,672 10.73
Total votes 397,716 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Halsey B. Leavitt, businessman
  • J. Forrest Witten

Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Halsey B. Leavitt 11,777 52.62
Republican J. Forrest Witten 10,606 47.38
Total votes 407,273 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Reginald L. Harris, Democratic
  • Halsey B. Leavitt, Republican

Results

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1940 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Reginald L. Harris 600,706 75.64%
Republican Halsey B. Leavitt 193,433 24.36%
Majority 407,273
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1940. Retrieved August 16, 2021.