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County results Heil: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Loomis: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% McGovern: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Republican Governor Julius P. Heil defeated Progressive nominee Orland Steen Loomis and Democratic nominee Francis E. McGovern with 40.67% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on September 17, 1940.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Francis E. McGovern | 54,025 | 38.91 | |
Democratic | William R. Callahan | 44,868 | 32.31 | |
Democratic | Raymond J. Cannon | 30,560 | 22.01 | |
Democratic | Gerhard A. Hagedorn | 9,407 | 6.77 | |
Total votes | 138,860 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julius P. Heil (incumbent) | 249,269 | 67.99 | |
Republican | James K. Robinson | 117,385 | 32.02 | |
Total votes | 366,654 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Progressive | Orland Steen Loomis | 50,699 | 33.05 | |
Progressive | Harold E. Stafford | 41,311 | 26.93 | |
Progressive | Philip E. Nelson | 24,485 | 15.96 | |
Progressive | Paul Alfonsi | 22,531 | 14.69 | |
Progressive | Henry Gunderson | 14,372 | 9.37 | |
Total votes | 153,398 | 100.00 |
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Julius P. Heil (incumbent) | 558,678 | 40.67% | ||
Progressive | Orland Steen Loomis | 546,436 | 39.78% | ||
Democratic | Francis E. McGovern | 264,985 | 19.29% | ||
Communist | Fred B. Blair | 2,340 | 0.17% | ||
Socialist Labor | Louis Fisher | 1,158 | 0.08% | ||
Scattering | 157 | 0.01% | |||
Plurality | 12,242 | 0.89% | |||
Turnout | 1,373,754 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |