Vermont gubernatorial election, 1940
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The Vermont gubernatorial election of 1940 took place on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Republican George Aiken did not run for re-election to a third term as Governor of Vermont, instead running for the United States Senate. Republican candidate William H. Wills defeated Democratic candidate John McGrath to succeed him.
Republican primary
Results
| Republican primary results[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William H. Wills | 58,435 | 99.9 | ||
| Republican | Other | 17 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 58,452 | 100 | |||
Democratic primary
Results
| Democratic primary results[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | John McGrath | 5,639 | 99.9 | ||
| Democratic | Other | 5 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 5,644 | 100 | |||
General election
Results
| Vermont gubernatorial election, 1940[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | William H. Wills | 87,346 | 64.0 | ||
| Democratic | John McGrath | 49,068 | 36.0 | ||
| N/A | Other | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 136,416 | 100 | |||
References
- 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ "General Election Results - Governor - 1789-2012" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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