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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 | ||||
Orland Steen "Spike" Loomis was an American lawyer and progressive politician from Juneau County, Wisconsin. He was elected to be the 31st Governor of Wisconsin in 1942, but died before taking office. He previously served as the 28th Attorney General of Wisconsin. He was elected as Attorney General and Governor running on the Wisconsin Progressive Party ticket, but had previously served in the State Senate and Assembly as a Republican.
Julius Peter Heil was an American politician and the 30th Governor of Wisconsin from 1939 to 1943.
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