1940 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1940 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Walter Samuel Goodland Anton M. Miller Morley Garfield Kelly Party Republican Progressive Democratic Popular vote 575,983 411,055 274,016 Percentage 45.57% 32.52% 21.68%

County results Goodland:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Miller:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Kelly:      40–50%     50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Walter Samuel Goodland Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Walter Samuel Goodland Republican

The 1940 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Progressive nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Anton M. Miller and Democratic nominee and fellow former member of the Wisconsin Senate Morley Garfield Kelly. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, 5 November 1940, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Walter Samuel Goodland won re-election by a margin of 164,928 votes against his foremost opponent Progressive nominee Anton M. Miller, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Goodland was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1941. ^[3]

Results

Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walter Samuel Goodland (incumbent)	575,983	45.57
	Progressive	Anton M. Miller	411,055	32.52
	Democratic	Morley Garfield Kelly	274,016	21.68
		Scattering	2,973	0.23
Total votes			1,264,027	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "The general election". library.wisc.edu. 1942. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
2. "The primary election". library.wisc.edu. 1942. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
3. "1940 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin". uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.