1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Primary elections were held on September 17, 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. This election is very similar to the 1855 Ohio Governor Election, also featured 3 candidates, one from the present, past, and future, except Loomis died before taking office. Heil and McGovern both served as governors for the state.

• Julius P. Heil, incumbent Governor

• James K. Robinson, dentist, unsuccessful candidate for Progressive nomination for Lieutenant Governor in 1936

• Orland S. Loomis, former Attorney General of Wisconsin

• Paul Alfonsi, former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly

• Henry Gunderson, former Lieutenant Governor

• Philip E. Nelson, incumbent State Senator

• Harold E. Stafford, attorney

• Merlin Hull, U.S. Representative

Primary results by county: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Loomis   20–30%  30–40%  40–50%  50–60%  60–70%  70–80%  80–90%   Stafford   30–40%  40–50%  50–60%  60–70%  80–90%   Nelson   20–30%  40–50%  60–70%   Alfonsi   20–30%  30–40%  40–50%  60–70%  80–90%  >90%   Gunderson   30–40%  40–50%

• Francis E. McGovern, former Governor

• William R. Callahan, Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Wisconsin in 1938

• Raymond J. Cannon, former U.S. Representative

• Gerhard A. Hagedorn, electrical salesman

• William B. Rubin

• Fred Basset Blair, Communist, candidate for Governor in 1932
• Louis Fisher, Socialist Labor

Barron County, Buffalo County, Grant County, Monroe County, Sauk County, Trempealeau County, and Vernon County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1892, while Juneau County voted for the losing candidate for the first time since 1890.

• Florence

• Taylor

• Barron

• Buffalo

• Columbia

• Dunn

• Eau Claire

• Grant

• Iowa

• Juneau

• Kenosha

• Lincoln

• Milwaukee

• Monroe

• Oneida

• Portage

• Sauk

• Trempealeau

• Vernon

• Wood

• Forest

• Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

• Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1942). The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1942. State of Wisconsin.