The 1940 Connecticut gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee

Robert A. Hurley Robert Augustine Hurley (August 25, 1895 – May 3, 1968) was an American politician and the 73rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Hurley, a second generation Irish-American, was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on August 25, 1895, to Robe ...

defeated incumbent Republican

Raymond E. Baldwin Raymond Earl Baldwin (August 31, 1893 – October 4, 1986) was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut and also as the 72nd and 74th Governor of Connecticut. A conservative Republican, he was elected governo ...

with 49.54% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Robert A. Hurley, Democratic *Raymond E. Baldwin, Republican Other candidates *Jasper McLevy, Socialist *Joseph Mackay, Socialist Labor *Michael A. Russo, Communist

Results

References

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Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

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November 1940 events United States gubernatorial elections in the 1940s 1940 in Connecticut