The 1940 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
Republican primary
Governor
Incumbent Governor
Leverett Saltonstall
Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States senator ...
was unopposed for re-election.
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Horace Cahill was unopposed for re-election.
Results
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
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Paul Dever
Paul Andrew Dever (January 15, 1903April 11, 1958) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. He served as the 58th Governor of Massachusetts and was its youngest-ever Attorney General.
Among his notable accomplishments ...
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Massachusetts Attorney General
The Massachusetts Attorney General is an elected constitutionally defined executive officer of the Massachusetts Government. The officeholder is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The officeholder ...
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Francis E. Kelly, former
Lieutenant Governor
Results
Lieutenant Governor
Candidates
=Declared
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John C. Carr,
Mayor of Medford
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Owen A. Gallagher, former
State Senator
* Francis P. Kelley
* Michael P. McCarron
* Charles E. O'Neil
* Raymond A. Willett
Governor
Lt. Governor
See also
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1939 Massachusetts legislature
The 151st Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1939 during the governorship of Leverett Saltonstall. Joseph R. Cotton served as president of the Senate and Chr ...
References
Bibliography
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Further reading
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1940
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Events
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November 1940 events