1943 United States gubernatorial elections
 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 governorships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Democratic hold Republican gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1943, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949.
Race summary
[edit]Results
[edit]| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Keen Johnson | Democratic | 1939[b] | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. |
|
| Louisiana | Sam H. Jones | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
|
| Mississippi | Paul B. Johnson Sr. | Democratic | 1939 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
|
| New Jersey | Charles Edison | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. |
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ Walter Samuel Goodland (R) succeeded Wisconsin Governor-elect Orland S. Loomis (Progressive) who died before his inauguration in January 1943.
- ^ Johnson took office after his predecessor (Happy Chandler) resigned. He was subsequently elected in the 1939 Kentucky gubernatorial election.
References
[edit]- ^ "KY Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "LA Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "NJ Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  | This American elections-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |