1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election

1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election
	November 5, 1940
Lieutenant Governor before election; Frank Gaines Harris; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Frank Gaines Harris; Democratic

The 1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic incumbent Frank Gaines Harris defeated Republican nominee William P. Elmer with 51.95% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 6, 1940.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Frank Gaines Harris, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
John G. Christy
Dan D. Porter

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Gaines Harris (incumbent)	284,845	46.10
	Democratic	John G. Christy	259,403	41.98
	Democratic	Dan D. Porter	73,692	11.93
Total votes			617,940	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

William P. Elmer, former State Representative
James E. Ford
Julius J. Scheske
George Bartholomaeus

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William P. Elmer	109,181	38.46
	Republican	James E. Ford	92,670	32.64
	Republican	Julius J. Scheske	42,434	14.95
	Republican	George Bartholomaeus	39,599	13.95
Total votes			73,915	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Frank Gaines Harris, Democratic
William P. Elmer, Republican

Other candidates

Ada M. Demaree, Socialist
William J. Cady, Prohibition
Michael L. Hiltner, Socialist Labor

Results

1940 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Gaines Harris (incumbent)	943,868	51.95%
	Republican	William P. Elmer	869,953	47.88%
	Socialist	Ada M. Demaree	1,602	0.09%
	Prohibition	William J. Cady	1,157	0.06%
	Socialist Labor	Michael L. Hiltner	220	0.01%
Majority			27,949
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1940. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

[Missouri-1] "Missouri Roster". Secretary of State of Missouri. 1940. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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