1943 United States gubernatorial elections

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.

1943 United States gubernatorial elections
November 2, 1943;
April 18, 1944 (LA)
4 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 24[lower-alpha 1] 24
Seats after 26 22
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Seats up 0 4
Seats won 2 2
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
KentuckyKeen JohnsonDemocraticTerm-limited, Republican victorySimeon Willis (Republican) 50.49%
J. Lyter Donaldson (Democratic) 48.93%
Andrew N. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.59%
[1]
Louisiana
(Held, 18 April 1944)
Sam H. JonesDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryJimmie Davis (Democratic) 100.00%
[2]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Jimmie Davis 53.55%
Lewis L. Morgan 46.45%
[3]
MississippiPaul B. Johnson Sr.DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryThomas L. Bailey (Democratic) 100.00%
[4]
(Democratic primary run-off results)
Thomas L. Bailey 55.31%
Martin Sennet Conner 46.79%
[5]
New JerseyCharles EdisonDemocraticTerm-limited, Republican victoryWalter Evans Edge (Republican) 55.20%
Vincent J. Murphy (Democratic) 44.08%
John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.40%
John Binns (National Prohibition) 0.18%
Roy V. H. Wilkinson (Socialist) 0.14%
[6]

Notes
  1. Walter Samuel Goodland (R) succeeded Wisconsin Governor-elect Orland S. Loomis (Progressive) who died before his inauguration in January 1943.

References
  1. "KY Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. "LA Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. "LA Governor, 1944 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. "MS Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. "MS Governor, 1943 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. "NJ Governor, 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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