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1940 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

Missouri · 2 candidates · See every 1940 Governor race

Who won the 1940 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Forrest C. Donnell won the 1940 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Forrest C. Donnell received 911,530 popular votes (50.05%). The main challenger was Larry McDaniel (49.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Donnell and McDaniel

Donnell +0.2 pts · won by 3,613 votes
Forrest C. DonnellRepublicanWINNER50.05%
911,530 votes
Larry McDanielDemocratic49.85%
907,917 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.