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1940 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

New Hampshire · 2 candidates · See every 1940 Governor race

Who won the 1940 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Robert O. Blood won the 1940 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Robert O. Blood received 112,386 popular votes (50.74%). The main challenger was F. Clyde Keefe (49.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Blood and Keefe

Blood +1.5 pts · won by 3,293 votes
Robert O. BloodRepublicanWINNER50.74%
112,386 votes
F. Clyde KeefeDemocratic49.26%
109,093 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.