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1940 Utah gubernatorial election
	County results; Maw: 40–50% 50–60%; Colton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Henry H. Blood; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Herbert B. Maw; Democratic

The 1940 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Democratic nominee Herbert B. Maw defeated Republican nominee Don B. Colton with 52.07% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on September 3, 1940.^[1]

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don B. Colton	15,599	36.29
	Republican	Reed Stevens	13,264	30.86
	Republican	J. Bracken Lee	9,296	21.63
	Republican	William J. Lowe	2,620	6.10
	Republican	Otto A. Wiesley	2,204	5.13
Total votes			42,983	100.00

Republican primary runoff results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don B. Colton	21,983	50.92
	Republican	Reed Stevens	21,187	49.08
Total votes			43,170	100.00

Major party candidates

Other candidates

^ ^a ^b ^c Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved May 23, 2020.