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The 1940 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1940 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Walter Samuel Goodland defeated Progressive nominee and former member of the Wisconsin Senate Anton M. Miller and Democratic nominee and fellow former member of the Wisconsin Senate Morley Garfield Kelly.[1][2]
General election
On election day, 5 November 1940, incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Walter Samuel Goodland won re-election by a margin of 164,928 votes against his foremost opponent Progressive nominee Anton M. Miller, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Goodland was sworn in for his second term on 6 January 1941.[3]
Results
References
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“The general election”. library.wisc.edu. 1942. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ “The primary election”. library.wisc.edu. 1942. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ “1940 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results – Wisconsin”. uselectionatlas.org. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
