The 1940 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic governor Prentice Cooper defeated Republican nominee C. Arthur Bruce with 72.1% of the vote.
Primary elections Prentice Cooper defeated Knoxville inventor George Roby Dempster in the Democratic primary.Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 325-329, 325-335.
General election
Candidates Prentice Cooper, Democratic C. Arthur Bruce, Republican
Results
See also 1940 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1940 United States Senate election in Tennessee
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