The 1940 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Carl E. Bailey was defeated in the Democratic primary.
Democratic nominee Homer Adkins defeated Republican nominee Harley C. Stump with 91.36% of the vote.
Democratic primary.
The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1940.
Candidates.
The anti-Bailey "federal faction" coalesced around Homer Adkins in early 1940. Loathing the idea of turning the statehouse over to Adkins, Bailey decided to break Arkansas tradition and seek a third term.
Results.
! scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! scope="col" style="width: 17em" |Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em" |Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em" |%
! colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" | Total votes
General election.
Results.
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! scope="col" style="width: 17em"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="width: 5em"|Votes
! scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"|%
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! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" | Majority
! colspan="3" style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em" scope=row | Turnout
! style="text-align:right;" | Swing
References.
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