title: 1939 United States gubernatorial elections
text: # 1939 United States gubernatorial elections
  
  United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1939, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.
  
  ## Results
  
  | State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Kentucky | Keen Johnson | Democratic | Re-elected, 56.51% | King Swope (Republican) 43.49% |
  | Louisiana (Held, 16 April 1940) | Earl Long | Democratic | Defeated in Democratic primary, Democratic victory | Sam H. Jones (Democratic) 99.40% W. W. Tuttle (Republican) 0.60% (Democratic primary run-off results) Sam H. Jones 51.73% Earl Long 48.27% |
  | Mississippi | Hugh L. White | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Paul B. Johnson Sr. (Democratic) 100.00% (Democratic primary run-off results) Paul B. Johnson Sr. 54.66% Martin Sennet Conner 45.34% |
  