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1940 Texas gubernatorial election

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Summary

1940 Texas gubernatorial election is a gubernatorial election[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[2]
  • Follows: 1938 Texas gubernatorial election[3]
  • Office contested: Governor of Texas[4]
  • Point in time: November 5, 1940[5]
  • Candidate: W. Lee O'Daniel[6], George C. Hopkins[7]
  • Successful candidate: W. Lee O'Daniel[8]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Texas[9]
  • Ballots cast: 1,079,538[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . texashistory.unt.edu. texashistory.unt.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Candidate → W. Lee O'Daniel, George C. Hopkins
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Candidate: George C. Hopkins"
  2. 18w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Our campaigns race id → 261907
    Wikidata description → American election
    Imported from → —
    Country → United States
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Successful candidate: W. Lee O'Daniel"
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