United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1931, in four states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949.
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Results
edit| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Kentucky | Flem D. Sampson | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Ruby Laffoon (Democratic) 54.28% William B. Harrison (Republican) 45.43% John J. Thobe (Socialist) 0.14% Herman Horning (Socialist Labor) 0.14% [1] |
| Louisiana (Held, 19 April 1932) |
Huey Long | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory[a] | Oscar K. Allen (Democratic) 99.95% Scattering 0.05% [2] (Democratic primary results) Oscar K. Allen 56.51% Dudley J. LeBlanc 28.96% George Seth Guion 14.15% William C. Boone 0.26% William L. Clark Jr. 0.12% [3][4] |
| Mississippi | Theodore G. Bilbo | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Martin S. Conner (Democratic) 100.00% [5] (Democratic primary run-off results) Martin S. Conner 54.08% Hugh L. White 45.92% [6] |
| New Jersey | Morgan Foster Larson | Republican | Term-limited, Democratic victory | A. Harry Moore (Democratic) 57.82% David Baird Jr. (Republican) 39.74% Edmund R. Halsey (Independent) 1.06% Owen M. Bruner (National Prohibition) 0.64% Herman F. Niessner (Socialist) 0.41% John J. Ballam (Communist) 0.14% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.12% John A. Kelly (Taxpayers) 0.08%[7] |
References
edit- ^ "KY Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "LA Governor, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Primary Election Returns, 1919-1997: Louisiana". Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 115. ISBN 1568023960.
- ^ Compilation of Primary Election Returns of the Democratic Party, State of Louisiana. State of Louisiana. 1932.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1931 – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "NJ Governor, 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
Notes
edit- ^ Long resigned on 25 January 1932 to take a seat in the U.S. Senate, after the Democratic primary.
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