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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Leverett Saltonstall | Republican |
999,223 |
49.74% |
| Paul A. Dever | Democratic |
993,635 |
49.46% |
| Otis A. Hood | Communist |
5,547 |
0.28% |
| Other (+) | - |
10,406 |
0.52% |
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| Demographic Data
1940 Population: | 4,316,721 | Enum. | 1940 Population Density: | 212.6 | persons/km2 | 1930 Population: | 4,249,614 | Enum. | 1930 Population Density: | 209.3 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 20,306 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.2 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Massachusetts Secretary of State. Election statistics (1940), Massachusetts Secretary of State (www.archive.org/details/electionstatisti19401941mass) (accessed 27 Sep 2011)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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