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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1943, in four states.Kentucky,Louisiana andMississippi hold their gubernatorial elections inodd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding theUnited States presidential election year.New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years, which it would abandon in 1949.
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Result | Candidates |
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| Kentucky | Keen Johnson | Democratic | 1939[b] | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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| Louisiana | Sam H. Jones | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| Mississippi | Paul B. Johnson Sr. | Democratic | 1939 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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| New Jersey | Charles Edison | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent term-limited. New governorelected. Republican gain. |
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