| Election Name: | 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1938 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1938 |
| Next Election: | 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1942 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1940 |
| Image1: | File:Dwight P. Griswold (1893–1954).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Dwight Griswold |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 365,638 |
| Percentage1: | 60.9% |
| Nominee2: | Terry Carpenter |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 235,167 |
| Percentage2: | 39.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Robert L. Cochran |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Dwight Griswold |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1940 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured newspaper publisher and former state legislator Dwight Griswold, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee, former U.S. Representative Terry Carpenter. Griswold became the first Republican to win the governorship since 1928.