| Election Name: | 1943 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1942 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1944 United States gubernatorial elections |
| Next Year: | 1944 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Seats won |
| Seats For Election: | 4 governorships |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1943; April 18, 1944 (LA) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Seats Before1: | 24 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| 1Data1: | 0 |
| 2Data1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Seats Before2: | 24 |
| Seats After2: | 22 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| 1Data2: | 4 |
| 2Data2: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 324px |
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1943, 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, which it would abandon in 1949.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Simeon Willis (Republican) 50.49% J. Lyter Donaldson (Democratic) 48.93% Andrew N. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.59% [1] | ||
| Louisiana (Held, 18 April 1944) | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Jimmie Davis (Democratic) 100.00% [2] (Democratic primary run-off results) Jimmie Davis 53.55% Lewis L. Morgan 46.45% [3] | ||
| Mississippi | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Thomas L. Bailey (Democratic) 100.00% [4] (Democratic primary run-off results) Thomas L. Bailey 55.31% Martin Sennet Conner 46.79% [5] | ||
| New Jersey | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Walter Evans Edge (Republican) 55.20% Vincent J. Murphy (Democratic) 44.08% John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) 0.40% John Binns (National Prohibition) 0.18% Roy V. H. Wilkinson (Socialist) 0.14% [6] |