1840 Delaware gubernatorial election

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1840 Delaware gubernatorial election
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  1836 November 3, 1840 1844  
 
Nominee William B. Cooper Warren B. Jefferson
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote5,8505,024
Percentage53.80%46.20%

1840 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Cooper:     50–60%

Governor before election

Cornelius Comegys
Whig

Elected Governor

William B. Cooper
Whig

The 1840 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1840. Whig Governor Cornelius Comegys was unable to seek re-election to a second term. Former State Representative William B. Cooper ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Comegys and faced Democratic nominee Warren B. Jefferson in the general election. Cooper won the largest victory in a gubernatorial election since 1819, and was ushered into office with a sizable Whig majority in the legislature. [1]

Contents

General election

Results

1840 Delaware gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig William B. Cooper 5,850 53.80% +1.47%
Democratic Warren B. Jefferson5,02446.20%-1.47%
Majority8267.60%+2.95%
Turnout 10,874100.00%
Whig hold

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References

  1. Conrad, Henry C. (1908). History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907. Vol. 1. Lancaster, Pa.: Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders. pp. 185–86.
  2. Dubin 2003, p. 27.

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