1840 Delaware gubernatorial election

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]

1840 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee William B. Cooper Warren B. Jefferson
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 5,850 5,024
Percentage 53.80% 46.20%

Cooper:      50–60%

Governor before election

Cornelius Comegys
Whig

Elected Governor

William B. Cooper
Whig

General election

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Results

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1840 Delaware gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William B. Cooper 5,850 53.80% 1.47%
Democratic Warren B. Jefferson 5,024 46.20% −1.47%
Majority 826 7.60% 2.95%
Turnout 10,874 100.00%
Whig hold

References

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  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.

Bibliography

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  • Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.