1840 Delaware gubernatorial election

1840 Delaware gubernatorial election
	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]

General election

Results

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

^ 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.
^ Dubin 2003, p. 27.

Bibliography

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.

[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.

[FOOTNOTEDubin200327-2] Dubin 2003, p. 27.

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