1840 Ohio gubernatorial election

1840 Ohio gubernatorial election
Corwin 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%	Shannon 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Governor before election; Wilson Shannon; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas Corwin; Whig

The 1840 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1840.

General election

1840 Ohio gubernatorial election^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Whig	Thomas Corwin	145,442	52.93%
	Democratic	Wilson Shannon (incumbent)	129,312	47.06%
	Scattering		8	0.00%
Majority			16,130	5.87%
Turnout			274,762
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

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