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1836 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1836 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Lilburn Boggs won the 1836 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Lilburn Boggs received 14,315 popular votes (52.3%). The main challenger was William Henry Ashley (47.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Boggs and Ashley

Boggs +4.6 pts · won by 1,258 votes
Lilburn BoggsDemocraticWINNER52.3%
14,315 votes
William Henry AshleyIndependent47.7%
13,057 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.