1838 Governor election results
Every Governor contest in the 1838 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.
| State | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | William W. EllsworthW | 27,115 votes · +5,626 over Seth P. Beers |
| Illinois | Thomas CarlinD | 30,668 votes · +946 over Cyrus Edwards |
| Louisiana | Andre B. RomanW | 7,590 votes · +808 over Denis Prieur |
| Maine | John FairfieldD | 46,216 votes · +3,319 over Edward Kent |
| Massachusetts | Edward EverettW | 51,642 votes · +9,847 over Marcus Morton |
| New Hampshire | Isaac HillD | 28,697 votes · +3,022 over James Wilson II |
| New Jersey | William Sanford PenningtonW | 58 votes |
| New York | William H. SewardW | 192,882 votes · +10,421 over William L. Marcy |
| North Carolina | Edward Bishop DudleyW | 38,119 votes · +16,964 over John Branch |
| Ohio | Wilson ShannonD | 107,884 votes · +5,738 over Joseph Vance |
| Pennsylvania | David R. PorterD | 127,821 votes · +5,496 over Joseph Ritner |
| Rhode Island | William Sprague IIIW | 3,984 votes · +480 over John Brown Francis |
| Vermont | Silas H. JennisonW | 24,738 votes · +5,544 over William Czar Bradley |