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1840 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1840 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel Bigger won the 1840 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Samuel Bigger received 62,932 popular votes (53.69%). The main challenger was Tilghman Howard (46.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Bigger and Howard

Bigger +7.4 pts · won by 8,658 votes
Samuel BiggerWhig PartyWINNER53.69%
62,932 votes
Tilghman HowardDemocratic46.31%
54,274 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.