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1840 Kentucky Governor Election
Kentucky · 2 candidates
Letcher +16.5 pts · won by 15,711 votes
Robert P LetcherWhig PartyWINNER58.27%
55,370 votes
Richard FrenchDemocratic41.73%
39,659 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.