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1840 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1840 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election?

Robert P Letcher won the 1840 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election. Robert P Letcher received 55,370 popular votes (58.27%). The main challenger was Richard French (41.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Letcher and French

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.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.