1840 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election
Who won the 1840 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election?
William Calhoun won the 1840 Massachusetts U.S. House District 8 Election. William Calhoun received 5,701 popular votes (55.96%). The main challenger was Chester W Chapin (42.21%).
See the full head-to-head between Calhoun and Chapin
Calhoun +13.8 pts · won by 1,401 votes
5,701 votes
4,300 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.