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1840 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1840 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Reynolds won the 1840 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Reynolds received 29,625 popular votes (57.15%). The main challenger was John Bullock Clark (42.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Reynolds and Clark

Reynolds +14.3 pts · won by 7,413 votes
Thomas ReynoldsDemocraticWINNER57.15%
29,625 votes
John Bullock ClarkWhig Party42.85%
22,212 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.