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1840 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1840 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas Corwin won the 1840 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Thomas Corwin received 145,442 popular votes (52.93%). The main challenger was Wilson Shannon (47.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Corwin and Shannon

Corwin +5.9 pts · won by 16,130 votes
Thomas CorwinWhig PartyWINNER52.93%
145,442 votes
Wilson ShannonDemocratic47.06%
129,312 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.