1843 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1843 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

James Whitcomb won the 1843 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. James Whitcomb received 60,784 popular votes (50.16%). The main challenger was Samuel Bigger (48.45%).

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Whitcomb +1.7 pts · won by 2,063 votes
60,784 votes
Samuel BiggerWhig Party48.45%
58,721 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.