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1856 Missouri Governor Election
Missouri · 3 candidates
Polk +5.6 pts · won by 6,404 votes
Trusten PolkDemocraticWINNER40.79%
46,993 votes
Robert C. EwingKnow-Nothing35.23%
40,589 votes
Thomas BentonDemocratic23.97%
27,618 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.