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1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

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1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

← 1839April 15, 18401841 →
 
NomineeSamuel Ward KingThomas F. Carpenter
PartyWhigDemocratic
Popular vote4,7973,418
Percentage57.91%41.27%

County results
King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Carpenter:     50–60%

Governor before election

Samuel Ward King (acting)
Whig

Elected Governor

Samuel Ward King
Whig

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The1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 15, 1840.[1][2]

IncumbentWhig actinggovernorSamuel Ward King won election in his own right, defeatingDemocratic nominee Thomas F. Carpenter.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Thomas F. Carpenter, Democratic, attorney[3]
  • Samuel Ward King, Whig, actinggovernor

Results

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1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][a]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
WhigSamuel Ward King (incumbent)4,79757.91%
DemocraticThomas F. Carpenter3,41841.27%
Scattering680.82%
Majority1,37916.65%
Turnout8,283
WhigholdSwing

Notes

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  1. ^Some sources give Carpenter's vote as 3,417.[10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^"State Election".Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 16, 1840. p. 3. RetrievedOctober 21, 2021.
  2. ^"Rhode Island".Virginia free press. Charlestown, Va. April 23, 1840. p. 2. RetrievedOctober 21, 2021.
  3. ^Caranci, Paul F. (2013).The Hanging and Redemption of John Gordon. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 7.ISBN 978-1-60949-868-9.
  4. ^Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 76.ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  5. ^Glashan, Roy R. (1979).American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 270–271.ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  6. ^Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977).American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 512.ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  7. ^Manual with Rules and Orders for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1888-89. Providence: E. L. Freeman & Co., Printers to the State. 1888. p. 102.
  8. ^"General Election".Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. May 14, 1840. p. 3. RetrievedOctober 21, 2021.
  9. ^The Politician's Register, 1840. New York: H. Greeley. 1840. p. 5.
  10. ^"RI Governor, 1840". Our Campaigns. RetrievedOctober 21, 2021.
  11. ^Dubin, Michael J. (2003).United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 235.ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  12. ^"States of the Union".Niles' National Register. Baltimore. May 16, 1840. p. 164. RetrievedOctober 21, 2021.


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