1840 Missouri gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election presidential no 1836 Missouri gubernatorial election 1836 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election 1844 August 3, 1840 x150px Thomas Reynolds Democratic Party (United States) 29,625 57.15% x150px John Bullock Clark Whig Party (United States) 22,212 42.85% 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsReynolds: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Clark: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Lilburn Boggs Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Reynolds Democratic Party (United States) The 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1840. In the election, Democrat Thomas Reynolds defeated Whig candidate John Bullock Clark. General election Candidates John Bullock Clark, major general in the Missouri militia during the Mormon War (Whig) Thomas Reynolds, judge for the Second Judicial District (Democratic) Results 1840 gubernatorial election, Missourihttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=199347 MO Governor Race – Aug 03, 1840 Our Campaigns 2005-03-08 2013-03-22 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Reynolds 29,625 57.15 +4.85 Whig Party (United States) John Bullock Clark 22,212 42.85 +42.85 7,413 14.30 +9.70 51,837 13.51 Democratic Party (United States) Aftermath Thomas Reynolds would not live for the full length of this term, committing suicide on February 9, 1844,Mental Health – Governor's Suicide Calls Attention to Mental Illness http://dmh.mo.gov/about/historyofmi.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131216190412/http://dmh.mo.gov/about/historyofmi.htm 2013-12-16 2013-03-22 Dmh.mo.gov and being replaced by Lt. Governor Meredith Miles Marmaduke. References Missouri 1840 Gubernatorial Category:August 1840