1840 Delaware gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1840 Delaware gubernatorial election Delaware Presidential no 1836 Delaware gubernatorial election 1836 1844 Delaware gubernatorial election 1844 November 3, 1840 William B. Cooper Whig Party (United States) 5,850 53.80% Warren B. Jefferson Democratic Party (United States) 5,024 46.20% 1840 Delaware gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px Cooper: #FED463 50–60% Governor Cornelius Comegys Whig Party (United States) William B. Cooper Whig Party (United States) The 1840 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1840. Whig Governor Cornelius Comegys was unable to seek re-election to a second term. Former State Representative William B. Cooper ran as the Whig nominee to succeed Comegys and faced Democratic nominee Warren B. Jefferson in the general election. Cooper won the largest victory in a gubernatorial election since 1819, and was ushered into office with a sizable Whig majority in the legislature.Conrad Henry C. 1908 History of the State of Delaware: From the Earliest Settlements to the Year 1907 https://books.google.com/books?id=JhhRAQAAMAAJ 1 Lancaster, Pa. Wickersham Company, Printers and Binders 185–86 General election Results 1840 Delaware gubernatorial electionDubin 2003 27 Whig Party (United States) William B. Cooper 5,850 53.80% +1.47% Democratic Party (United States) Warren B. Jefferson 5,024 46.20% -1.47% 826 7.60% +2.95% 10,874 100.00% Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina 1840 Delaware Gubernatorial