1840 North Carolina gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1840 North Carolina gubernatorial election North Carolina Presidential no 1838 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1838 1842 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1842 August 6, 1840 125px John Motley Morehead Whig Party (United States) 44,484 55.33% 125px Romulus M. Saunders Democratic Party (United States) 35,903 44.67% 1840 North Carolina gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 350px County resultsMorehead: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90% #8C2D04 90–100%Saunders: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Governor Edward Bishop Dudley Whig Party (United States) John Motley Morehead Whig Party (United States) The 1840 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1840, in order to elect the Governor of North Carolina. Whig nominee and former member of the North Carolina House of Representatives John Motley Morehead defeated Democratic nominee and former Attorney General of North Carolina Romulus M. Saunders.John Motley Morehead https://www.nga.org/governor/john-motley-morehead/ 2024-05-18 National Governors Association General election On election day, August 6, 1840, Whig nominee John Motley Morehead won the election by a margin of 8,581 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Romulus M. Saunders, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Morehead was sworn in as the 29th Governor of North Carolina on January 1, 1841.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=60119 NC Governor ourcampaigns.com April 25, 2020 2024-05-18 Results North Carolina gubernatorial election, 1840 Whig Party (United States) John Motley Morehead 44,484 55.33 Democratic Party (United States) Romulus M. Saunders 35,903 44.67 80,387 100.00 Whig Party (United States) References Category:1840 North Carolina elections Category:North Carolina gubernatorial elections Category:1840 United States gubernatorial elections Category:August 1840