1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

April 15, 1840

Nominee Samuel Ward King Thomas F. Carpenter Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 4,797 3,418 Percentage 57.91% 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

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

Incumbent Whig acting governor Samuel Ward King won election in his own right, defeating Democratic nominee Thomas F. Carpenter.

General election

Candidates

• Thomas F. Carpenter, Democratic, attorney^[3]
• Samuel Ward King, Whig, acting governor

Results

1840 Rhode Island gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[a]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Samuel Ward King (incumbent)	4,797	57.91%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Carpenter	3,418	41.27%
	Scattering		68	0.82%
Majority			1,379	16.65%
Turnout			8,283
	Whig hold		Swing

Notes

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

References

1. "State Election". Herald of the times. Newport, R.I. April 16, 1840. p. 3. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
2. "Rhode Island". Virginia free press. Charlestown, Va. April 23, 1840. p. 2. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
9. The Politician's Register, 1840. New York: H. Greeley. 1840. p. 5.
10. "RI Governor, 1840". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved October 21, 2021.