1840 Missouri gubernatorial election

1840 Missouri gubernatorial election
← 1836 August 3, 1840 1844 →
 
Nominee Thomas Reynolds John Bullock Clark
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 29,625 22,212
Percentage 57.15% 42.85%

County results
Reynolds:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Clark:      50-60%      60-70%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Lilburn Boggs
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Reynolds
Democratic

The 1840 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1840. In the election, Democrat Thomas Reynolds defeated Whig candidate John Bullock Clark.