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County results Morehead: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% Saunders: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1840 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on 6 August 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.[1]