1840 Vermont gubernatorial election

The 1840 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on September 1, 1840.^[1] Incumbent Whig Governor Silas H. Jennison defeated Democratic nominee Paul Dillingham with 59.58% of the vote.

1840 Vermont gubernatorial election

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Nominee Silas H. Jennison Paul Dillingham Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 33,435 22,637 Percentage 59.58% 40.34%

County results Jennison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Dillingham:      50–60%

Governor before election Silas H. Jennison Whig Elected Governor Silas H. Jennison Whig

General election

Candidates

• Paul Dillingham, Democratic, town clerk of Waterbury, former member of the Vermont House of Representatives^[2][3]
• Silas H. Jennison, Whig, incumbent Governor

Results

1840 Vermont gubernatorial election^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Silas H. Jennison (inc.)	33,435	59.58%
	Democratic	Paul Dillingham	22,637	40.34%
	Scattering		45	0.08%
Majority			10,798	19.24%
Turnout			56,117
	Whig hold		Swing

Notes

1. Some sources give the result as Jennison 33,653, Dillingham 23,000.^[11][12] The result given here is that given in the Vermont House Journal.