Gubernatorial elections
United States elections · 1842 · held
State gubernatorial races held in this midterm year. Each governor is elected separately; there is no combined national percentage.
State races and results map
Each race has its own denominator. Missing counts are blank. The interactive map uses modern state outlines as navigation references.
Connecticut — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Fitch Cleveland | Democratic | 139 | 67.15% | Elected |
| William W. Ellsworth | Whig | 68 | 32.85% | — |
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Illinois — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ford | Democratic | 46452 | 53.52% | Elected |
| Joseph Duncan | Whig | 39429 | 45.43% | — |
| Charles M. Hunter | Independent | 906 | 1.04% | — |
| Scattering | Independent | 3 | 0.00% | — |
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Maine — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fairfield | Democratic | 40855 | 56.92% | Elected |
| Edward Robinson | Whig | 26745 | 37.26% | — |
| James Appleton | Liberty | 4080 | 5.68% | — |
| Write-in | Write-in | 100 | 0.14% | — |
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Massachusetts — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Morton | Democratic | 27 | 71.10% | Elected |
| John Davis | Whig | 11 | 28.90% | — |
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New Hampshire — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hubbard | Democratic | 26831 | 55.78% | Elected |
| Enos Stevens | Whig | 12234 | 25.43% | — |
| John H. White | Independent Democrat | 5869 | 12.20% | — |
| Daniel Hoit | Liberty | 2812 | 5.85% | — |
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New Jersey — Governor — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Pennington | Whig | — | — | Elected |
| Stacy G. Potts | Democratic | — | — | — |
Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.
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New York — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William C. Bouck | Democratic | 208072 | 51.83% | Elected |
| Luther Bradish | Whig | 186091 | 46.36% | — |
| Alvan Stewart | Liberty | 7263 | 1.81% | — |
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North Carolina — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Motley Morehead | Whig | 39596 | 53.06% | Elected |
| Louis D. Henry | Democratic | 35024 | 46.94% | — |
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Ohio — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Shannon | Democratic | 119774 | 49.32% | Elected |
| Thomas Corwin | Whig | 117902 | 48.55% | — |
| Leicester King | Liberty | 5134 | 2.11% | — |
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Rhode Island — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Ward King | Whig | 4864 | 68.08% | Elected |
| Thomas F. Carpenter | Democratic | 2281 | 31.92% | — |
| Scattering | 4 | 0.05% | — |
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South Carolina — Governor — General
Legislative / indirect selection. Legislative selection; popular-vote totals are not inferred
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Hammond | Democratic | — | — | Elected |
| Robert Francis Withers Allston | Democratic | — | — | — |
| Scattering | — | — | — |
Legislative selection counts are not inferred from placeholders.
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Vermont — Governor — General
Popular election. Popular votes in this state contest
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Paine (inc.) | Whig | 27167 | 50.85% | Elected |
| Nathan Smilie | Democratic | 24130 | 45.17% | — |
| Charles K. Williams | Liberty | 2093 | 3.92% | — |
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Results: final · partial coverage · Separate state governor races
This entry covers governor elections held in the midterm year, including available special contests, not off-year elections or every sitting governor. Candidate-specific ideology is used where sourced; election-era party ideology is the fallback. Historical indirect selections and unavailable counts are identified separately. Source summaries may omit minor candidates; blank values do not mean zero votes.
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