The 1840 United States presidential election in Missouri took place between October 30 and December 2, 1840, as part of the 1840 United States presidential election . Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President .
Missouri voted for the Democratic candidate, Martin Van Buren , over Whig candidate William Henry Harrison . Van Buren won Missouri by a margin of 13.26%.
1840 United States Presidential Election in Missouri (By County)[ 2] County Martin Van Buren Democratic
William Henry Harrison Whig
Total Votes Cast # % # % Audrain 122 48.03% 132 51.97% 254 Barry 436 81.65% 98 18.35% 534 Benton 501 76.96% 150 23.04% 651 Boone 500 31.02% 1,112 68.98% 1,612 Buchanan 1,128 76.84% 340 23.16% 1,468 Caldwell 154 54.66% 133 46.34% 287 Callaway 626 41.54% 881 58.46% 1,507 Cape Girardeau 764 62.67% 455 37.33% 1,219 Carroll 182 61.90% 112 38.10% 294 Chariton 391 61.38% 246 38.62% 637 Clark 264 52.38% 240 47.62% 504 Clay 457 41.32% 649 58.68% 1,106 Clinton 268 66.17% 137 33.83% 405 Cole 962 73.44% 348 26.56% 1,310 Cooper 694 47.15% 778 52.85% 1,472 Crawford 264 52.38% 240 47.62% 504 Daviess 264 60.83% 170 39.17% 434 Franklin 552 60.86% 355 39.14% 907 Gasconade 636 82.38% 136 17.62% 772 Greene 432 71.64% 171 28.36% 603 Howard 901 54.47% 753 45.53% 1,654 Jackson 711 62.48% 427 37.52% 1,138 Jefferson 321 51.86% 298 48.14% 619 Johnson 374 62.44% 225 37.56% 599 Lafayette 475 48.72% 500 51.28% 975 Lewis 602 52.62% 542 47.38% 1,144 Lincoln 543 54.03% 462 45.97% 1,005 Linn 235 71.65% 93 28.35% 328 Livingston 487 66.17% 249 33.83% 736 Macon 500 57.21% 374 42.79% 874 Madison 275 64.40% 152 35.60% 427 Marion 534 39.24% 827 60.76% 1,361 Miller 317 93.79% 21 6.21% 338 Monroe 618 43.13% 815 56.87% 1,433 Montgomery 262 43.23% 344 56.77% 606 Morgan 404 70.51% 169 29.49% 573 New Madrid 194 34.83% 363 65.17% 557 Newton 630 77.97% 178 22.03% 808 Perry 339 51.52% 319 48.48% 658 Pettis 262 62.53% 157 37.47% 419 Pike 746 50.47% 732 49.53% 1,478 Platte 960 68.04% 451 31.96% 1,411 Polk 860 78.11% 241 21.89% 1,101 Pulaski 729 78.81% 196 21.19% 925 Ralls 335 45.58% 400 54.42% 735 Randolph 405 44.02% 515 55.98% 920 Ray 563 56.58% 432 43.42% 995 Ripley 325 95.59% 15 4.41% 340 Rives 421 58.47% 299 41.53% 720 Saline 322 46.20% 375 53.80% 697 Scott 500 63.78% 284 36.22% 784 Shelby 226 49.24% 233 50.76% 459 St. Charles 459 43.92% 586 56.08% 1,045 St. Francois 199 47.38% 221 52.62% 420 St. Louis 1,874 42.70% 2,515 57.30% 4,389 Ste. Genevieve 222 56.63% 170 43.37% 392 Stoddard 308 81.70% 69 18.30% 377 Taney [ a] 258 100.00% 0 0.00% 258 Van Buren 360 63.38% 208 36.62% 568 Warren 348 50.43% 342 49.57% 690 Washington 514 51.76% 479 48.24% 993 Wayne 211 78.73% 57 21.27% 268 Totals 29,668 56.36% 22,971 43.64% 52,639
^ 41 votes were cast for the Whig presidential candidate, but because of an error by the county clerk, no list of Whig electors was provided, and therefore these votes were not counted.
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