1842 Illinois gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Illinois

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August 1, 1842

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Nominee	Thomas Ford	Joseph Duncan
Party	Democratic	Whig
Running mate		Unknown
Popular vote	46,452	39,429
Percentage	53.52%	45.43%

County Results

Ford: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Duncan: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 80-90%

90-100%

Governor before election

Thomas Carlin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas Ford
Democratic

The 1842 Illinois gubernatorial election was the seventh quadrennial election for this office. Democrat Thomas Ford defeated former Whig governor Joseph Duncan.

Results

1842 gubernatorial election, Illinois
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas Ford	46,452	53.52%	+2.74%
	Whig	Joseph Duncan	39,429	45.43%	-3.79%
	Independent	Charles M. Hunter	906	1.04%	+1.04%
	Independent	Scattering	3	0.00%	0.00%
Majority			7,023	8.09%	N/A
Turnout			86,793
	Democratic hold		Swing