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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.