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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | Acting |
| Filing Deadline | August 27, 1839 - 05:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | August 27, 1839 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | August 27, 1839 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | August 27, 1839 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | August 25, 1840 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | Thomas Walker April 16, 2005 07:03pm |
| Data Sources | United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 |
| Description |
Lt. Governor Wickliffe became the Acting Governor upon the death of Governor Clark.
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| LAST GENERAL ELECTION |
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Party | Whig |
Won | 08/01/1836 |
| Name | James Clark |
Votes | 38,587 (55.86%) |
| Term | 08/23/1836 - 08/27/1839 |
Margin | 8,096 (+11.72%) |
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1 (100.00%)