1844, missouri, gubernatorial, election, held, august, 1844, missouri, secretary, state, john, cummins, edwards, democratic, nominee, defeated, whig, candidate, charles, allen, 1840, august, 1844, 1848, nominee, john, cummins, edwards, charles, allenparty, dem. The 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 5 1844 Missouri Secretary of State John Cummins Edwards the Democratic nominee defeated Whig candidate Charles H Allen 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election 1840 August 5 1844 1848 Nominee John Cummins Edwards Charles AllenParty Democratic WhigPopular vote 36 978 31 357Percentage 54 11 45 89 Governor before electionMeredith Miles MarmadukeDemocratic Elected Governor John Cummins EdwardsDemocratic Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Charles H Allen Whig John Cummins Edwards Missouri Secretary of State Democratic Results edit 1844 gubernatorial election Missouri 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Cummins Edwards 36 978 54 11 3 04Whig Charles H Allen 31 357 45 89 3 04Majority 5 621 8 22 6 08Turnout 68 335 17 81Democratic hold SwingReferences edit MO Governor Race Aug 05 1844 Our Campaigns March 8 2005 Retrieved March 22 2013 nbsp This Missouri elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1844 Missouri gubernatorial election amp oldid 1214276336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,