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Information on Tilghman Howard
Tilghman Howard
Offices
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U.S. House
District 7
In office
Aug 5, 1839 to Jul 1, 1840
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
Special Election
Left:
Resigned
Tilghman Howard spent 11 months, 1 day in office in Indiana, all of it at the federal level.
Elections
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1840–Governor
LOST
General Election–Monday, August 3, 1840
53.69%
Samuel Bigger
*
, Whig, 62,932 votes
46.31%
Tilghman Howard
, Democratic, 54,274 votes
Out of
117,206
votes casts, the margin of victory was
8,658
(7.38%)
In the 1 races for which we have results, Tilghman Howard had a record of 0-1. That includes a record of 0-1 in 1 general election.
