1808 Ohio gubernatorial election

1808 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel Huntington Thomas Worthington Thomas Kirker Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 7,293 5,601 3,397 Percentage 44.77% 34.38% 20.85%

Election results by county Huntington:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100% Worthington:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Kirker:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Unknown/no votes:

Governor before election Thomas Kirker (Acting) Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Samuel Huntington Democratic-Republican

The 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1808, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Samuel Huntington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator Thomas Worthington and incumbent Democratic-Republican Acting Governor Thomas Kirker. ^[1]

General election

On election day, October 11, 1808, Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Huntington won the election by a margin of 1,692 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Worthington, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Huntington was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Ohio on December 12, 1808. ^[2]

Results

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1808

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Samuel Huntington	7,293	44.77%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Worthington	5,601	34.38%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Kirker (incumbent)	3,397	20.85%
Total votes			16,291	100.00%
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Samuel Huntington". National Governors Association . Retrieved 2024-04-29.
2. "OH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 18, 2005. Retrieved 2024-04-29.