1816 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1816 Ohio gubernatorial election
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  1814 8 October 1816 1818  
  Thomas Worthington at statehouse.jpg No image.svg Ethan Allen Brown at statehouse.jpg
Nominee Thomas Worthington James Dunlap Ethan Allen Brown
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote22,931 6,2951,607
Percentage74.35%20.41%5.21%

1816 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Election results by county
Worthington:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
Dunlap:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Brown:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
No Data/Vote:     

Governor before election

Thomas Worthington
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas Worthington
Democratic-Republican

The 1816 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 8 October 1816 in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor of Ohio Thomas Worthington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican members James Dunlap and Ethan Allen Brown. [1]

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General election

On election day, 8 October 1816, Democratic-Republican nominee Thomas Worthington won re-election by a margin of 16,636 votes against his opponents and fellow Democratic-Republican members James Dunlap and Ethan Allen Brown, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Worthington was sworn in for his second term on 9 December 1816. [2]

Results

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1816 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Thomas Worthington (incumbent) 22,931 74.35
Democratic-Republican James Dunlap 6,295 20.41
Democratic-Republican Ethan Allen Brown 1,607 5.21
Others 9 0.03
Total votes29,842 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

  1. Bell, p. 303-304.
  2. "OH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 18, 2005. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. "Election Statistics". Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of Ohio, for the year 1875. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. 1876. p. 303.

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