1818 Ohio gubernatorial election

1818 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ethan Allen Brown James Dunlap Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 30,194 8,075 Percentage 78.90% 21.10%

Election results by county Brown:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Dunlap:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Thomas Worthington Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Ethan Allen Brown Democratic-Republican

The 1818 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1818.

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Thomas Worthington did not run for re-election. ^[1]

Chief Judge of the Ohio Supreme Court Ethan Allen Brown defeated former member of the Ohio Legislature ^[2] James Dunlap.

General election

Results

1818 Ohio gubernatorial election ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [a] [b]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Ethan Allen Brown	30,194	78.90%
	Democratic-Republican	James Dunlap	8,075	21.10%
Majority			22,119	57.80%
Turnout			38,269
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

Notes

1. Glashan gives the result as Brown 31,787, Dunlap 8,807. ^[8] The result given here is that declared in the Ohio General Assembly.
2. Some sources record that there were 24 scattering votes. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. Sears, Alfred Byron (1958). Thomas Worthington: Father of Ohio Statehood (PDF). Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. p. 206. ISBN   0-8142-0745-6.
2. Bennett, Henry Holcomb, ed. (1902). The County of Ross. Madison, Wis.: Selwyn A. Brant. p. 279.
3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 462. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
5. "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.
6. Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 179. ISBN   9783849673543.
7. Cole, Frank Theodore (January 1903). "Thomas Worthington". The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly. VI. Columbus, Ohio: 12. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
8. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
9. "OH Governor, 1818". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
10. Curtin, Michael F.; Bell, Julia Barry (2006). The Ohio Politics Almanac (2nd ed.). Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press. p. 28. ISBN   0-87338-889-5.