1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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Ohio elected its members October 10, 1820.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
Ohio 1 Thomas R. Ross Democratic-Republican 1818 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 2 John W. Campbell Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 3 Henry Brush Democratic-Republican 1818 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Ohio 4 Samuel Herrick Democratic-Republican 1816 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Winner declined to serve, leading to an October 9, 1821 special election.
Ohio 5 Philemon Beecher Federalist 1816 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican gain.
Ohio 6 John Sloane Democratic-Republican 1818 Incumbent re-elected.
  • John Sloane (Democratic-Republican) 91.7%
  • Alred Kelley (Democratic-Republican) 8.2%
  • Others 0.1%

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Notes

  1. Source does not give numbers of votes or has incomplete data.
  2. Based on incomplete returns

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