1836 Ohio gubernatorial election

1836 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joseph Vance Eli Baldwin Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 92,204 86,158 Percentage 51.64% 48.25%

County results Vance   50-60%   60-70%   70–80% Baldwin   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% No data/vote

Governor before election Robert Lucas Democratic Elected Governor Joseph Vance Whig

The 1836 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1836.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Lucas did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee Joseph Vance defeated Democratic nominee Eli Baldwin with 51.64% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Eli Baldwin, Democratic, farmer, ^[1] former state senator, ^[2] former judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Trumbull County ^[3]
• Joseph Vance, Whig, former U.S. representative

Results

1836 Ohio gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Joseph Vance	92,204	51.64%
	Democratic	Eli Baldwin	86,158	48.25%
	Scattering		200	0.11%
Majority			6,046	3.39%
Turnout			178,562
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing

References

1. "Give even old Nick his due". Huron Reflector. Norwalk, Ohio. February 9, 1836. p. 3. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
2. History of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties. Vol. I. Cleveland: H. Z. Williams & Bro. 1882. p. 76. ISBN   9785878824842.
3. Proceedings of the Democratic State Convention, held in Columbus on the Eighth of January, 1836. Columbus, Ohio: The Office of the Western Hemisphere. 1836. pp. 26–27.
4. "OH Governor, 1836". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
5. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
6. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 200. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
7. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
8. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 463. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
9. "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.
10. Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of Ohio; being the First Session of the Thirty-Fifth General Assembly, begun and held in the City of Columbus, Monday, December 5, 1836. Columbus: James B. Gardiner, Printer to the State. 1836. pp. 26–27.
11. Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 179. ISBN   9783849673543.