1844 Ohio gubernatorial election

1844 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Mordecai Bartley David Tod Party Whig Democratic Popular vote 146,333 145,062 Percentage 48.73% 48.31%

County results Bartley   40–50%   50-60%   60-70% Tod   40–50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

Governor before election Thomas W. Bartley (acting) Democratic Elected Governor Mordecai Bartley Whig

The 1844 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1844.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Thomas W. Bartley did not run for re-election.

Bartley's father, Whig nominee Mordecai Bartley, defeated Democratic nominee David Tod and Liberty nominee Leicester King.

General election

Candidates

• Mordecai Bartley, former U.S. representative from Mansfield (Whig)
• Leicester King, former state senator from Warren and nominee for governor in 1842 (Liberty)
• David Tod, former state senator from Warren (Democratic)

Bartley replaced David Spangler, who declined the nomination. ^[1]

Results

1844 Ohio gubernatorial election ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Whig	Mordecai Bartley	146,333	48.73%
	Democratic	David Tod	145,062	48.31%
	Liberty	Leicester King	8,898	2.96%
	Scattering		11	0.00%
Majority			1,271	0.42%
Turnout			300,304
	Whig gain from Democratic		Swing

Notes

1. King's vote is that declared by the General Assembly. The sum of his votes county-by-county is 8,891.

References

1. "Spangler, David (1796-1856)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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3. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 203–204. ISBN   978-0-7864-1439-0.
5. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
6. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 464. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
7. "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. 304.
8. Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of Ohio; being the First Session of the Forty Third General Assembly, held in the City of Columbus, commencing on Monday, December 2, 1844. Vol. XLIII. Columbus: Samuel Medary, Printer of the State. 1844. pp. 8–10.
9. Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 180. ISBN   9783849673543.