1820 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1820 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ethan Allen Brown Jeremiah Morrow William Henry Harrison
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 34,836 9,426 4,348
Percentage 71.30% 19.29% 8.90%

Governor before election

Ethan Allen Brown
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Ethan Allen Brown
Democratic-Republican

The 1820 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 10, 1820.

Incumbent

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General election

Results

1820 Ohio gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic-Republican Ethan Allen Brown (incumbent) 34,836 71.30%
Democratic-Republican Jeremiah Morrow 9,426 19.29%
Democratic-Republican William Henry Harrison 4,348 8.90%
Scattering 248[a] 0.51%
Majority 25,410 52.01%
Turnout 48,858
Democratic-Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ The various sources differ on the number of scattering votes. The Journal of the Ohio House of Representatives gives the number as "about 250". The total shown is the sum of the individual county returns.

References

  1. ^ "OH Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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  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. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio, being the First Session of the Nineteenth General Assembly, Monday, December Fourth, 1820. Columbus: David Smith. pp. 76–77.
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