1834 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1834 Ohio gubernatorial election

← 1832 October 14, 1834 1836 →
 
Nominee Robert Lucas James Findlay
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 70,738 67,414
Percentage 51.19% 48.78%

Governor before election

Robert Lucas
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert Lucas
Democratic

The 1834 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 14, 1834.

Incumbent

Governor Robert Lucas was re-elected to a second term, defeating Whig nominee, former Mayor of Cincinnati and former U.S. Representative, James Findlay
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General election

Results

1834 Ohio gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Lucas (incumbent) 70,738 51.19%
Whig James Findlay 67,414 48.78%
Scattering 38 0.03%
Majority 3,324 2.41%
Turnout 138,190
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "OH Governor, 1834". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
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  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of Ohio; being the First Session of the Thirty-Third General Assembly: begun and held in the City of Columbus, Monday, December 1, 1834. Columbus: James B. Gardiner, Printer to the State. 1834. pp. 50–52.
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