The 1820 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 10, 1820.
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 Election results by county Brown: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Morrow: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% Harrison: 70-80% Unknown/no votes: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Ethan Allen Brown defeated former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Morrow and former U.S. Representative William Henry Harrison.
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "OH Governor, 1820". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 462. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 179. ISBN 9783849673543.
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