1820 Ohio gubernatorial election

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

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%

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:

Governor before election Ethan Allen Brown Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Ethan Allen Brown Democratic-Republican

Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Ethan Allen Brown defeated former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Morrow and former U.S. Representative William Henry Harrison.

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[lower-alpha 1]	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.
2. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
3. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
4. 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.
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.
7. Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 179. ISBN 9783849673543.