1820 Ohio gubernatorial election
October 10, 1820
 
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 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.


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