1816 Ohio gubernatorial election

1816 Ohio gubernatorial election

8 October 1816

Nominee Thomas Worthington James Dunlap Ethan Allen Brown Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 22,931 6,295 1,607 Percentage 74.35% 20.41% 5.21%

Election results by county Worthington:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Dunlap:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Brown:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Thomas Worthington Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Thomas Worthington Democratic-Republican

The 1816 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 8 October 1816 in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor of Ohio Thomas Worthington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican members James Dunlap and Ethan Allen Brown.

General election

On election day, 8 October 1816, Democratic-Republican nominee Thomas Worthington won re-election by a margin of 16,636 votes against his opponents and fellow Democratic-Republican members James Dunlap and Ethan Allen Brown, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Worthington was sworn in for his second term on 9 December 1816.

Results

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1816

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Worthington (incumbent)	22,931	74.35
	Democratic-Republican	James Dunlap	6,295	20.41
	Democratic-Republican	Ethan Allen Brown	1,607	5.21
		Others	9	0.03
Total votes			29,842	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

Works cited

• Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Ohio Secretary of State.