1838 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1838 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 9, 1838.
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Incumbent Whig Governor Joseph Vance was defeated by Democratic nominee, former prosecuting attorney for Belmont County, Wilson Shannon.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Wilson Shannon | 107,884 | 51.36% | ||
Whig | Joseph Vance (incumbent) | 102,146 | 48.63% | ||
Scattering | 7 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 5,738 | 2.73% | |||
Turnout | 210,037 | ||||
Democratic gain from Whig | Swing | ||||
References
- "OH Governor, 1838". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 200–201. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- 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. 463. 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. 304.
- Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Ohio; being the First Session of the Thirty-Seventh General Assembly, begun and held in the City of Columbus, Monday, December 3, 1838. Columbus: Samuel Medary, Printer of the State. 1838. pp. 32–34.
- Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 180. ISBN 9783849673543.
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