Ohio 1819 Constitutional Convention

Office:
Constitutional Convention (State)
Title:
Convention Delegate
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Ohio 1819 Constitutional Convention
Date:
1819
State:
Ohio
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Constitutional Convention/Convention Delegate
Candidates:
for, against
Candidates: for[1]against
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2][3]698729315
Adams County[4]1521474
Ashtabula County17372
Athens County[5]1748
Belmont County521944
Brown County46523
Butler County177600
Champaign County78488
Clark County17145
Clermont County1861428
Clinton County377121
Columbiana County212009
Augusta-40
Beaver-59
Butler1100
Center4250
Elk Run-116
Fairfield-108
Fox-16
Franklin-51
Goshen-73
Green-69
Hanover4166
Knox148
Madison-85
Middleton-87
Saint Clair1200
Salem1128
Saline146
Springfield2104
Unity1111
Washington167
Wayne-50
West-68
Yellowcreek467
Coshocton County13712
Cuyahoga County15890
Darke County35173
Delaware County58601
Fairfield County[6]571994
Amanda5133
Bern-115
Bloom5177
Clear Creek4149
Greenfield7162
Hocking18282
Liberty-104
Madison-84
Perry-69
Pleasant-198
Richland12111
Rush Creek2150
Violet4125
Walnut-135
Fayette County214337
Franklin County135792
Gallia County133577
Geauga County311146
Greene County340698
Guernsey County6675
Hamilton County7841376
Anderson-127
Cincinnati643315
Colerain1168
Columbia-152
Crosby570
Delhi2551
Green2291
Miami3110
Millcreek4962
Sycamore13222
Whitewater13108
Harrison County[7]421005
Archer-92
Cadiz26295
Freeport197
Green-103
North652
Nottingham669
Shortcreek3245
Stock-52
Highland County320683
Jackson County51368
Jefferson County481358
Cross Creek2154
Island Creek280
Knox-137
Mount Pleasant389
Ross-48
Salem-172
Smithfield15135
Springfield-82
Steubenville19159
Warren7146
Wayne-156
Knox County25900
Lawrence County3210
Licking County92489
Logan County12304
Madison County[8]77380
Medina County[9]10680
Miami County[10]294499
Monroe County1244
Montgomery County[11]362673
Dayton21011
German74140
Jackson290
Jefferson98100
Madison153
Randolph181
Washington44163
Wayne1235
Muskingum County291126
Perry County[12]9848
Pickaway County1521170
Pike County92323
Portage County478192
Preble County268389
Richland County37758
Ross County4211124
Shelby County4495
Loramie224
Orange152
Perry-17
Turtle Creek412
Stark County182587
Canton6066
Trumbull County158725
Tuscarawas County[13]15586
Warren County[14]358383
Clear-creek2082
Deerfield2848
Franklin52-
Hamilton495
Salem146
Turtle-creek14088
Union3152
Washington136
Wayne3626
Washington County[15]26880
Wayne County[16]11808

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]This election was a question of whether or not to hold a new state constitutional convention.
[3]"So widespread was this antislavery feeling that the call for a state constitutional convention in 1819 was defeated in the referendum primarily because of popular fears of a plot to introduce slavery into Ohio." Party Spirit in a Frontier Republic. 231.
[4]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 1471 votes against.
[5]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 705 votes against.
[6]The returns from Fairfield County are not counted among the official totals.
[7]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 1009 votes against.
[8]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 384 votes against.
[9]The votes from Medina are not counted among the official totals.
[10]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 204 votes against.
[11]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 672 votes against.
[12]The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH) lists 849 votes against.
[13]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 583 votes against.
[14]The Western Star lists 393 votes against the convention but the township totals add up to 383.
[15]The Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY) lists 838 votes against.
[16]The returns from Wayne county are not counted among the official returns.

References:

Abstract of Votes, Columbiana County. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland.
Abstract of Votes, Fairfield County.
Abstract of Votes, Harrison County.
Abstract of Votes, Montgomery County.
Original Shelby County Election Returns.
Journal of the Ohio House of Representatives, 1819. 92.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 15, 1819.
The Scioto Gazette, and Fredonian Chronicle (Chillicothe, OH). October 15, 1819.
Hamilton Gazette and Miami Register (Hamilton, OH). October 19, 1819.
Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette (Cincinnati, OH). October 19, 1819.
The Western Star (Lebanon, OH). October 19, 1819.
The Ohio Register (Mount Vernon, OH). October 20, 1819.
The Scioto Gazette, and Fredonian Chronicle (Chillicothe, OH). October 20, 1819.
The Ohio Eagle (Lancaster, OH). October 21, 1819.
The Ohio Watchman (Dayton, OH). October 21, 1819.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, OH). October 21, 1819.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 22, 1819.
Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH). October 23, 1819.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 29, 1819.
Western Herald and Steubenville Gazette (Steubenville, OH). October 30, 1819.
The Cleaveland Herald (Cleveland, OH). November 2, 1819.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, OH). November 4, 1819.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). November 5, 1819.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). November 12, 1819.
Kentucky Reporter (Lexington, KY). December 8, 1819.
Ratcliffe, Donald J. Party Spirit in a Frontier Republic: Democratic Politics in Ohio, 1793-1821. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 1998. 231.

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