Ohio 1816 Governor

Office:
Governor (State)
Title:
Governor
Jurisdiction:
State
Label:
Ohio 1816 Governor
Date:
1816
State:
Ohio
Type:
General
Iteration:
First Ballot
Office/Role:
Governor/Governor
Candidates:
Thomas Worthington, James Dunlap, Ethan A. Brown, Duncan MacArthur, John Pritchard, Zebedee Baker, Charles Chapman, George Emery
Candidates: Thomas Worthington[1]James DunlapEthan A. BrownDuncan MacArthurJohn PritchardZebedee BakerCharles ChapmanGeorge Emery
Affiliation:
Final Result: [2]236067242160772111
Adams County627400------
Ashtabula County191-93-----
Ashtabula2-10-----
Austinburg29-------
Denmark8-------
Geneva25-------
Harpersfield23-32-----
Jefferson16-------
Kingsville11-1-----
Lebanon9-------
Richfield14-------
Salem8-37-----
Wayne27-13-----
Windsor[3]--------
Wrightsburg11-------
Athens County22245------
Belmont County--------
Butler County[4]131285------
Champaign County11123651-----
Clermont County727524------
Clinton County[5][6]43482------
Columbiana County962-128-----
Augusta13-------
Beaver26-------
Butler23-------
Center181-31-----
Elk Run65-1-----
Fairfield52-------
Franklin22-------
Goshen21-------
Green28-------
Hanover5-56-----
Knox28-------
Madison77-------
Middleton37-------
Saint Clair121-------
Salem54-------
Springfield69-------
Unity44-------
Wayne29-4-----
West28-------
Yellow Creek39-36-----
Coshocton County354-------
Coshocton135------1
Oxford38-------
Cuyahoga County5410136-----
Delaware County30016742-----
Fairfield County[7]1059878------
Fayette County81451------
Franklin County740193------
Gallia County3948153-----
Geauga County50-193-----
Greene County565253------
Guernsey County4831792-----
Hamilton County222356------
Harrison County[8]534131211-
Archer45-------
Cadiz145--12-1-
Freeport50----1--
Green70-3-----
North35-------
Nottingham45-------
Rock22-------
Short Creek102-------
Stock201------
Highland County475262------
Huron County40-42-----
Jackson County120132------
Jefferson County[9][10]1314251-----
Cross Creek155-------
Island Creek107-------
Knox110-23-----
Mount Pleasant76-------
Ross45-------
Salem137-2-----
Smithfield95-------
Springfield41-------
Steubenville246-26-----
Warren160-------
Wayne142-------
Knox County[11][12]447223-----
Miller32-1-----
Licking County64620------
Madison County66427------
Miami County67611------
Monroe County1191------
Montgomery County89611-----
Dayton30611-----
German105-------
Jackson57-------
Jefferson58-------
Madison31-------
Randolph100-------
Washington168-------
Wayne71-------
Muskingum County[13][14]115532------
Blue Rock19-------
Clayton1326------
Falls86-------
Harrison28-------
Highland18-------
Hopewell60-------
Jackson30-------
Jefferson44-------
Licking105-------
Madison726------
Newton81-------
Rich Hill18-------
Salt Creek36-------
Springfield[15]104-------
Union70-------
West Zanesville34-------
Zanesville3372------
Pickaway County310557------
Pike County792321-----
Portage County99-320-----
Preble County4839------
Richland County[16]3973934-----
Ross County675947------
Scioto County102270------
Stark County497-28-----
Trumbull County[17]715-264-----
54-6-----
Tuscarawas County130837-----
Warren County[18]133095------
Clear Creek19317------
Deerfield1127------
Franklin1295------
Hamilton112-------
Salem4627------
Turtle Creek40818------
Union12320------
Wayne2071------
Washington County[19][20]360225------
Marietta4171------
Wayne County255-1676----

Notes:

[1]Elected.
[2]The Official Certified Vote was 22931 votes for Thomas Worthington, 6295 votes for James Dunlap and 1607 votes for Ethan A. Brown.
[3]The poll list for Windsor has the names of 28 voters but gives no report for whom they voted. These votes could have been cast in the gubernatorial or congressional election.
[4]The Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) lists Thomas Worthington with 1313 votes.
[5]The Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH), The Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, OH), and The Western Star (Lebanon, OH) list Thomas Worthington with 422 votes and James Dunlap with 80 votes.
[6]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) lists Thomas Worthington with 482 votes and James Dunlap with 80 votes.
[7]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) lists Samuel Dunlap with 78 votes.
[8]The Official Certified Vote has 520 votes for Thomas Worthington.
[9]The Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) lists Thomas Worthington with 1351 votes and does not list any votes for James Dunlap.
[10]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) and The Western Herald (Steubenville, OH) do not list any votes for James Dunlap.
[11]A History of Knox County on 213 lists 485 votes having been cast for Governor with Thomas Worthington with a majority of 424.
[12]The Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) lists Thomas Worthington with 449 votes.
[13]The Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) lists James Dunlap with 33 votes.
[14]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) lists James Dunlap with 34 votes.
[15]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) lists these results as being from the township of Putnam.
[16]A History of Knox County on 215 lists Thomas Worthington with a majority of 353 votes out of 470 votes cast.
[17]There were 21 scattering votes.
[18]The October 18, 1816 editions of The Western Star (Lebanon, OH) and The Philanthropist (Hamilton, OH), and the October 24, 1816 edition of the Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH) list Thomas Worthington with 1340 votes.
[19]The Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, OH) lists James Dunlap with 224 votes.
[20]The Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH) lists Thomas Worthington with 388 votes and James Dunlap with 224 votes.

References:

Original Coshocton Township Election Returns.
Abstract of Votes, Columbiana County. Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland.
Reconstructed Abstract of Votes, Harrison County.
Abstract of Votes, Montgomery County.
Original Trumbull County Election Returns, Unknown Township.
Original Oxford Township, Coshocton County Election Returns. Ebay Item #394451452, Auction Ended, August 6, 2000.
Journal of the Ohio State Senate 1816. 46-47.
Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH). October 10, 1816.
The Western Herald (Steubenville, OH). October 11, 1816.
The Western Star (Lebanon, OH). October 11, 1816.
Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette (Cincinnati, OH). October 14, 1816.
The Supporter (Chillicothe, OH). October 15, 1816.
The Ohio Register (Mount Vernon, OH). October 16, 1816.
The Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, OH). October 16, 1816.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). October 17, 1816.
The Ohio Repository (Canton, OH). October 17, 1816.
Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH). October 17, 1816.
The Philanthropist (Hamilton, OH). October 18, 1816.
The Western Herald (Steubenville, OH). October 18, 1816.
The Western Reserve Chronicle (Warren, OH). October 18, 1816.
The Western Spy (Cincinnati, OH). October 18, 1816.
The Western Star (Lebanon, OH). October 18, 1816.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). October 24, 1816.
Zanesville Express, and Republican Standard (Zanesville, OH). October 24, 1816.
American Friend (Marietta, OH). October 25, 1816.
Liberty Hall and Cincinnati Gazette (Cincinnati, OH). October 28, 1816.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). October 31, 1816.
The Supporter (Chillicothe, OH). December 10, 1816.
Muskingum Messenger (Zanesville, OH). December 19, 1816.
The Weekly Recorder (Chillicothe, OH). December 23, 1816.
The Western Star (Lebanon, OH). December 27, 1816.
Norton, A. Banning. A History of Knox County, Ohio, From 1779 to 1862 Inclusive. Columbus, OH: R. Nevins, 1862. 213, 215, 362.
The History of Warren County, Ohio. Chicago: W. H. Beers and, 1882. 589.
History of the Upper Ohio Valley. Vol. II. Madison, WI: Brant and Fuller, 1891. 50.

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