1822 Indiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1822 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana File:Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg Presidential no 1819 Indiana gubernatorial election 1819 1825 Indiana gubernatorial election 1825 August 5, 1822 150x150px File:William hendricks sr.jpg William Hendricks cc5f11 18,340 100.00% Governor Jonathan Jennings William Hendricks The 1822 Indiana gubernatorial election took place on August 5, 1822. The U.S. representative from Indiana's at-large congressional district William Hendricks was elected virtually without opposition. This was the only unanimous Indiana gubernatorial election and the last before the revival of party politics following the 1824 United States presidential election.Carmony 1998 80–81 The incumbent governor of Indiana Jonathan Jennings was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Indiana. Although Hendricks never formally announced his candidacy, his name was before the public as early as March as an "authorized" candidate for governor. In May, he resigned his congressional seat, indicating his willingness to be elected governor.Carmony 1998 80 Hendricks was enormously personally popular, having faced only token opposition in his most recent bid for re-election.Hill 1974 299 No rival candidate emerged to contest the election, and Hendricks was understood to be running unopposed.Carmony 1998 80 The Democratic-Republican Party was dominant nationally during the Era of Good Feelings, and the politics of the state were conducted on a nonpartisan basis. The factionalism of the territorial period had all but subsided, and Hendricks drew support from every section of the state. Local meetings in support of Hendricks's candidacy were held in several places, and the candidate enjoyed the backing of most of the press. Hendricks was the overwhelming choice of the voters on Election Day; so unanimous was the verdict that the editor of the Vincennes Western Sun deemed it unnecessary to publish the official returns.Carmony 1998 80–81 Following the election, Jennings resigned as governor in order to assume the congressional seat vacated by Hendricks, briefly elevating the lieutenant governor Ratliff Boon to the governorship.Riker 1932 235 General election Results The original manuscript returns appear to be lost. The journal of the Indiana House of Representatives shows 18,340 votes for Hendricks and none for other candidates.Riker Thornbrough 1960 138 Unofficial results published by the Indianapolis Gazette show two votes for other candidates Marion County. These are the only know votes cast against Hendricks in any county.Lampi 2012 The following table quotes the official figures reported by the speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives. 1822 Indiana gubernatorial electionRiker Thornbrough 1960 138 Nonpartisan candidate William Hendricks 18,340 100.00% 18,340 100.00% Results by county The summary of the election result in the Indiana House Journal omits the county-level data.Riker Thornbrough 1960 138 As Hendricks's election was considered a foregone conclusion, contemporary editors considered it unnecessary to publish a detailed account of the vote in each county.Carmony 1998 80–81 Phil Lampi's A New Nation Votes project locates unofficial results from two counties, shown below. These are the only surviving county returns for this election.Lampi 2012 County William Hendricks Others Total Votes Percent Votes Percent Marion 315 99.37 2 0.63 317 Wayne 1,113 100.00 — 1,113 References Bibliography Carmony Donald Francis Indiana 1816-1850: the Pioneer Era 1998 Indiana Historical Society Indianapolis 0-87195-125-8 https://books.google.com/books?id=BkYhDQAAQBAJ Hill Frederick D. William Hendricks' Political Circulars to his Constituents: Congressional Period, 1816-1822 Indiana Magazine of History December 1974 70 4 296–344 27789995 Lampi Philip Indiana 1822 Governor 2012 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/gb19f664j A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825 American Antiquarian Society June 21, 2021 Riker Dorothy Thornbrough Gayle Indiana Election Returns: 1816-1851 1960 Indiana Historical Bureau Riker Dorothy Jonathan Jennings Indiana Magazine of History December 1932 28 4 223–239 27786567 1816 Gubernatorial Indiana Category:August 1822