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1808 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1807 Ohio gubernatorial election 1807 1810 Ohio gubernatorial election 1810 October 11, 1808 125px Samuel Huntington Democratic-Republican Party 7,293 44.77% 125px Thomas Worthington Democratic-Republican Party 5,601 34.38% 125px Thomas Kirker Democratic-Republican Party 3,397 20.85% 250px Election results by countyHuntington: #87DEAA 40–50%#73bc84 50–60% #3fa458 60–70% #068a25 70–80% #016e1b 80–90% #015114 90–100%Worthington: #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80%Kirker: #BDBDBD 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80%Unknown/no votes: #808080 Governor Thomas Kirker (Acting) Democratic-Republican Party Samuel Huntington Democratic-Republican Party
The 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1808, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Samuel Huntington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator Thomas Worthington and incumbent Democratic-Republican Acting Governor Thomas Kirker.Samuel Huntington https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-huntington/ 2024-04-29 National Governors Association
General election
On election day, October 11, 1808, Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Huntington won the election by a margin of 1,692 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Worthington, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Huntington was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Ohio on December 12, 1808.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=94238 OH Governor ourcampaigns.com February 18, 2005 2024-04-29
Results
Ohio gubernatorial election, 1808
Democratic-Republican Party
Samuel Huntington
7,293
44.77%
Democratic-Republican Party
Thomas Worthington
5,601
34.38%
Democratic-Republican Party
Thomas Kirker (incumbent)
3,397
20.85%
16,291
100.00%
Democratic-Republican Party
References
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