1822 Ohio gubernatorial election

1822 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 8, 1822

Nominee Jeremiah Morrow Allen Trimble William W. Irvin Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 26,059 22,899 11,050 Percentage 41.06% 36.08% 17.41%

Election results by county Morrow:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Trimble:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%      90–100% Irvin:      40–50%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Unknown/no votes:

Governor before election Allen Trimble Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Jeremiah Morrow Democratic-Republican

The 1822 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1822. Speaker of the Senate Allen Trimble had acted as governor since the resignation of Ethan Allen Brown to accept a Senate seat. Former senator, and 1820 gubernatorial challenger Jeremiah Morrow narrowly beat Trimble and former Ohio Supreme Court justice William Irvin.

General election

Results

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1822

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Jeremiah Morrow	26,059	41.06%
	Democratic-Republican	Allen Trimble (incumbent)	22,899	36.08%
	Democratic-Republican	William W. Irvin	11,050	17.41%
	Other	Others	3,462	5.46%
Majority			3,160	4.98%
Turnout			63,470
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing