Election Name: | 1810 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Country: | Ohio |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1808 |
Next Election: | 1812 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1812 |
Election Date: | 9 October 1810 |
Nominee1: | Return J. Meigs Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 9,924 |
Percentage1: | 56.21% |
Nominee2: | Thomas Worthington |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 7,731 |
Percentage2: | 43.79% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Huntington |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | Return J. Meigs Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1810 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 9 October 1810, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent United States Senator Return J. Meigs Jr. defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator Thomas Worthington.[1]
On election day, 9 October 1810, Democratic-Republican candidate Return J. Meigs Jr. won the election by a margin of 2,193 votes against his opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Worthington, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Meigs was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Ohio on 8 December 1810.[2]