1830 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1830 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1830.

1830 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Duncan McArthur Robert Lucas Party National Republican Democratic Popular vote 49,668 49,186 Percentage 50.13% 49.64%

County results McArthur   50-60%   60-70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Lucas   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% No data/vote

Governor before election Allen Trimble National Republican Elected Governor Duncan McArthur National Republican

Incumbent National Republican Governor Allen Trimble did not run for re-election.

National Republican nominee Duncan McArthur defeated Democratic nominee Robert Lucas.

General election

Candidates

• Robert Lucas, Democratic, Speaker of the Ohio Senate
• Duncan McArthur, National Republican, former U.S. representative

Results

1830 Ohio gubernatorial election^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National Republican	Duncan McArthur	49,668	50.13%
	Democratic	Robert Lucas	49,186	49.64%
	Scattering		226	0.23%
Majority			482	0.49%
Turnout			99,080
	National Republican hold		Swing