1838 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1838 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 9, 1838.

1838 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Wilson Shannon Joseph Vance Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 107,884 102,146 Percentage 51.36% 48.63%

Election results by county Shannon:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Vance:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Joseph Vance Whig Elected Governor Wilson Shannon Democratic

Incumbent Whig Governor Joseph Vance was defeated by Democratic nominee, former prosecuting attorney for Belmont County, Wilson Shannon.

General election

Results

1838 Ohio gubernatorial election^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wilson Shannon	107,884	51.36%
	Whig	Joseph Vance (incumbent)	102,146	48.63%
	Scattering		7	0.00%
Majority			5,738	2.73%
Turnout			210,037
	Democratic gain from Whig		Swing