1830 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 12, 1830


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

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

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

References

^ "OH Governor, 1830". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 72. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 463. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ "Election Statistics". Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of Ohio, for the year 1875. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. 1876. p. 303.
^ Journal of the Senate, of the State of Ohio; being the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth General Assembly: begun and held in the Town of Columbus, in the County of Franklin; Monday, December 6, 1830. Columbus: Olmsted & Bailhache, State Printers. 1832. pp. 44–45.
^ Taylor, William Alexander. Centennial History of Columbus and Franklin County. North Charleston, SC: Createspace. p. 179. ISBN 9783849673543.

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