Election Name: | 1828 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Country: | Ohio |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1826 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1826 |
Next Election: | 1830 Ohio gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1830 |
Election Date: | 14 October 1828 |
Nominee1: | Allen Trimble |
Party1: | National Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 53,970 |
Percentage1: | 50.90% |
Nominee2: | John Wilson Campbell |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 51,951 |
Percentage2: | 49.00% |
Map Size: | 230px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Allen Trimble |
Before Party: | National Republican Party |
After Election: | Allen Trimble |
After Party: | National Republican Party |
The 1828 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 14 October 1828, in order to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent National Republican governor Allen Trimble won re-election against Democratic-Republican candidate and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 5th district John Wilson Campbell.[1]
On election day, 14 October 1828, incumbent National Republican governor Allen Trimble won re-election by a margin of 2,019 votes against his opponent Democratic-Republican candidate John Wilson Campbell, thereby retaining National Republican control over the office of governor. Trimble was sworn in for his second term in December 1828.[2]