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1832 United States presidential election in Ohio

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1832 United States presidential election in Ohio

← 1828 November 2 – December 5, 1832 1836 →
 
Nominee Andrew Jackson Henry Clay
Party Democratic National Republican
Alliance Anti-Masonic
Home state Tennessee Kentucky
Running mate Martin Van Buren John Sergeant
Electoral vote 21 0
Popular vote 81,246 76,539
Percentage 51.33% 48.35%

County Results

President before election

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

Elected President

Andrew Jackson
Democratic

The 1832 United States presidential election in Ohio took place between November 2 and December 5, 1832, as part of the 1832 United States presidential election. Voters chose 21 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Andrew Jackson was the incumbent president running for re-election on the Democratic ticket. Following the result of the 1828 election, the Adams Party split into competing factions. The Anti-Masonic Party drew support from New Englanders in the Western Reserve, while the National Republicans dominated the Anti-Jacksonian opposition in the rest of the state. The Anti-Masons were the first to hold a national convention and nominated former United States Attorney General William Wirt for president. They hoped the selection of Wirt, who had served in the John Quincy Adams Administration, could united all Anti-Jacksonians under a single banner, but the National Republican convention spurned the Anti-Masons and nominated their own candidate, Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky. Fearing a split in the opposition vote could throw the election to Jackson, opposition leaders in Ohio agreed to support a fusion ticket of electors jointly nominated by the two parties who were pledged to vote for whichever candidate stood the best chance to defeat Jackson. While the plan succeeded in nearly uniting Ohio's Anti-Jacksonians, Jackson carried Ohio by a margin of 3 percent.[1]

Results

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1832 United States presidential election in Ohio[2]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Andrew Jackson (incumbent) 81,246 51.33% 21
National Republican Henry Clay 76,539 48.35% 0
Anti-Masonic William Wirt 509 0.32% 0
Totals 158,294 100.0% 21

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ratcliffe, Donald J. (Summer 1995). "Antimasonry and Partisanship in Greater New England, 1826-1836". Journal of the Early Republic. 15 (2): 226.
  2. ^ "1832 Presidential General Election Results - Ohio". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved April 12, 2013.