Political party strength in Ohio
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Ohio:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State Supreme Court
- State delegation to the U.S. Senate
- State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes. Also indicated is the party that controlled the Ohio Apportionment Board, which draws legislative districts for the Ohio General Assembly in the years following the United States Census.
1788–1845
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1846–present
[edit]- ^ Governor of the Northwest Territory appointed by the Continental Congress. There was no Ohio Territory; Ohio is considered the successor state to the Northwest Territory.
- ^ Ohio was accepted into the Union in 1803, and cast its first votes for president in the 1804 election.
- ^ a b c d Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
- ^ a b c d As speaker of the Senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ The 1808 election was actually won by Return J. Meigs Jr., but Meigs was declared ineligible for office for failing residency requirements.
- ^ Resigned to become United States Postmaster General.
- ^ Allen Trimble ran as a Federalist in 1822 and National Republican in 1826.[1]
- ^ A Democrat, Samuel R. Miller, was elected as Speaker of the Senate.[2]
- ^ A Whig, Peter Hitchcock, was elected as a minority-party Speaker of the Senate at organization. Another Whig, Charles Anthony, was elected as a minority-party Speaker after Hitchcock resigned in March. In a special session in June concerning the Toledo War, a Democrat, David Disney, was elected as Speaker.[3]
- ^ Democrat Elijah Vance was re-elected as a minority-party Speaker of the Senate.[4]
- ^ Resigned to become United States minister to Mexico.
- ^ a b Bebb's term officially ended in December 1848. However, due to the large number of close elections that year, the General Assembly was delayed in qualifying governor-elect Seabury Ford, and Bebb remained in office for an extra few weeks.
- ^ A Democrat, Brewster Randall, was chosen as Speaker of the Senate on the 1st Ballot.[5]
- ^ A Free Soiler who ran on the Whig ticket, Brewster Randall, was chosen as Speaker of the Senate on the 16th Ballot.[6]
- ^ A Democrat, John G. Breslin, was elected as a minority-party Speaker on the 3rd Ballot.[7]
- ^ Wood's first term was truncated to one year, due to the 1851 constitution's moving elections one year back to odd-numbered years; resigned to become consul in Valparaíso, Chile.
- ^ A Whig, Harrison G. O. Blake, was chosen as Speaker of the Senate on the 301st Ballot.[8]
- ^ A Democrat, Benjamin F. Leiter, was elected as a minority-party Speaker on the 10th Ballot.[9]
- ^ A Whig, Charles Cleveland Convers, was elected as Speaker of the Senate in coalition with the Free Soilers on the 14th Ballot.[10]
- ^ A Free Soiler, John F. Morse, was elected as Speaker in coalition with the Democrats on the 11th Ballot.[10]
- ^ a b Due to the approval of the Ohio Constitution of 1851, legislators began to serve two-year terms.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ^ a b c Died in office.
- ^ a b c d e As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
- ^ Though the Senate was tied, the Republicans had control of the Senate Presidency due to the tie-breaking vote of the Lt. Governor.[13]
- ^ Resigned to become president of the United States.
- ^ Acting.
- ^ Elected to United States House of Representatives representing Ohio's 8th congressional district.
- ^ There was a contest over four seats from Hamilton County and whether the Democrats or Republicans won them. The Democrats initially claimed the Senate Presidency under John O'Neill. After a compromise was worked out on not seating the four Democrats being contested, the 15 of the other 16 Democrats left the chamber, leaving it short of a quorum of 19. Some days later, a motion was made on the floor to accept the four Republicans, and it was granted. This allowed the Republicans to choose Silas A. Conrad as President pro tempore, and to organize and control the chamber.[14]
- ^ Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson I (D) also carried 1 of Ohio's 23 electoral votes due to a faithless elector.
- ^ The Independent Republican voted to give the Democrats control of the Senate Presidency and the chamber.[15]
- ^ a b A 1905 amendment to the state constitution shifted elections forward one year, to take place on even years; thus Pattison's term, completed by Lieutenant Governor Andrew L. Harris Harris, was extended to three years.
- ^ The Independent voted to give the Democrats control of the Senate Presidency and the chamber.[16]
- ^ a b Due to a state constitutional amendment, every legislator elected in 1905 served a three-year term, and would serve two-year terms afterward.
- ^ Though the Senate was tied, the Democrats had control of the Senate Presidency due to the tie-breaking vote of the Lt. Governor.
- ^ Elected a Democratic Speaker.
- ^ Though the Senate was tied, the Republicans had control of the Senate Presidency due to the tie-breaking vote of the Lt. Governor.[17]
- ^ Resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Resigned following election as state attorney general in November 2008 special election.
- ^ As deputy attorney general, acted as attorney general following Dann's resignation.
- ^ a b Appointed to fill vacancy.
- ^ Elected in November 2008 special election.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Powell, Thomas Edward, ed. (1913). The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history. Vol. 1. The Ohio Publishing Company. p. 67.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 277.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. pp. 274, 276.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 277.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 301.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 306.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 309.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 312.
- ^ Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 314.
- ^ a b Ohio (1876). Message and Annual Reports for ..., Made to the ... General Assembly of Ohio . Richard Nevins, state printer. p. 315.
- ^ Smith 1898 : 40
- ^ Smith 1898 : 74
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio Statesmen and Annals of Progress: From the Year 1788 to the Year 1900 ... Press of the Westbote Company.
- ^ Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress, from the year 1788 to the year 1900 . University of California Libraries. Columbus, Ohio, Press of the Westbote Co.
- ^ The Biographical Annals of Ohio, 1902-: A Handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. v. 1-. 1898.
- ^ The Biographical Annals of Ohio, 1902-: A Handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio. v. 1-. 1898.
- ^ "Ohio Senate Democrats unveil tactics". news.google.com. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.