1816 Indiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1816 Indiana Gubernatorial Election?

Jonathan Jennings won the 1816 Indiana Gubernatorial Election. Jonathan Jennings received 5,211 popular votes (56.98%). The main challenger was Thomas Posey (43.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Jennings and Posey

Jennings +14.0 pts · won by 1,277 votes

Jonathan JenningsNonpartisan candidateWINNER56.98%

5,211 votes

Thomas PoseyNonpartisan candidate43.02%

3,934 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.