Joseph Vance

Governor
Born
March 21, 1786
Died
August 26, 1852
Age at death
66
Home state
Ohio
Party
Independent
On the ballot
1820–1844
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Vance217,184
Opponents207,456
6
Elections run

Between 1820 and 1844, Joseph Vance ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), winning 5 and losing 1. Vance's biggest single-election total was 102,146 votes, in the 1838 governor election in Ohio. Vance's closest win came in the 1843 U.S. House election in Ohio's District 4, decided by 2,958 votes.

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How many votes has Joseph Vance received?

Joseph Vance has received 217,184 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Joseph Vance’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1844U.S. HouseOhioWon10,47060.89%J H Young
Daniel Grosvenor
1843U.S. HouseOhioWon7,51061.06%Samuel F Hunt
Tom L Johnson
1838GovernorOhioLost102,14648.63%Wilson Shannon
1836GovernorOhioWon92,20451.64%Eli Baldwin
1832U.S. HouseOhioWon4,85471.88%Shelby
Alexander Mason
1820U.S. HouseOhioWon
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (V000017) and Wikidata (Q373551). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.