Jonathan Jennings

Offices

Governor
Statewide
In office
Nov 7, 1816 to Sep 12, 1822
Assumed: General Election
Left: Assumed Other Office
5 years, 10 months, 6 days
U.S. House
At-Large
In office
Dec 2, 1822 to Mar 4, 1823
Assumed: Special Election
Left: Office/District Ceased to Exist
District 2
In office
Mar 4, 1823 to Mar 4, 1831
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
8 years, 3 months, 2 days
Jonathan Jennings spent 14 years, 1 month, 8 days in office in Indiana, including 8 years, 3 months, 2 days at the federal level and 5 years, 10 months, 6 days at the state level.

Elections

1816–Governor WON
General Election–Monday, August 5, 1816
56.98%
Jonathan Jennings*, 5,211 votes
43.02%
Thomas Posey, 3,934 votes
Out of 9,145 votes casts, the margin of victory was 1,277 (13.96%)
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1819–Governor WON
General Election–Monday, August 2, 1819
81.45%
Jonathan Jennings (i)*, 9,168 votes
 17.83%
Christopher Harrison, 2,007 votes
 0.71%
Samuel Carr, 80 votes
 0.01%
Out of 11,256 votes casts, the margin of victory was 7,161 (63.62%)
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In the 2 races for which we have results, Jonathan Jennings had a record of 2-0. That includes a record of 2-0 in 2 general elections.