United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1810, in 13 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.
Eight governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.
Results
State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Connecticut 9 April 1810 John Treadwell (acting) Federalist Re-elected after legislative election, 10,265 (49.50%) Asa Spalding (Democratic-Republican), 7,185 (34.65%)Roger Griswold (Federalist), 3,110 (15.00%)Scattering 177 (0.85%)(Legislative election)(held, 11 May 1810)John Treadwell, 121 votesAsa Spalding, 42 votesRoger Griswold, 29 votes Delaware 2 October 1810 George Truitt Federalist Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Joseph Haslet (Democratic-Republican) 3,664 (50.49%)Daniel Rodney (Federalist), 3,593 (49.51%) Maryland(election by legislature) 19 November 1810 Edward Lloyd Democratic-Republican Re-elected, 55 votes John Eager Howard (Federalist), 3 votesLevin Winder (Federalist), 3 votesCharles Carroll of Carrollton (Federalist), 1 vote Massachusetts 5 April 1810 Christopher Gore Federalist Defeated, 44,079 (48.54%) Elbridge Gerry (Democratic-Republican), 46,541 (51.25%)Scattering 193 (0.21%) New Hampshire 13 March 1810 Jeremiah Smith Federalist Defeated, 15,166 (48.03%) John Langdon (Democratic-Republican), 16,325 (51.70%)Scattering 84 (0.27%) New Jersey(election by legislature) 26 October 1810 Joseph Bloomfield Democratic-Republican Re-elected, unopposed William Sanford Pennington (Democratic-Republican), withdrewWilliam Rossell (Democratic-Republican), withdrew New York 24–26 April 1810 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican Re-elected, 43,094 (54.09%) Jonas Platt (Federalist), 36,484 (45.80%)Scattering 86 (0.11%) North Carolina(election by legislature) 1 December 1810 David Stone Democratic-Republican Defeated, Democratic-Republican victory (Fourth ballot)Benjamin Smith (Democratic-Republican), 97 votesDavid Stone (Democratic-Republican), 84 votesBlank, 6 votes Ohio 9 October 1810 Samuel Huntington Democratic-Republican Retired, Democratic-Republican victory Return J. Meigs Jr. (Democratic-Republican), 9,924 (56.21%)Thomas Worthington (Democratic-Republican), 7,731 (43.79%) Rhode Island 18 April 1810 James Fenner Democratic-Republican Re-elected. Returns lost. South Carolina(election by legislature) 8 December 1810 John Drayton Democratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory Henry Middleton (Democratic-Republican), 102 votesJoseph Alston (Democratic-Republican), 53 votes Vermont 4 September 1810 Jonas Galusha Democratic-Republican Re-elected, 13,810 (57.33%) Isaac Tichenor (Federalist), 9,918 (41.17%)Scattering 361 (1.50%) Virginia(election by legislature) 7 December 1810 John Tyler Sr. Democratic-Republican Re-elected, without opposition
See also 1810 United States elections
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