1853 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1853 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1853.

1853 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Medill Nelson Barrere Samuel Lewis
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 147,663 85,857 50,346
Percentage 52.01% 30.24% 17.73%

County results
Medill:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Barrere:      40-50%      50–60%
Lewis:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

William Medill (acting)
Democratic

Elected Governor

William Medill
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor William Medill defeated Whig nominee Nelson Barrere and Free Soil nominee Samuel Lewis.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1853 Ohio gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William Medill (incumbent) 147,663 52.01%
Whig Nelson Barrere 85,857 30.24%
Free Soil Samuel Lewis 50,346 17.73%
Majority 61,806 21.77%
Turnout 283,887
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ Some sources give Barrere's vote as 85,843. Per Dubin, this is the sum of the votes county-by-county, but the total below is that given in the General Assembly.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  2. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  3. ^ "Election Statistics". Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of Ohio, for the year 1875. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. 1876. p. 303.
  4. ^ The Journal of the Senate of the State of Ohio. Being the First Session of the Fifty-First General Assembly, held in the City of Columbus, commencing on Monday, January 2, 1854. Vol. II. Columbus: John W. Kees, Statesman Steam Press. 1854. p. 38.
  5. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 73. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 464. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.