1851 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election

none October 2026 1851 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1853 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election 1853 October 14, 1851 William Medill at statehouse.jpg 150x150px William Medill Democratic Party (United States) 146,053 51.81% Ephraim Eckley (cropped).jpg Ephraim R. Eckley Whig Party (United States) 119,984 42.57% 3x4.svg Nicholas Spindler Free Soil Party 15,839 5.62% Lieutenant Governor Office established William Medill Democratic Party (United States) The 1851 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on October 14, 1851, to elect the first Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Democratic former Commissioner of Indian Affairs William Medill won the election, defeating Whig Ohio state senator Ephraim R. Eckley by nine percentage points with Free Soil candidate Nicholas Spindler finishing a distant third with five percent of the vote. General election Candidates William Medill, Commissioner of Indian Affairs (1845–1849), U.S. Representative from Ohio's 9th congressional district (1839–1843), Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives (1836–1837), Ohio state representative (1835–1838) (Democratic) Ephraim R. Eckley, Ohio state senator (1843–1847), (1849–1852) (Whig) Nicholas Spindler (Free Soil) Results 1851 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election resultsAnnual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Pages 114-115 Ohio Secretary of State 1876 bell1876 William Jr. Bell William Bell Jr. (politician) https://books.google.com/books?id=GbhXD5zfqQcC&pg=PA303 Democratic Party (United States) William Medill 146,053 51.81% Whig Party (United States) Ephraim R. Eckley 119,984 42.57% Free Soil Party Nicholas Spindler 15,839 5.62% 281,876 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1851 Ohio elections Category:Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1851