1879 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1879 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1877 Ohio gubernatorial election 1877 1881 Ohio gubernatorial election 1881 October 14, 1879 File:Charles Foster, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1865-1880.jpg Charles Foster Republican Party (United States) 336,261 50.25% File:Gen. Thomas Ewing, Sr - NARA - 528823.jpg Thomas Ewing Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 319,132 47.69% 1879 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFoster: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Ewing: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Richard M. Bishop Democratic Party (United States) Charles Foster Republican Party (United States) The 1879 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 14, 1879. Republican nominee Charles Foster defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Ewing Jr. with 50.25% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Charles Foster, Republican Thomas Ewing Jr., Democratic Other candidates A. Sanders Piatt, Greenback Gideon T. Stewart, Prohibition John Hood, Independent Results 1879 Ohio gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1721 Guide to U.S. elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2020-07-21 Kalb Deborah Republican Party (United States) Charles Foster 336,261 50.25% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Ewing Jr. 319,132 47.69% Greenback Party A. Sanders Piatt 9,072 1.36% Prohibition Party Gideon T. Stewart 4,145 0.62% Independent (United States) John Hood 547 0.08% 17,129 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1879 Ohio Category:October 1879 in the United States Category:1879 in Ohio Category:1870s Ohio elections