1855 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1855 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio presidential no 1853 Ohio gubernatorial election 1853 1857 Ohio gubernatorial election 1857 October 9, 1855 x155px Salmon Chase Republican Party (United States) 146,770 48.59% x155px William Medill Democratic Party (United States) 131,019 43.37% x155px Allen Trimble Know Nothing 24,276 8.04% 1855 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County Results Chase #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Medill #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Trimble #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% Governor William Medill Democratic Party (United States) Salmon Chase Republican Party (United States) The 1855 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 9, 1855. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Ohio William Medill became governor after the resignation of Reuben Wood to accept a consulship, and was elected in his own right in 1853. The 1855 election was one of the first major tests of the fledgling Republican Party, then still a coalition of various anti-slavery forces, including former rival Democrats and Whig members. This election led them to quickly dominate Ohio politics for the next half-century. The election is also unique in that it was a contest of three Governors, past, present, and future. With Allen Trimble having served in the 1820s, William Medill serving at the time of the election, and Salmon Chase succeeding Medill. Trimble proved to be somewhat of a spoiler candidate, leaving Chase to win with only a plurality of the votes. Republican convention Candidates Salmon Chase, U.S. Senator and former Cincinnati City Councilman Joseph R. Swan, Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Hiram Griswold, future defense attorney for John Brown Results 1855 Republican conventionSmith Joseph Patterson https://archive.org/details/historyrepublic00smitgoog/page/10/mode/2up?q=Salmon+P.+Chase History of the Republican party in Ohio Lewis Publishing Company 1898 Chicago 36 2022-06-28 Salmon Chase Republican Party (United States) 225 60.98% Joseph R. Swan Republican Party (United States) 102 27.64% Hiram Griswold Republican Party (United States) 42 11.38% 369 100.00% General election Results Ohio gubernatorial election, 1855Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 211–212 Republican Party (United States) Salmon Chase 146,770 48.59% Democratic Party (United States) William Medill (incumbent) 131,019 43.37% Know Nothing Allen Trimble 24,276 8.04% 15,751 5.21% 302,065 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1855 Ohio Category:October 1855