1848 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1848 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1846 Ohio gubernatorial election 1846 1850 Ohio gubernatorial election 1850 October 10, 1848 125px Seabury Ford Whig Party (United States) 148,756 49.93% 125px John B. Weller Democratic Party (United States) 148,445 49.82% 250px Election results by countyFord: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% Weller: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor William Bebb Whig Party (United States) Seabury Ford Whig Party (United States) The 1848 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 10, 1848, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Whig nominee and former member of the Ohio Senate Seabury Ford narrowly defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 2nd district John B. Weller.Seabury Ford https://www.nga.org/governor/seabury-ford/ 2024-05-10 National Governors Association Weller would be elected Governor of California in 1857. General election On election day, October 10, 1848, Whig nominee Seabury Ford won the election by a margin of 311 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John B. Weller, thereby retaining Whig control over the office of Governor. Ford was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Ohio on January 22, 1849.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=93462 OH Governor ourcampaigns.com February 16, 2005 2024-05-10 Results Ohio gubernatorial election, 1848 Whig Party (United States) Seabury Ford 148,756 49.93% Democratic Party (United States) John B. Weller 148,445 49.82% Scattering 742 0.25% 297,943 100.00% Whig Party (United States) References Category:1848 Ohio elections Category:Ohio gubernatorial elections Category:1848 United States gubernatorial elections Category:October 1848