1879 Ohio gubernatorial election

1879 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 14, 1879

Nominee Charles Foster Thomas Ewing Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 336,261 319,132 Percentage 50.25% 47.69%

County results Foster:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ewing:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Richard M. Bishop Democratic Elected Governor Charles Foster Republican

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 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Foster	336,261	50.25%
	Democratic	Thomas Ewing Jr.	319,132	47.69%
	Greenback	A. Sanders Piatt	9,072	1.36%
	Prohibition	Gideon T. Stewart	4,145	0.62%
	Independent	John Hood	547	0.08%
Majority			17,129
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing