1881 Ohio gubernatorial election

1881 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 11, 1881

Nominee Charles Foster John W. Bookwalter Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 312,735 288,426 Percentage 50.10% 46.21%

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

Governor before election Charles Foster Republican Elected Governor Charles Foster Republican

The 1881 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1881. Incumbent Republican Charles Foster defeated Democratic nominee John W. Bookwalter with 50.10% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Charles Foster, Republican
• John W. Bookwalter, Democratic

Other candidates

• Abraham R. Ludlow, Prohibition
• John J. Seitz, People's

Results

1881 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles Foster (incumbent)	312,735	50.10%
	Democratic	John W. Bookwalter	288,426	46.21%
	Prohibition	Abraham R. Ludlow	16,597	2.66%
	Populist	John J. Seitz	6,330	1.01%
Majority			24,309
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing