1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes William Allen
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 297,817 292,273
Percentage 50.25% 49.31%

Governor before election

William Allen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican

The 1875 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1875. Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democratic incumbent William Allen with 50.25% of the vote. Hayes had previously served as Governor from 1868 to 1872, when he beat Allen's nephew Allen G. Thurman in his initial election.

General election[]

Candidates[]

Major party candidates

  • Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican
  • William Allen, Democratic

Other candidates

  • Jay Odell, Prohibition

Results[]

1875 Ohio gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes 297,817 50.25%
Democratic William Allen (incumbent) 292,273 49.31%
Prohibition Jay Odell 2,593 0.44%
Majority 5,544
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References[]

  1. ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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