1851 Ohio gubernatorial election

1851 Ohio gubernatorial election

← 1850 14 October 1851 1853 →
 
Nominee Reuben Wood Samuel F. Vinton Samuel Lewis
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 145,654 119,548 16,918
Percentage 51.62% 42.37% 6.00%

County results
Wood:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Vinton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Lewis:      40–50%

Governor before election

Reuben Wood
Democratic

Elected Governor

Reuben Wood
Democratic

The 1851 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 14 October 1851, in order to elect the governor of Ohio. Incumbent Democratic governor Reuben Wood won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th district Samuel F. Vinton and Free Soil nominee Samuel Lewis.[1]

  1. ^ "Reuben Wood". National Governors Association. Retrieved 10 May 2024.