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1848 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1848 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Seabury Ford won the 1848 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Seabury Ford received 148,756 popular votes (49.93%). The main challenger was John Weller (49.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Ford and Weller

Ford +0.1 pts · won by 311 votes
Seabury FordWhig PartyWINNER49.93%
148,756 votes
John WellerDemocratic49.82%
148,445 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.