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1873 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1873 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

William Allen won the 1873 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. William Allen received 214,654 popular votes (47.82%). The main challenger was Edward Follansbee Noyes (47.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Allen and Noyes

Allen +0.2 pts · won by 817 votes
William AllenDemocraticWINNER47.82%
214,654 votes
Edward Follansbee NoyesRepublican47.64%
213,837 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.