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1879 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1879 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Foster won the 1879 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Charles Foster received 336,261 popular votes (50.25%). The main challenger was Thomas Ewing Jr. (47.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Foster and Jr.

Foster +2.6 pts · won by 17,129 votes
Charles FosterRepublicanWINNER50.25%
336,261 votes
Thomas Ewing Jr.Democratic47.69%
319,132 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% 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.