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1881 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1881 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Foster won the 1881 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Charles Foster received 312,735 popular votes (50.1%). The main challenger was John W. Bookwalter (46.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Foster and Bookwalter

Foster +3.9 pts · won by 24,309 votes
Charles FosterRepublicanWINNER50.1%
312,735 votes
John W. BookwalterDemocratic46.21%
288,426 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% 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.