1887 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1887 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Joseph B. Foraker won the 1887 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Joseph B. Foraker received 356,534 popular votes (47.73%). The main challenger was Thomas E Powell (44.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Foraker and Powell

Foraker +3.1 pts · won by 23,329 votes
356,534 votes
333,205 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.7% 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.