1889 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1889 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

James E. Campbell won the 1889 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. James E. Campbell received 379,423 popular votes (48.91%). The main challenger was Joseph B. Foraker (47.51%).

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

Campbell +1.4 pts · won by 10,872 votes
379,423 votes
368,551 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.6% 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.