The 1853 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1853.
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 County results Medill: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Barrere: 40-50% 50–60% Lewis: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor William Medill defeated Whig nominee Nelson Barrere and Free Soil nominee Samuel Lewis.
General election
editCandidates
edit- Nelson Barrere, former U.S. Representative from Hillsboro (Whig)
- Samuel Lewis, former state superintendent of common schools and candidate for governor in 1846 and 1851 (Free Soil)
- William Medill, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Medill (incumbent) | 147,663 | 52.01% | ||
| Whig | Nelson Barrere | 85,857 | 30.24% | ||
| Free Soil | Samuel Lewis | 50,346 | 17.73% | ||
| Majority | 61,806 | 21.77% | |||
| Turnout | 283,887 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 244–245. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Annual Report of the Secretary of State to the Governor of Ohio, for the year 1875. Columbus: Nevins & Myers, State Printers. 1876. p. 303.
- ^ The Journal of the Senate of the State of Ohio. Being the First Session of the Fifty-First General Assembly, held in the City of Columbus, commencing on Monday, January 2, 1854. Vol. II. Columbus: John W. Kees, Statesman Steam Press. 1854. p. 38.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 73. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 464. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
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