1857 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1857 Ohio gubernatorial election
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  1855 October 13, 1857 1859  
  Mathew Brady, Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, officer of the United States government (1860-1865).jpg Henry B. Payne - Brady-Handy.jpg
Nominee Salmon P. Chase Henry B. Payne
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote160,568159,065
Percentage48.67%48.22%

1857 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Chase:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Payne:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Salmon P. Chase
Republican

Elected Governor

Salmon P. Chase
Republican

The 1857 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1857. Incumbent Republican Salmon P. Chase defeated Democratic nominee Henry B. Payne with 48.67% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Salmon P. Chase, Republican
  • Henry B. Payne, Democratic

Other candidates

Results

1857 Ohio gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Salmon P. Chase (incumbent) 160,568 48.67%
Democratic Henry B. Payne 159,06548.22%
Know Nothing Philadelph Van Trump 10,2723.11%
Majority 1,503
Turnout
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. Minutes of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the General Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers of Indiana. Indianapolis. 1893. p. 19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. elections. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved August 12, 2020.