1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 12, 1875

Nominee Rutherford B. Hayes William Allen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 297,817 292,273 Percentage 50.25% 49.31%

County results Hayes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election William Allen Democratic Elected Governor Rutherford B. Hayes Republican

The 1875 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1875. Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democratic incumbent William Allen with 50.25% of the vote. Hayes had previously served as Governor from 1868 to 1872, when he beat Allen's nephew Allen G. Thurman in his initial election.

General election

Candidates

• William Allen, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
• Rutherford B. Hayes, former Governor and U.S. Representative from Cincinnati (Republican)
• Jay Odell (Prohibition)

Results

1875 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rutherford B. Hayes	297,817	50.25%
	Democratic	William Allen (incumbent)	292,273	49.31%
	Prohibition	Jay Odell	2,593	0.44%
Majority			5,544
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing