1889 Ohio gubernatorial election

1889 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 5, 1889

Nominee James E. Campbell Joseph B. Foraker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 379,423 368,551 Percentage 48.91% 47.51%

Governor before election Joseph B. Foraker Republican Elected Governor James E. Campbell Democratic

The 1889 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1889. Democratic nominee James E. Campbell defeated incumbent Republican Joseph B. Foraker with 48.91% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• James E. Campbell, Democratic
• Joseph B. Foraker, Republican

Other candidates

• John B. Helwig, Prohibition
• John H. Rhodes, Union Labor

Results

1889 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James E. Campbell	379,423	48.91%
	Republican	Joseph B. Foraker (incumbent)	368,551	47.51%
	Prohibition	John B. Helwig	26,504	3.42%
	Labor	John H. Rhodes	1,048	0.14%
Majority			10,872
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing