1857 Ohio gubernatorial election

1857 Ohio gubernatorial election

October 13, 1857

Nominee Salmon P. Chase Henry B. Payne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,568 159,065 Percentage 48.67% 48.22%

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

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

Other candidates

• Philadelph Van Trump, American

Results

1857 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Salmon P. Chase (incumbent)	160,568	48.67%
	Democratic	Henry B. Payne	159,065	48.22%
	Know Nothing	Philadelph Van Trump	10,272	3.11%
Majority			1,503
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing