1808 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 11 October 1808, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Samuel Huntington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator Thomas Worthington and incumbent Democratic-Republican Acting Governor Thomas Kirker.

General election
On election day, 11 October 1808, Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Huntington won the election by a margin of 1,692 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Worthington, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Huntington was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Ohio on 12 December 1808.