1836 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1836 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1836.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert Lucas did not run for re-election.

Whig nominee Joseph Vance defeated Democratic nominee Eli Baldwin with 51.64% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Eli Baldwin, Democratic, farmer, former State Senator, former judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Trumbull County
 * Joseph Vance, Whig, former U.S. Representative