1842 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1842 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1842.

Incumbent Whig Governor Thomas Corwin was defeated by Democratic nominee and former Governor Wilson Shannon.

Candidates

 * Thomas Corwin, incumbent Governor (Whig)
 * Leicester King, former State Senator from Warren (Liberty)
 * Wilson Shannon, former Governor and Belmont County prosecutor (Democratic)