1844 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1844 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1844.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Thomas W. Bartley did not run for re-election.

Bartley's father, Whig nominee Mordecai Bartley defeated Democratic nominee David Tod and Liberty nominee Leicester King.

Candidates
Bartley replaced David Spangler who declined the nomination.
 * Mordecai Bartley, former U.S. Representative from Mansfield (Whig)
 * Leicester King, former State Senator from Warren and nominee for Governor in 1842 (Liberty)
 * David Tod, former State Senator from Warren (Democratic)