1879 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1879 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 14, 1879. Republican nominee Charles Foster defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Ewing Jr. with 50.25% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * Charles Foster, Republican
 * Thomas Ewing Jr., Democratic

Other candidates
 * A. Sanders Piatt, Greenback
 * Gideon T. Stewart, Prohibition
 * John Hood, Independent