1899 Ohio gubernatorial election

1899 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 2, 1899

Nominee George K. Nash John R. McLean Samuel M. Jones Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 417,199 368,176 106,721 Percentage 45.94% 40.54% 11.75%

County results Nash:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% McLean:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Jones:      30–40%      50–60%

Governor before election Asa S. Bushnell Republican Elected Governor George K. Nash Republican

The 1899 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1899. Republican nominee George K. Nash defeated Democratic nominee John R. McLean with 45.94% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• George K. Nash, Republican
• John R. McLean, Democratic

Other candidates

• Samuel M. Jones, Independent
• Seth H. Ellis, Union Reform
• George M. Hammell, Prohibition
• Robert Bandlow, Socialist Labor

Results

1899 Ohio gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George K. Nash	417,199	45.94%
	Democratic	John R. McLean	368,176	40.54%
	Independent	Samuel M. Jones	106,721	11.75%
	Independent	Seth H. Ellis	7,799	0.86%
	Prohibition	George M. Hammell	5,825	0.64%
	Socialist Labor	Robert Bandlow	2,439	0.27%
Majority			49,023
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved July 4, 2020.