The 1853 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1853. Incumbent Democratic

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William Medill defeated Whig nominee

Nelson Barrere Nelson Barrere (April 1, 1808 – August 20, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, uncle of Granville Barrere. Born in New Market, near Hillsboro, Ohio, Barrere attended the common schools, and Hillsboro High School in 1827. He was gradua ...

and

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nominee Samuel Lewis.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *William Medill, Democratic, incumbent

*Nelson Barrere, Whig, former

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Minor party candidates *Samuel Lewis, Free Soil, Liberty Party nominee for governor in

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, Free Soil nominee for governor in 1851

Results

Notes

References

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Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

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