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<!-- "none" is preferred when the title alone is adequate; see WP:SDNONE --> {{Infobox election | election_name = 1877 Ohio gubernatorial election | country = Ohio | type = Presidential | ongoing = no | previous_election = 1875 Ohio gubernatorial election | previous_year = 1875 | next_election = 1879 Ohio gubernatorial election | next_year = 1879 | election_date = October 9, 1877 | image1 = File:Richard M. Bishop - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg | nominee1 = '''Richard M. Bishop''' | party1 = Democratic Party (United States) | popular_vote1 = '''271,625''' | percentage1 = '''48.94%''' | image2 = File:William H. West - bench and bar.jpg | nominee2 = William H. West | party2 = Republican Party (United States) | popular_vote2 = 249,105 | percentage2 = 44.88% | map_image = 1877 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg | map_size = 210px | map_caption = County results {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''Bishop''' {{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}} {{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}} {{col-3}} '''West''' {{legend|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{col-3}} '''Johnson''' {{legend|#D9D9D9|40–50%}} {{col-3}} '''Tie''' {{legend|#D2B1D9|40–50%}} {{col-end}} | title = Governor | before_election = Thomas L. Young | before_party = Republican Party (United States) | after_election = Richard M. Bishop | after_party = Democratic Party (United States) }}
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The '''1877 Ohio gubernatorial election''' was held on October 9, 1877. Democratic nominee Richard M. Bishop defeated Republican nominee William H. West with 48.94% of the vote.
==General election==
===Candidates=== '''Major party candidates''' *Richard M. Bishop, Democratic *William H. West, Republican
'''Other candidates''' *Stephen Johnson, Independent *Lewis H. Bond, Greenback *Henry Adams Thompson, Prohibition
===Results=== {{Election box begin | title=1877 Ohio gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1721 |title=Guide to U.S. elections |date= 24 December 2015|isbn=9781483380353 |access-date=2020-07-23|last1=Kalb |first1=Deborah }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Richard M. Bishop | votes = 271,625 | percentage = 48.94% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = William H. West | votes = 249,105 | percentage = 44.88% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Independent (United States) | candidate = Stephen Johnson | votes = 16,912 | percentage = 3.05% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Greenback Party | candidate = Lewis H. Bond | votes = 12,489 | percentage = 2.25% | change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| | party = Prohibition Party | candidate = Henry Adams Thompson | votes = 4,836 | percentage = 0.87% | change = }} {{Election box majority| | votes = 22,520 | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box turnout| | votes = | percentage = | change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| | winner = Democratic Party (United States) | loser = Republican Party (United States) | swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
1877 Ohio Category:1877 Ohio elections Category:October 1877
{{1877 United States elections|state=collapsed}}