1869 Ohio gubernatorial election
The 1869 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1869. Incumbent Republican Rutherford B. Hayes defeated Democratic nominee George H. Pendleton with 50.74% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Rutherford B. Hayes, incumbent Governor
- George H. Pendleton, former U.S. Representative from Cincinnati, nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864, and candidate for president in 1868
- Samuel Scott