1908 Ohio gubernatorial election

1908 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 3, 1908

Nominee Judson Harmon Andrew L. Harris Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 552,569 533,197 Percentage 49.20% 47.47%

Governor before election Andrew L. Harris Republican Elected Governor Judson Harmon Democratic

The 1908 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Democratic nominee Judson Harmon defeated incumbent Republican Andrew L. Harris with 49.20% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Judson Harmon, Democratic
• Andrew L. Harris, Republican

Other candidates

• Robert Bandlow, Socialist
• John Kircher, Socialist Labor
• John B. Martin, Prohibition
• Andrew F. Otte, Independent

Results

1908 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Judson Harmon	552,569	49.20%
	Republican	Andrew L. Harris (incumbent)	533,197	47.47%
	Socialist	Robert Bandlow	28,573	2.54%
	Socialist Labor	John Kircher	7,665	0.68%
	Prohibition	John B. Martin	797	0.07%
	Independent	Andrew F. Otte	397	0.04%
Majority			19,372
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing