1853 Ohio Attorney General election

1853 Ohio Attorney General election
← 1851 October 11, 1853 1855 →
Attorney General before election; George E. Pugh; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; George Wythe McCook; Democratic

The 1853 Ohio Attorney General election was held on October 11, 1853, to elect the Ohio Attorney General. Democratic incumbent George E. Pugh did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee George Wythe McCook won the election, defeating Whig William Harvey Gibson by eighteen percentage points alongside Free Soil candidate Cooper K. Watson who came in a distant third with twelve percent of the vote.

General election

Candidates

George E. Pugh, attorney (Democratic)
William Harvey Gibson, attorney (Whig)
Cooper K. Watson, attorney (Free Soil)

Results

1853 Ohio Attorney General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	George Wythe McCook	149,957	52.99%	+0.35%
	Whig	William Harvey Gibson	97,394	34.43%	−8.34%
	Free Soil	Cooper K. Watson	35,504	12.55%	+7.94%
	Write-in	Scattering	146	0.05%	N/A
Total votes			283,001	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

↑ Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Page 121. Ohio Secretary of State.

[1] Bell, William Jr. (1876). Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... Page 121. Ohio Secretary of State.