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| Election Name: | 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Flag Year: | 1902 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1848 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1856 United States presidential election in Ohio |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1852 |
| Image1: | Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Franklin Pierce |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Home State1: | New Hampshire |
| Running Mate1: | William R. King |
| Electoral Vote1: | 23 |
| Popular Vote1: | 168,933 |
| Percentage1: | 47.83% |
| Nominee2: | Winfield Scott |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Home State2: | New Jersey |
| Running Mate2: | William A. Graham |
| Electoral Vote2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 152,523 |
| Percentage2: | 43.18% |
| Image3: | JP-Hale crop.jpg |
| Nominee3: | John P. Hale |
| Party3: | Free Soil Party |
| Home State3: | New Hampshire |
| Running Mate3: | George W. Julian |
| Electoral Vote3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 31,732 |
| Percentage3: | 8.98% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Millard Fillmore |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Franklin Pierce |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio was held on November 2, 1852, as part of the 1852 United States presidential election. State voters chose 23 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Ohio was narrowly won by the Democratic Party candidate, Franklin Pierce, who won the state with a plurality of 47.83 percent of the popular vote. The Whig Party candidate, Winfield Scott, garnered 43.18 percent of the popular vote, and Free Soil Party candidate John P. Hale gained 8.98 percent,[1] a figure exceeded by a third-party candidate in Ohio only six times since.
Pierce would become the final Democrat to win Ohio until Woodrow Wilson won it in 1912.
| 1852 United States presidential election in Ohio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Franklin Pierce | 168,933 | 47.83% | 23 | |
| Whig | Winfield Scott | 152,523 | 43.18% | 0 | |
| Free Soil | John P. Hale | 31,732 | 8.98% | 0 | |
| Totals | 353,188 | 100.0% | 23 | ||