| Election Name: | 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1807 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1807 |
| Next Election: | 1810 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1810 |
| Election Date: | 11 October 1808 |
| Nominee1: | Samuel Huntington |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,293 |
| Percentage1: | 44.77% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas Worthington |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,601 |
| Percentage2: | 34.38% |
| Nominee3: | Thomas Kirker |
| Party3: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,397 |
| Percentage3: | 20.85% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Kirker (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | Samuel Huntington |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1808 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 11 October 1808, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic-Republican candidate and former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Samuel Huntington defeated fellow Democratic-Republican candidate and former United States Senator Thomas Worthington and incumbent Democratic-Republican Acting Governor Thomas Kirker.[1]
On election day, 11 October 1808, Democratic-Republican candidate Samuel Huntington won the election by a margin of 1,692 votes against his foremost opponent fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Thomas Worthington, thereby retaining Democratic-Republican control over the office of Governor. Huntington was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Ohio on 12 December 1808.[2]