| Election Name: | 1850 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Ohio |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1848 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1848 |
| Next Election: | 1851 Ohio gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1851 |
| Election Date: | 8 October 1850 |
| Nominee1: | Reuben Wood |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 133,093 |
| Percentage1: | 49.67% |
| Nominee2: | William Johnston |
| Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 121,105 |
| Percentage2: | 45.20% |
| Nominee3: | Edward Smith |
| Party3: | Free Soil Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 13,747 |
| Percentage3: | 5.13% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Seabury Ford |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Reuben Wood |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1850 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on 8 October 1850, in order to elect the Governor of Ohio. Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court Reuben Wood defeated Whig nominee and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives William Johnston and Free Soil nominee Edward Smith.[1]
On election day, 8 October 1850, Democratic nominee Reuben Wood won the election by a margin of 11,988 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee William Johnston, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Wood was sworn in as the 21st Governor of Ohio on 12 December 1850.[2]