Ohio gubernatorial elections
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The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a governor for a four-year term. There is a term limit of two consecutive terms as governor. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent. Starting in 1978, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket.
[edit] Primaries
| Year | Nominee | First Runner-Up | Other Candidates | |
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| 2006 | Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher: 634,105 | Bryan Flannery and Frank Stams: 166,251 | Bob Fitrakis (G) and Anita Rios (G): 38,796 | |
| 2002 | Timothy Hagan and Charleta B. Tavares: 467,572 | |||
| 1998 | Lee Fisher and Michael B. Coleman: 663,832 | |||
| 1994 | Robert L. Burch Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones: 408,161 | Peter Michael Schuller and Paul Kent Myers: 286,276 | ||
| 1990 | Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. and Eugene Branstool: 683,932 | Michael Hugh Lord and Judy Wynn Parker: 131,564 | Daniel A. Ciofani and Robert M. Galvin: 145 Henry King and Sandra King (WI): 46 |
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| 1986 | Richard F. Celeste and Paul R. Leonard: 684,206 | Guy Templeton Black and Barbara Arnold Massey (WI): 880 | ||
| 1982 | Richard F. Celeste and Myrl H. Shoemaker: 436,887 | William J. Brown and Charles A. Vanik: 383,007 | Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer and Kenneth M. Keefe: 210,524 | |
| 1978 | Richard F. Celeste and Michael J. Dorrian: 491,524 | Dale R. Reusch and Robert J. Sttrittmatter: 88,134 | ||
| 1974 | John J. Gilligan: 713,488 | James D. Nolan: 297,244 | Donald E. Dillon (WI): 88 Dale E. Reusch (WI): 33 |
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| 1970 | John J. Gilligan: 547,675 | Robert E. Sweeney: 216,195 | Mark McElroy: 153,702 | |
| 1966 | Henry Frazier Reams Jr.: 326,419 | Harry H. McIlwain: 231,406 | ||
| 1962 | Michael V. DiSalle: 331,463 | Mark McElroy: 299,207 | Alexander G. Metrakos: 27,740 | |
| 1958 | Michael V. DiSalle: 242,830 | Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr.: 140,453 | Albert S. Porter: 108,498 Robert N. Gorman: 57,694 M. E. Sensenbrenner: 52,350 Clingan Jackson: 35,175 Vivienne L. Suarez: 6,928 |
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| 1956 | Michael V. DiSalle: 279,831 | John E. Sweeney: 106,071 | Robert W. Reider: 41,224 Frank X. Kryzan: 37,290 Oscar L. Fleckner: 23,081 |
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| 1954 | Frank J. Lausche: 338,799 | |||
| 1952 | Frank J. Lausche: 511,153 | |||
| 1950 | Frank J. Lausche: 366,397 | Clarence H. Knisley: 63,165 | Joseph Torok Jr.: 16,651 | |
| 1948 | Frank J. Lausche: 332,596 | Ray T. Miller: 138,998 | Robert S. Cox: 17,344 Joseph Torok Jr.: 6,337 |
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| 1946 | Frank J. Lausche: 291,635 | Joseph Torok Jr.: 35,269 | ||
| 1944 | Frank J. Lausche: 179,961 | Martin L. Sweeney: 64,227 | James W. Huffman: 38,124 Henry Frazier Reams Sr.: 26,074 Frank A. Dye: 10,862 Walter Baertschi: 8,402 |
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| 1942 | John McSweeney: 119,698 | Joseph T. Ferguson: 101,508 | Clarence J. Knisley: 44,178 Walter F. Heer: 41,633 Frank A. Dye: 11,630 |
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| 1940 | Martin L. Davey: 304,509 | George White: 123,729 | William J. Kennedy: 86,530 Herbert S. Duffy: 31,401 Harold G. Mosier: 19,449 James F. Flynn: 14,267 Frank A. Dye: 7,359 |
[edit] General elections
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green | Other |
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| 2006 | Ted Strickland & Lee Fisher: 2,307,420 |
J. Kenneth Blackwell & Thomas A. Raga: 1,406,792 |
William S. Peirce & Mark Noble: 67,596 |
Bob Fitrakis & Anita Rios: 38,987 |
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| 2002 | Timothy Hagan & Charleta Tavares: 1,236,924 |
Robert A. Taft II & Jennette Bradley: 1,865,007 |
John Eastman: 126,686 James Whitman: 291 Eva Braiman (SWP): 84 |
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| 1998 | Lee Fisher & Michael B. Coleman: 1,498,956 |
Robert A. Taft II & Maureen O'Connor: 1,678,721 |
John R. Mitchel & Lawrence Anderson: 111,468 Zanna Feitler & John A. Eastman: 65,068 |
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| 1994 | Robert L. Burch Jr. & Peter Lawson Jones: 835,849 |
George V. Voinovich & Nancy P. Hollister: 2,401,572 |
Billy R. Inmon & Norm Myers: 108,745 Keith W. Hatton & Luther E. Willis (WI): 48 Michael Italie & Kibwe Diarra (WI): 24 |
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| 1990 | Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. & Eugene Branstool: 1,539,416 |
George V. Voinovich & R. Michael DeWine: 1,938,103 |
David Marshall & Margaret Husk: 82 James E. Attia & Henry King: 49 |
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| 1986 | Richard F. Celeste & Paul R. Leonard: 1,858,372 |
James A. Rhodes & Robert A. Taft II: 1,207,264 |
Thomas V. Brown & Katie S. Smith (WI): 803 Guy Templeton Black & Lottie May Sulzer (WI)L 92 Roberta L. Scherr & Mark J. Rahn (WI): 80 |
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| 1982 | Richard F. Celeste & Myrl H. Shoemaker: 1,981,882 |
Clarence J. "Bud" Brown Jr. & James E. Betts: 1,303,962 |
Phyllis Goetz & Lee Paolini: 39,114 |
Erwin J. Reupert & John N. Salierno: 17,484 Kurt O. Landefeld & Rachel H. Knapik: 14,279 Robert Menefee & Jesse Menefee (WI): 7 |
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| 1978 | Richard F. Celeste & Michael J. Dorrian: 1,354,631 |
James A. Rhodes & George V. Voinovich: 1,402,167 |
Patricia H. Wright & John M. Gaige: 35,164 John O'Neil & Conrad Gutermuth: 29,413 Allan Friedman & Bruce Wood: 21,951 Robert Menefee & Johnnie Menefee Jr. (WI): 25 |
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| 1974 | John J. Gilligan: 1,482,191 | James A. Rhodes: 1,493,679 | Nancy Brown Lazar: 95,625 Jack A. Snyder (WI): 359 Joseph Pirincin (WI): 113 Byron Anderson (WI): 43 |
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| 1970 | John J. Gilligan: 1,725,560 | Roger Cloud: 1,382,659 | Edwin G. Lawton (AI): 61,300 Joseph Pirincin (SL): 14,087 John A. Crites (WI): 321 Marcia Sweetenham (WI): 106 Donald R. Lesiak (WI): 100 |
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| 1966 | Henry Frazier Reams Jr.: 1,092,054 | James A. Rhodes: 1,795,277 | |||
| 1962 | Michael V. DiSalle: 1,280,521 | James A. Rhodes: 1,836,432 | |||
| 1958 | Michael V. DiSalle: 1,869,260 | C. William O'Neill: 1,414,874 | |||
| 1956 | Michael V. DiSalle: 1,577,103 | C. William O'Neill: 1,984,988 | |||
| 1954 | Frank J. Lausche: 1,405,262 | James A. Rhodes: 1,192,528 | |||
| 1952 | Frank J. Lausche: 2,015,110 | Charles P. Taft II: 1,590,058 | |||
| 1950 | Frank J. Lausche: 1,522,249 | Don H. Ebright: 1,370,570 | |||
| 1948 | Frank J. Lausche: 1,619,775 | Thomas J. Herbert: 1,398,514 | |||
| 1946 | Frank J. Lausche: 1,125,997 | Thomas J. Herbert: 1,166,550 | Arla A. Albaugh (SL): 11,203 | ||
| 1944 | Frank J. Lausche: 1,603,808 | James G. Stewart: 1,491,450 | |||
| 1942 | John McSweeney: 709,599 | John W. Bricker: 1,086,937 | |||
| 1940 | Martin L. Davey: 1,460,396 | John W. Bricker: 1,824,863 | |||
| 1938 | Charles W. Sawyer | John W. Bricker | |||
| 1936 | Martin L. Davey | John W. Bricker | |||
| 1934 | Martin L. Davey | Clarence J. Brown Sr. | |||
| 1932 | George White | David S. Ingalls | |||
| 1930 | George White | Myers Y. Cooper | |||
| 1928 | Martin L. Davey | Myers Y. Cooper | |||
| 1926 | A. Victor Donahey | Myers Y. Cooper | |||
| 1924 | A. Victor Donahey | Harry L. Davis | |||
| 1922 | A. Victor Donahey | Carmi A. Thompson | |||
| 1920 | A. Victor Donahey | Harry L. Davis | |||
| 1918 | James M. Cox | Frank B. Willis | |||
| 1916 | James M. Cox | Frank B. Willis | |||
| 1914 | James M. Cox | Frank B. Willis | |||
| 1912 | James M. Cox | Robert B. Brown | |||
| 1910 | Judson Harmon | Warren G. Harding | |||
| 1908 | Judson Harmon | Andrew L. Harris | |||
| 1905 | John M. Pattison | Myron T. Herrick | |||
| 1903 | Tom L. Johnson | Myron T. Herrick | |||
| 1901 | James Kilbourne | George K. Nash | |||
| 1899 | John R. McLean | George K. Nash | |||
| 1897 | Horace L. Chapman | Asa S. Bushnell |
