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.
| Year | Nominee | First Runner-Up | Other Candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nan Whaley and Cheryl Stephens : 331,014 | ||||
| Richard Cordray and Betty Sutton : 423,264 | ||||
| Ed FitzGerald and Sharen Neuhardt : 366,056 | Larry Ealy and Ken Gray: 74,197 [1] | |||
| Ted Strickland and Yvette McGee Brown : 630,785[2] | ||||
| Ted Strickland and Lee Fisher: 634,105 | Bryan Flannery and Frank Stams: 166,251 | Bob Fitrakis (G) and Anita Rios (G): 38,796 | ||
| Timothy Hagan and Charleta B. Tavares: 467,572 | ||||
| Lee Fisher and Michael B. Coleman: 663,832 | ||||
| Robert L. Burch Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones: 408,161 | Peter Michael Schuller and Paul Kent Myers: 286,276 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Richard F. Celeste and Paul R. Leonard: 684,206 | Guy Templeton Black and Barbara Arnold Massey (WI): 880 | |||
| 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 | ||
| Richard F. Celeste and Michael J. Dorrian: 491,524 | Dale R. Reusch and Robert J. Sttrittmatter: 88,134 | |||
| John J. Gilligan 713,488 | James D. Nolan 297,244 | Donald E. Dillon (WI): 88 Dale E. Reusch (WI): 33 | ||
| John J. Gilligan 547,675 | Robert E. Sweeney 216,195 | Mark McElroy 153,702 | ||
| Henry Frazier Reams Jr. 326,419 | Harry H. McIlwain 231,406 | |||
| Michael V. DiSalle 331,463 | Mark McElroy 299,207 | Alexander G. Metrakos 27,740 | ||
| Michael V. DiSalle 242,830 | Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr. 140,453 | Albert S. Porter 108,498 | ||
| 1956 | Michael V. DiSalle 279,831 | John E. Sweeney 106,071 | Robert W. Reider 41,224 | |
| 1954 | Frank J. Lausche 338,799 | |||
| 1952 | Frank J. Lausche 511,153 | |||
| Frank J. Lausche 366,397 | Clarence H. Knisley 63,165 | Joseph Torok Jr. 16,651 | ||
| Frank J. Lausche 332,596 | Ray T. Miller 138,998 | Robert S. Cox 17,344 | ||
| Frank J. Lausche 291,635 | Joseph Torok Jr. 35,269 | |||
| Frank J. Lausche 179,961 | Martin L. Sweeney 64,227 | James W. Huffman 38,124 | ||
| John McSweeney 119,698 | Joseph T. Ferguson 101,508 | Clarence J. Knisley 44,178 | ||
| Martin L. Davey 304,509 | George White 123,729 | William J. Kennedy 86,530 |
| Year | Nominee | First Runner-Up | Other Candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mike DeWine 519,594 (48.1%) | Jim Renacci 302,494 (28%) | ||
| 2018 | Mike DeWine 494,766 (59.8%) | Mary Taylor 332,273 (40.2%) | ||
| 2014 | John Kasich 559,671 (Unopposed) | |||
| 2010 | John Kasich 746,719 (Unopposed) | |||
| 2006 | Ken Blackwell 460,349 (55.7%) | Jim Petro 365,618 (44.3%) | ||
| 2002 | Bob Taft 552,491 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1998 | Bob Taft 691,946 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1994 | George Voinovich 750,781 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1990 | George Voinovich 645,224 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1986 | Jim Rhodes 352,261 (48.2%) | Paul E. Gillmor 281,737 (38.5%) | Paul E. Pfeifer 96,948 (13.3%) | |
| 1982 | Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr. 347,176 (51.5%) | Seth Taft 153,806 (22.8%) | Tom Van Meter 136,761 (20.3%) | |
| 1978 | Jim Rhodes 393,632 (67.7%) | Charles F. Kurfess 187,544 (32.3%) | ||
| 1974 | Jim Rhodes 385,669 (62.8%) | Charles E. Fry: 183,899 (29.9%) | Bert Dawson, Jr.: 44,938 (7.3%) | |
| 1970 | Roger Cloud 468,369 (50.5%) | Donald "Buz" Lukens 283,257 (30.5%) | Paul W. Brown 164,672 (17.7%) | |
| 1966 | Jim Rhodes 577,827 (88.7%) | William L. White: 73,428 (11.3%) | ||
| 1962 | Jim Rhodes 520,868 (89.7%) | William L. White: 59,916 (10.3%) | ||
| 1958 | C. William O'Neill 346,660 (63.6%) | Charles P. Taft II 198,173 (36.4%) | ||
| 1956 | C. William O'Neill 425,947 (72.5%) | John W. Brown 161,826 (27.5%) | ||
| 1954 | Jim Rhodes 400,294 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1952 | Charles P. Taft II 413,431 (47.5%) | Thomas J. Herbert 343,646 (39.5%) | Roscoe R. Walcutt: 113,898 (13.1%) | |
| 1950 | Don H. Ebright: 338,390 (62.7%) | Jim Rhodes 157,346 (29.1%) | Edward J. Hummel: 25,447 (4.7%) George V. Woodling: 18,947 (3.5%) | |
| 1948 | Thomas J. Herbert 575,054 (87.1%) | William L. White: 52,763 (8%) | Albert E. Payne: 32,421 (4.9%) | |
| 1946 | Thomas J. Herbert 296,654 (86.8%) | Albert E. Payne 45,137 (13.2%) | ||
| 1944 | James Garfield Stewart 162,802 (34.2%) | Thomas J. Herbert 160,598 (33.8%) | Paul M. Herbert 137,359 (28.9%) | |
| 1942 | John W. Bricker 350,730 (Unopposed) | |||
| 1940 | John W. Bricker 612,610 (Unopposed) |
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian | Green | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nan Whaley & Cheryl Stephens:1,545,489 | Mike DeWine & Jon Husted:2,580,424 | None | None | None | ||
| Richard Cordray & Betty Sutton:2,070,046 | Mike DeWine & Jon Husted:2,235,825 | Travis Irvine & Todd Grayson: 79,985 | Constance Gadell-Newton & Brett R. Joseph: 49,475 | |||
| 2014[3] | Ed FitzGerald & Sharen Neuhardt: 1,009,359 | John Kasich & Mary Taylor: 1,944,848 | None | Anita Rios & Bob Fitrakis: 101,706 | ||
| Ted Strickland & Yvette McGee Brown:1,812,047 | John Kasich & Mary Taylor:1,889,180 | Ken Matesz & Ann Leech: 92,116 | Dennis Spisak & M. Anita Rios: 58,475 | David Sargent (Write-in) : 635 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Henry Frazier Reams Jr. 1,092,054 | James A. Rhodes 1,795,277 | |||||
| Michael V. DiSalle 1,280,521 | James A. Rhodes 1,836,432 | |||||
| Michael V. DiSalle 1,869,260 | C. William O'Neill 1,414,874 | |||||
| Michael V. DiSalle 1,577,103 | C. William O'Neill 1,984,988 | |||||
| Frank J. Lausche 1,405,262 | James A. Rhodes 1,192,528 | |||||
| Frank J. Lausche 2,015,110 | Charles P. Taft II 1,590,058 | |||||
| Frank J. Lausche 1,522,249 | Don H. Ebright 1,370,570 | |||||
| Frank J. Lausche 1,619,775 | Thomas J. Herbert 1,398,514 | |||||
| Frank J. Lausche 1,125,997 | Thomas J. Herbert 1,166,550 | Arla A. Albaugh (SL): 11,203 | ||||
| Frank J. Lausche 1,603,808 | James G. Stewart 1,491,450 | |||||
| John McSweeney 709,599 | John W. Bricker 1,086,937 | |||||
| Martin L. Davey 1,460,396 | John W. Bricker 1,824,863 | |||||
| 1938[4] | Charles W. Sawyer : 1,147,323 | John W. Bricker : 1,265,548 | ||||
| Martin L. Davey : 1,539,461 | John W. Bricker : 1,412,773 | |||||
| Martin L. Davey : 1,118,257 | Clarence J. Brown Sr. : 1,052,851 | |||||
| George White : 1,356,518 | David S. Ingalls : 1,151,933 | |||||
| George White : 1,033,168 | Myers Y. Cooper : 923,538 | |||||
| Martin L. Davey : 1,106,739 | Myers Y. Cooper : 1,355,517 | |||||
| A. Victor Donahey : 702,733 | Myers Y. Cooper : 685,957 | |||||
| A. Victor Donahey : 1,064,981 | Harry L. Davis : 888,139 | |||||
| A. Victor Donahey : 821,948 | Carmi Thompson : 803,300 | |||||
| A. Victor Donahey : 918,962 | Harry L. Davis : 1,039,835 | Frank B. Hamilton (socialist) : 42,889 Earl H. Foote (s.t.) : 1,497 | ||||
| James M. Cox : 486,403 | Frank B. Willis : 474,459 | |||||
| 1916[5] | James M. Cox : 568,218 | Frank B. Willis : 561,602 | Tom Clifford : 36,908 John H. Dickason : 7,347 | |||
| 1914[6] | James M. Cox : 493,804 | Frank B. Willis : 523,074 | James R. Garfield (Progressive) : 60,904 Scott Wilkins (Socialist) : 51,441 | |||
| James M. Cox : 439,323 | Robert B. Brown : 272,500 | |||||
| Judson Harmon : 552,569 | Warren G. Harding : 376,700 | |||||
| 1908[7] | Judson Harmon : 477,077 | Andrew L. Harris : 533,197 | Robert Bandlow (Soc): 28,573 John B. Martin (Pro): 7,665 Andrew F. Otte (Independence) : 392 John Kircher (Soc Lab) : 797 | |||
| John M. Pattison : 473,264 | Myron T. Herrick : 430,617 | Isaac Cowen (Soc) : 17,795 Aaron S. Watkins (Pro) : 13,061 John E. Steiger (Soc Lab) : 1,808 | ||||
| Tom L. Johnson : 361,748 | Myron T. Herrick : 475,560 | Nelson D. Creamer (Pro) : 13,502 Isaac Cowen (Soc) : 13,495 John D. Goerke (Soc Lab) :2,071 | ||||
| James Kilbourne : 368,525 | George K. Nash : 436,092 | E. Jay Pinney (Pro) : 9,878 John Richardson (Union Reform) : 2,718 John H T Juergens (Soc Lab) : 2,994 Harry C. Thompson (Socialist) : 7,359 | ||||
| John R. McLean : 368,176 | George K. Nash : 417,199 |
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| Horace L. Chapman : 401,750 | Asa S. Bushnell : 429,915 | John C. Holliday (Pro) :7,555 Jacob S. Coxey (Peoples) : 6,276 Julius Dexter (Nat Dem) : 1,662 William Watkins (Soc Lab) : 4,246 Samuel J. Lewis (Negro Protect) : 477 John Richardson (Liberty) :3,105 | ||||
| James E. Campbell : 334,519 | Asa S. Bushnell : 427,141 | Jacob S. Coxey (Pop) : 52,675 Seth H. Ellis (Pro) : 21,264 William Watkins (Soc. Labor) : 1,867 | ||||
| Lawrence T. Neal : 352,347 | William McKinley : 433,342 | Gideon P. Macklin (Pro) : 22,406 Edward J. Brackin (Pop) : 15,563 | ||||
| James E. Campbell : 365,228 | William McKinley : 386,739 | John Seitz (Peoples) : 23,472 John J. Ashenhurst (Pro) : 20,190 | ||||
| James E. Campbell : 379,423 | Joseph B. Foraker : 368,551 | John B. Helwig (Pro) : 26,504 John H. Rhodes (Union-Labor) : 1,048 | ||||
| Thomas E. Powell : 333,205 | Joseph B. Foraker : 356,534 | Morris Sharp (Pro) : 29,700 John Seitz (Union-Labor) : 24,711 | ||||
| George Hoadly : 341,830 | Joseph B. Foraker : 359,281 | Adna B. Leonard (Pro) : 28,081 John W. Northrop (Greenback) : 2,001 | ||||
| George Hoadly 359,693 | Joseph B. Foraker : 347,164 | Ferdinand Schumacher (Pro) : 8,362 Charles Jenkins (Greenback) : 2,937 | ||||
| John W. Bookwalter : 288,426 | Charles Foster : 312,735 | Abraham R. Ludlow (Pro) : 16,597 John Seitz (Greenback) : 6,380 | ||||
| Thomas Ewing, Jr. : 319,132 | Charles Foster : 336,261 | A. Sanders Piatt (Greenback) : 9,072 Gideon T. Stewart (Pro) : 4,145 John Hood (Socialist) : 547 | ||||
| Richard M. Bishop : 271,625 | William H. West : 249,105 | Stephen Johnson (National) : 16,912 Lewis H. Bond (Workingman) : 12,489 Henry A. Thompson (Pro) : 4,836 | ||||
| William Allen : 292,273 | Rutherford B. Hayes : 297,817 | Jay Odell (Pro) : 2,593 | ||||
| William Allen : 214,654 | Edward Follansbee Noyes : 213,837 | Gideon T. Stewart (Pro) : 10,278 Isaac C. Collins (Lib. Rep.) : 10,109 | ||||
| George Wythe McCook : 218,105 | Edward Follansbee Noyes : 238,273 | Gideon T. Stewart (Pro) : 4,084 | ||||
| George H. Pendleton : 227,580 | Rutherford B. Hayes : 235,081 | Samuel Scott (Pro) : 679 | ||||
| Allen G. Thurman : 240,622 | Rutherford B. Hayes : 243,605 | |||||
| George W. Morgan : 193,797 | Jacob Dolson Cox : 223,642 | Alexander Long (Dem) : 360 | ||||
| Clement Vallandigham : 187,492 | John Brough : 288,374 | |||||
| Hugh J. Jewett : 151,794 | David Tod : 206,997 | |||||
| Rufus P. Ranney : 171,226 | William Dennison, Jr. : 184,557 | |||||
| Henry B. Payne : 159,065 | Salmon P. Chase : 160,568 | Philadelph Van Trump (American) : 10,272 | ||||
| William Medill : 131,019 | Salmon P. Chase : 146,770 | Allen Trimble (American) : 24,276 | ||||
| 1853 | William Medill : 147,663 | Samuel Lewis (Free Soil) : 50,346 | Nelson Barrere (Whig) : 85,857 | |||
| Reuben Wood : 145,654 | Samuel Lewis (Free Soil) : 16,910 | Samuel F. Vinton (Whig) : 119,548 | ||||
| Reuben Wood : 133,093 | Edward Smith (Abolition) : 13747 | William Johnston (Whig) : 121,105 | ||||
| John B. Weller : 148,445 | Seabury Ford (Whig) : 148,756 others : 742 | |||||
| David Tod : 117,954 | Samuel Lewis (Abolition) : 7,574 | William Bebb (Whig) : 119,215 | ||||
| David Tod : 145,022 | Leicester King (Abolition) : 8,898 | Mordecai Bartley (Whig) : 146,333 | ||||
| Wilson Shannon : 119,774 | Leicester King (Abolition) : 5,134 | Thomas Corwin (Whig) : 117,902 | ||||
| Wilson Shannon : 129,312 | Thomas Corwin (Whig) : 145,442 | |||||
| Wilson Shannon : 107,884 | Joseph Vance (Whig) : 102,146 | |||||
| Eli Baldwin : 86,158 | Joseph Vance (Whig) : 92,204 | |||||
| Robert Lucas : 70,338 | James Findlay (Whig) : 67,414 | |||||
| Robert Lucas : 71,251 | Darius Lyman (Anti-Masonic) : 63,185 | |||||
| Robert Lucas : 49,543 | Duncan McArthur (National Republican) : 51,231 | |||||
| Allen Trimble : 53,971 | John Wilson Campbell : 51,951 others : 122 | |||||
| Allen Trimble : 71,475 | John Bigger : 4,114 Alexander Campbell : 4,765 Benjamin Tappan : 4,192 | |||||
| Jeremiah Morrow : 39,526 | Allen Trimble (Dem) : 37,108 | |||||
| Jeremiah Morrow : 26,059 | Allen Trimble (Fed) : 22,899 William W. Irvin (Dem) : 11,050 | |||||
| Ethan Allen Brown : 34,836 | Jeremiah Morrow (Dem) : 9,426 William Henry Harrison : 4,348 others : 250 | |||||
| Ethan Allen Brown : 30,194 | James Dunlap (DR) : 8,075 | |||||
| 1816 | Thomas Worthington 22,931 | James Dunlap (DR) : 6,295 Ethan Allen Brown (Fed) : 1,607 | ||||
| 1814 | Thomas Worthington 15,879 | Othniel Looker (DR) : 6,171 | ||||
| 1812 | Thomas Scott : 7,903 | Return J. Meigs, Jr. (Fed) : 11,859 | ||||
| 1810 | Return J. Meigs, Jr. : 9,924 | Thomas Worthington (DR) : 7,731 | ||||
| 1808 | Samuel Huntington : 7,293 | Thomas Worthington (DR) : 5,601 Thomas Kirker (DR) : 3,397 | ||||
| 1807 | Nathaniel Massie (D-R) : 4,757 | Return J. Meigs, Jr. (Fed) : 6050[8] | ||||
| 1806 | Edward Tiffin : 4,788 | |||||
| 1803 | Edward Tiffin : 4,564 |