Election 1883 Results
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1883 Ohio governor election
George Hoadly (Democrat) beat Joseph B. Foraker (Republican) in Ohio in 1883, 50.1% to 48.3%, a margin of 1.7 points and 12,529 votes.
Ohio changed party: in 1881 it went Republican, for Charles Foster.
Democrats led in 46 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Hamilton, cast 60,761 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.2 points. The closest was Paulding, where 20 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Hoadly won | Democratic | 359,693 | 50.1% |
| Joseph B. Foraker | Republican | 347,164 | 48.3% |
| All other candidates | 11,290 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 718,147 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 31,621 52.0% | 29,090 47.9% | 50 | 60,761 | D+4.2 |
| Cuyahoga | 19,726 50.1% | 19,365 49.1% | 318 | 39,409 | D+0.9 |
| Franklin | 11,024 52.8% | 9,527 45.7% | 314 | 20,865 | D+7.2 |
| Montgomery | 11,470 55.1% | 9,182 44.1% | 172 | 20,824 | D+11.0 |
| Stark | 8,154 51.5% | 7,437 47.0% | 244 | 15,835 | D+4.5 |
| Lucas | 7,832 55.4% | 6,048 42.7% | 268 | 14,148 | D+12.6 |
| Clark | 5,050 42.8% | 6,517 55.3% | 224 | 11,791 | R+12.4 |
| Muskingum | 5,574 50.2% | 5,449 49.0% | 88 | 11,111 | D+1.1 |
| Belmont | 5,426 49.2% | 5,532 50.2% | 67 | 11,025 | R+1.0 |
| Columbiana | 4,389 40.4% | 5,951 54.8% | 527 | 10,867 | R+14.4 |
| Summit | 4,647 43.7% | 5,463 51.3% | 529 | 10,639 | R+7.7 |
| Licking | 5,798 57.9% | 4,107 41.0% | 108 | 10,013 | D+16.9 |
| Butler | 6,304 64.6% | 3,411 35.0% | 41 | 9,756 | D+29.7 |
| Mahoning | 4,457 45.8% | 5,016 51.6% | 248 | 9,721 | R+5.8 |
| Wayne | 4,826 52.4% | 4,300 46.7% | 86 | 9,212 | D+5.7 |
| Ross | 4,728 51.7% | 4,405 48.1% | 19 | 9,152 | D+3.5 |
| Trumbull | 3,164 34.8% | 5,472 60.1% | 466 | 9,102 | R+25.4 |
| Ashtabula | 2,417 26.6% | 6,376 70.1% | 302 | 9,095 | R+43.5 |
| Darke | 5,112 56.3% | 3,915 43.1% | 59 | 9,086 | D+13.2 |
| Miami | 4,042 45.3% | 4,808 53.8% | 81 | 8,931 | R+8.6 |
| Tuscarawas | 5,026 56.4% | 3,819 42.9% | 61 | 8,906 | D+13.6 |
| Washington | 4,472 50.9% | 4,165 47.4% | 143 | 8,780 | D+3.5 |
| Seneca | 4,910 56.1% | 3,677 42.0% | 165 | 8,752 | D+14.1 |
| Richland | 4,828 55.6% | 3,678 42.3% | 180 | 8,686 | D+13.2 |
| Clermont | 4,366 51.7% | 4,024 47.7% | 54 | 8,444 | D+4.1 |
| Lorain | 3,115 37.5% | 4,912 59.1% | 281 | 8,308 | R+21.6 |
| Wood | 3,619 45.7% | 4,061 51.3% | 243 | 7,923 | R+5.6 |
| Fairfield | 4,713 61.1% | 2,972 38.5% | 25 | 7,710 | D+22.6 |
| Huron | 3,222 42.2% | 4,100 53.7% | 313 | 7,635 | R+11.5 |
| Allen | 4,251 57.8% | 3,064 41.7% | 40 | 7,355 | D+16.1 |
| Jefferson | 2,995 41.3% | 4,218 58.1% | 44 | 7,257 | R+16.9 |
| Highland | 3,469 48.2% | 3,655 50.8% | 76 | 7,200 | R+2.6 |
| Lawrence | 3,191 44.6% | 3,935 55.0% | 31 | 7,157 | R+10.4 |
| Hardin | 3,478 48.9% | 3,537 49.7% | 97 | 7,112 | R+0.8 |
| Knox | 3,542 50.3% | 3,310 47.1% | 183 | 7,035 | D+3.3 |
| Greene | 2,484 35.4% | 4,376 62.4% | 149 | 7,009 | R+27.0 |
| Crawford | 4,457 63.8% | 2,478 35.5% | 49 | 6,984 | D+28.3 |
| Brown | 4,012 57.8% | 2,904 41.9% | 20 | 6,936 | D+16.0 |
| Erie | 4,093 59.7% | 2,629 38.3% | 135 | 6,857 | D+21.4 |
| Champaign | 2,920 43.0% | 3,796 55.9% | 78 | 6,794 | R+12.9 |
| Delaware | 3,113 45.8% | 3,403 50.1% | 278 | 6,794 | R+4.3 |
| Scioto | 3,134 46.4% | 3,561 52.7% | 65 | 6,760 | R+6.3 |
| Hancock | 3,524 52.9% | 3,098 46.5% | 42 | 6,664 | D+6.4 |
| Sandusky | 3,770 56.9% | 2,719 41.0% | 137 | 6,626 | D+15.9 |
| Portage | 3,002 45.5% | 3,381 51.3% | 208 | 6,591 | R+5.8 |
| Perry | 3,221 49.9% | 3,116 48.3% | 118 | 6,455 | D+1.6 |
| Warren | 2,509 39.2% | 3,875 60.5% | 21 | 6,405 | R+21.3 |
| Athens | 2,391 37.7% | 3,656 57.7% | 289 | 6,336 | R+20.0 |
| Pickaway | 3,630 57.8% | 2,616 41.7% | 33 | 6,279 | D+16.1 |
| Logan | 2,407 38.6% | 3,621 58.1% | 203 | 6,231 | R+19.5 |
| Meigs | 2,474 40.1% | 3,494 56.6% | 209 | 6,177 | R+16.5 |
| Coshocton | 3,409 55.7% | 2,673 43.7% | 34 | 6,116 | D+12.0 |
| Preble | 2,734 46.7% | 2,926 50.0% | 190 | 5,850 | R+3.3 |
| Van Wert | 2,900 49.7% | 2,928 50.2% | 2 | 5,830 | R+0.5 |
| Guernsey | 2,410 41.5% | 3,077 53.0% | 318 | 5,805 | R+11.5 |
| Clinton | 2,126 36.9% | 3,557 61.7% | 83 | 5,766 | R+24.8 |
| Union | 2,241 39.1% | 3,294 57.5% | 192 | 5,727 | R+18.4 |
| Williams | 2,825 49.4% | 2,731 47.8% | 158 | 5,714 | D+1.6 |
| Putnam | 3,738 65.9% | 1,905 33.6% | 28 | 5,671 | D+32.3 |
| Jackson | 2,423 42.9% | 3,126 55.4% | 95 | 5,644 | R+12.5 |
| Ashland | 3,125 55.6% | 2,402 42.8% | 90 | 5,617 | D+12.9 |
| Shelby | 3,398 60.9% | 2,182 39.1% | 5,580 | D+21.8 | |
| Adams | 2,910 52.4% | 2,614 47.0% | 34 | 5,558 | D+5.3 |
| Medina | 2,262 42.0% | 2,964 55.0% | 159 | 5,385 | R+13.0 |
| Gallia | 2,172 40.5% | 3,089 57.5% | 107 | 5,368 | R+17.1 |
| Marion | 3,005 56.5% | 2,182 41.0% | 133 | 5,320 | D+15.5 |
| Wyandot | 3,056 57.5% | 2,241 42.1% | 21 | 5,318 | D+15.3 |
| Auglaize | 3,638 70.5% | 1,516 29.4% | 8 | 5,162 | D+41.1 |
| Defiance | 3,082 61.9% | 1,876 37.7% | 23 | 4,981 | D+24.2 |
| Madison | 2,325 47.1% | 2,524 51.1% | 90 | 4,939 | R+4.0 |
| Fayette | 2,015 41.1% | 2,839 57.8% | 54 | 4,908 | R+16.8 |
| Mercer | 3,415 69.7% | 1,477 30.1% | 7 | 4,899 | D+39.6 |
| Morrow | 2,175 45.7% | 2,393 50.3% | 187 | 4,755 | R+4.6 |
| Monroe | 3,364 72.0% | 1,307 28.0% | 4,671 | D+44.0 | |
| Harrison | 2,026 43.6% | 2,536 54.5% | 87 | 4,649 | R+11.0 |
| Fulton | 1,850 40.0% | 2,590 56.0% | 185 | 4,625 | R+16.0 |
| Henry | 2,889 63.0% | 1,678 36.6% | 16 | 4,583 | D+26.4 |
| Morgan | 2,038 45.7% | 2,263 50.8% | 156 | 4,457 | R+5.0 |
| Holmes | 3,236 72.7% | 1,196 26.9% | 22 | 4,454 | D+45.8 |
| Noble | 2,093 47.1% | 2,192 49.3% | 163 | 4,448 | R+2.2 |
| Hocking | 2,436 54.8% | 1,857 41.8% | 149 | 4,442 | D+13.0 |
| Ottawa | 2,729 67.9% | 1,282 31.9% | 8 | 4,019 | D+36.0 |
| Carroll | 1,621 40.9% | 2,235 56.4% | 104 | 3,960 | R+15.5 |
| Pike | 2,204 55.8% | 1,699 43.0% | 46 | 3,949 | D+12.8 |
| Lake | 1,114 29.6% | 2,543 67.6% | 104 | 3,761 | R+38.0 |
| Paulding | 1,840 50.3% | 1,820 49.7% | 3,660 | D+0.5 | |
| Vinton | 1,951 54.0% | 1,659 46.0% | 3,610 | D+8.1 | |
| Geauga | 819 23.8% | 2,570 74.6% | 56 | 3,445 | R+50.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1883; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Ohio governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mike DeWine (R) | R+25.1 |
| 2018 | Mike DeWine (R) | R+3.7 |
| 2014 | John R. Kasich (R) | R+30.6 |
| 2010 | John R. Kasich (R) | R+2.0 |
| 2006 | Ted Strickland (D) | D+23.9 |
| 2002 | Robert Alphonso Taft (R) | R+19.5 |
| 1998 | Robert Alphonso Taft (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1994 | George Voinovich (R) | R+46.8 |
| 1990 | George Voinovich (R) | R+11.3 |
| 1986 | Richard F. Celeste (D) | D+21.2 |
| 1982 | Dick Celeste (D) | D+20.2 |
| 1978 | James A. Rhodes (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1974 | James A. Rhodes (R) | R+0.4 |
| 1970 | John J. Gilligan (D) | D+10.8 |
| 1966 | Jim Rhodes (R) | R+24.4 |
| 1962 | James A. Rhodes (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1958 | Michael V. Disalle (D) | D+13.8 |
| 1956 | C. William O'Neill (R) | R+12.1 |
| 1954 | Frank J. Lausche (D) | D+8.2 |
| 1952 | Frank J. Lausche (D) | D+11.8 |
| 1950 | Frank J. Lausche (D) | D+5.2 |
| 1948 | Frank J. Lausche (D) | D+7.3 |
| 1946 | Thomas J. Herbert (R) | R+1.8 |
| 1944 | Frank Lausche (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1942 | John W. Bricker (R) | R+21.0 |
| 1940 | John W. Bricker (R) | R+11.1 |
| 1938 | John W. Bricker (R) | R+4.9 |
| 1936 | Martin L. Davey (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1934 | Martin L. Davey (D) | D+3.0 |
| 1932 | George White (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1930 | George White (D) | D+5.6 |
| 1928 | Myers Y. Cooper (R) | R+10.1 |
| 1926 | Vic Donahey (D) | D+1.6 |
| 1924 | Vic Donahey (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1922 | Vic Donahey (D) | D+1.1 |
| 1920 | Harry L. Davis (R) | R+6.0 |
| 1918 | James M. Cox (D) | D+1.2 |
| 1916 | James M. Cox (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1914 | Frank B. Willis (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1912 | James M. Cox (D) | D+16.1 |
| 1910 | Judson Harmon (D) | D+10.9 |
| 1908 | Judson Harmon (D) | D+1.7 |
| 1905 | John M. Pattison (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1903 | Myron T. Herrick (R) | R+13.1 |
| 1901 | George K. Nash (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1899 | George K. Nash (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1897 | Asa S. Bushnell (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1895 | Asa S. Bushnell (R) | R+11.1 |
| 1893 | William McKinley (R) | R+9.8 |
| 1891 | William McKinley (R) | R+2.7 |
| 1889 | James E. Campbell (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1887 | Joseph B. Foraker (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1885 | Joseph B. Foraker (R) | R+2.4 |
| 1883 | George Hoadly (D) | D+1.7 |
| 1881 | Charles Foster (R) | R+3.9 |
| 1879 | Charles Foster (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1877 | Richard M. Bishop (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1875 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+0.9 |
| 1873 | William Allen (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1871 | Edward F. Noyes (R) | R+4.4 |
| 1869 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1867 | Rutherford B. Hayes (R) | R+0.7 |
| 1865 | Jacob Dolson Cox (R) | R+7.1 |