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Election 1893 Results

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1893 Ohio governor election

William McKinley (Republican) beat Lawrence Talbot Neal (Democrat) in Ohio in 1893, 52.6% to 42.8%, a margin of 9.8 points and 80,995 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1891, when William McKinley also won.

Republicans led in 62 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Hamilton, cast 74,868 votes and went to the Republican by 14.5 points. The closest was Hocking, where 80 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
William McKinley won Republican 433,342 52.6%
Lawrence Talbot Neal Democratic 352,347 42.8%
All other candidates 37,969 4.6%
Total823,658

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hamilton 31,394 41.9% 42,277 56.5% 1,197 74,868 R+14.5
Cuyahoga 20,288 38.2% 29,478 55.5% 3,365 53,131 R+17.3
Franklin 14,028 45.4% 15,960 51.6% 920 30,908 R+6.3
Montgomery 12,423 44.9% 14,354 51.8% 907 27,684 R+7.0
Stark 9,472 45.1% 10,318 49.1% 1,219 21,009 R+4.0
Lucas 8,014 39.2% 11,904 58.2% 540 20,458 R+19.0
Summit 6,115 43.5% 7,157 50.9% 790 14,062 R+7.4
Columbiana 4,460 33.4% 7,906 59.1% 1,006 13,372 R+25.8
Mahoning 5,649 43.9% 6,738 52.4% 480 12,867 R+8.5
Muskingum 5,809 45.4% 6,544 51.2% 430 12,783 R+5.7
Belmont 5,267 42.2% 6,628 53.1% 578 12,473 R+10.9
Butler 6,831 56.5% 5,009 41.4% 248 12,088 D+15.1
Clark 4,262 36.6% 6,408 55.0% 985 11,655 R+18.4
Tuscarawas 5,231 46.1% 5,599 49.4% 508 11,338 R+3.2
Wood 4,395 40.8% 5,714 53.1% 653 10,762 R+12.3
Licking 5,368 50.2% 4,985 46.6% 348 10,701 D+3.6
Seneca 4,774 48.7% 4,480 45.7% 553 9,807 D+3.0
Miami 3,829 39.4% 5,363 55.1% 535 9,727 R+15.8
Trumbull 2,567 26.5% 6,557 67.6% 576 9,700 R+41.1
Ross 4,381 45.6% 5,040 52.4% 190 9,611 R+6.9
Hancock 4,096 43.1% 4,785 50.3% 628 9,509 R+7.2
Washington 4,003 42.8% 5,103 54.5% 254 9,360 R+11.8
Ashtabula 1,938 20.8% 6,787 72.7% 612 9,337 R+51.9
Richland 4,494 49.0% 4,280 46.7% 399 9,173 D+2.3
Allen 4,410 48.9% 3,888 43.1% 714 9,012 D+5.8
Wayne 4,476 50.3% 3,889 43.7% 527 8,892 D+6.6
Darke 4,281 49.1% 3,868 44.3% 573 8,722 D+4.7
Lorain 2,700 31.0% 5,658 65.0% 349 8,707 R+34.0
Erie 3,613 43.3% 4,529 54.3% 201 8,343 R+11.0
Clermont 4,112 49.7% 3,886 46.9% 283 8,281 D+2.7
Jefferson 2,546 31.4% 4,976 61.3% 589 8,111 R+30.0
Fairfield 4,414 57.0% 3,123 40.4% 202 7,739 D+16.7
Scioto 2,919 38.0% 4,605 60.0% 155 7,679 R+22.0
Huron 2,829 37.1% 4,491 58.9% 300 7,620 R+21.8
Hardin 3,361 45.2% 3,742 50.4% 328 7,431 R+5.1
Van Wert 3,504 47.2% 3,699 49.8% 223 7,426 R+2.6
Perry 3,264 44.1% 3,741 50.5% 400 7,405 R+6.4
Athens 2,084 28.4% 4,550 62.0% 709 7,343 R+33.6
Highland 3,067 42.1% 3,758 51.5% 467 7,292 R+9.5
Crawford 4,110 57.4% 2,678 37.4% 374 7,162 D+20.0
Sandusky 3,270 45.7% 3,509 49.0% 382 7,161 R+3.3
Knox 3,191 44.7% 3,587 50.3% 358 7,136 R+5.5
Greene 2,266 31.8% 4,461 62.6% 394 7,121 R+30.8
Portage 2,803 40.1% 3,727 53.3% 461 6,991 R+13.2
Lawrence 2,257 32.7% 4,368 63.4% 268 6,893 R+30.6
Champaign 2,619 38.5% 3,847 56.5% 339 6,805 R+18.0
Brown 3,679 54.5% 2,849 42.2% 219 6,747 D+12.3
Jackson 2,560 38.0% 3,728 55.3% 448 6,736 R+17.3
Pickaway 3,579 53.5% 2,950 44.1% 155 6,684 D+9.4
Coshocton 3,441 51.9% 2,946 44.4% 243 6,630 D+7.5
Delaware 2,526 38.7% 3,490 53.4% 516 6,532 R+14.8
Guernsey 2,312 35.5% 3,724 57.1% 481 6,517 R+21.7
Meigs 2,061 32.1% 4,084 63.5% 282 6,427 R+31.5
Putnam 3,533 56.0% 2,412 38.3% 359 6,304 D+17.8
Paulding 2,765 44.0% 3,362 53.5% 152 6,279 R+9.5
Logan 1,971 31.5% 3,955 63.2% 331 6,257 R+31.7
Warren 2,177 34.8% 3,876 62.0% 202 6,255 R+27.2
Adams 2,959 47.6% 3,096 49.8% 161 6,216 R+2.2
Marion 3,108 50.0% 2,824 45.4% 283 6,215 D+4.6
Williams 2,694 43.6% 3,101 50.1% 389 6,184 R+6.6
Mercer 3,585 59.7% 1,744 29.0% 678 6,007 D+30.6
Clinton 1,964 33.0% 3,693 62.0% 298 5,955 R+29.0
Preble 2,602 43.8% 3,056 51.5% 281 5,939 R+7.6
Defiance 2,998 51.2% 2,375 40.6% 480 5,853 D+10.6
Auglaize 3,239 56.3% 2,237 38.9% 278 5,754 D+17.4
Union 1,841 33.3% 3,253 58.9% 430 5,524 R+25.6
Ashland 2,793 51.3% 2,393 43.9% 261 5,447 D+7.3
Medina 1,884 34.9% 3,263 60.5% 247 5,394 R+25.6
Gallia 1,722 32.1% 3,505 65.3% 141 5,368 R+33.2
Shelby 2,930 54.8% 2,158 40.4% 260 5,348 D+14.4
Madison 2,243 42.5% 2,836 53.7% 198 5,277 R+11.2
Henry 2,825 53.6% 2,210 41.9% 238 5,273 D+11.7
Fayette 1,955 37.2% 3,039 57.8% 268 5,262 R+20.6
Monroe 3,203 63.5% 1,617 32.1% 224 5,044 D+31.4
Fulton 1,645 33.5% 2,936 59.7% 335 4,916 R+26.3
Harrison 1,848 38.1% 2,700 55.7% 297 4,845 R+17.6
Hocking 2,223 46.4% 2,303 48.0% 267 4,793 R+1.7
Wyandot 2,460 51.6% 2,110 44.3% 197 4,767 D+7.3
Noble 1,984 41.8% 2,577 54.3% 186 4,747 R+12.5
Morgan 1,839 40.7% 2,413 53.4% 264 4,516 R+12.7
Morrow 1,697 38.1% 2,388 53.6% 371 4,456 R+15.5
Holmes 2,914 68.1% 1,190 27.8% 175 4,279 D+40.3
Ottawa 2,516 58.8% 1,677 39.2% 86 4,279 D+19.6
Carroll 1,610 38.1% 2,410 57.1% 201 4,221 R+19.0
Lake 951 23.0% 3,022 73.1% 160 4,133 R+50.1
Pike 2,047 52.9% 1,726 44.6% 100 3,873 D+8.3
Vinton 1,638 46.6% 1,790 50.9% 90 3,518 R+4.3
Geauga 642 19.9% 2,370 73.3% 220 3,232 R+53.5

Counties as they stood in 1893; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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