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Election 1912 Results

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1912 Ohio governor election

James M. Cox (Democrat) beat Robert B. Brown (Republican) in Ohio in 1912, 42.4% to 26.3%, a margin of 16.1 points and 166,823 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1910, when Judson Harmon won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 88 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 18 and Republicans in 9. The largest, Hamilton, cast 109,964 votes and went to the Democrat by 4.2 points. The closest was Madison, where 21 votes separated the top two.

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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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James M. Cox won	Democratic	439,323	42.4%
Robert B. Brown	Republican	272,500	26.3%
Arthur Lovett Garford	Progressive	217,903	21.0%
All other candidates		106,705	10.3%
Total		1,036,431

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Hamilton	47,319 43.0%	42,700 38.8%	19,945	109,964	D+4.2
Cuyahoga	43,512 42.6%	13,599 13.3%	45,069	102,180	Others
Franklin	21,667 42.6%	11,610 22.8%	17,571	50,848	D+19.8
Montgomery	18,252 45.9%	9,115 22.9%	12,438	39,805	D+23.0
Lucas	14,240 37.9%	5,042 13.4%	18,283	37,565	Others
Stark	9,906 37.1%	6,038 22.6%	10,752	26,696	Others
Summit	7,572 32.7%	3,206 13.9%	12,351	23,129	Others
Mahoning	7,209 35.5%	5,527 27.3%	7,546	20,282	Others
Butler	8,662 51.7%	3,068 18.3%	5,020	16,750	D+33.4
Clark	6,081 36.4%	5,498 32.9%	5,132	16,711	D+3.5
Columbiana	5,009 31.3%	4,576 28.6%	6,423	16,008	Others
Belmont	5,492 35.5%	4,813 31.1%	5,152	15,457	D+4.4
Muskingum	5,241 37.4%	4,704 33.5%	4,082	14,027	D+3.8
Lorain	4,454 32.7%	1,905 14.0%	7,244	13,603	Others
Licking	6,349 47.5%	4,177 31.3%	2,834	13,360	D+16.3
Tuscarawas	5,051 40.3%	3,416 27.2%	4,072	12,539	D+13.0
Ashtabula	3,169 25.8%	2,160 17.6%	6,967	12,296	Others
Allen	5,925 50.0%	2,405 20.3%	3,529	11,859	D+29.7
Jefferson	3,514 30.8%	4,578 40.1%	3,313	11,405	R+9.3
Trumbull	3,196 28.8%	2,737 24.7%	5,170	11,103	Others
Miami	4,675 42.2%	3,448 31.1%	2,959	11,082	D+11.1
Richland	5,226 48.9%	2,434 22.8%	3,038	10,698	D+26.1
Scioto	3,718 35.5%	3,426 32.7%	3,340	10,484	D+2.8
Seneca	5,320 51.5%	2,298 22.3%	2,707	10,325	D+29.3
Darke	4,991 48.7%	2,982 29.1%	2,272	10,245	D+19.6
Wood	4,333 43.2%	2,226 22.2%	3,477	10,036	D+21.0
Washington	4,653 46.8%	3,239 32.6%	2,040	9,932	D+14.2
Ross	4,586 46.9%	3,584 36.7%	1,603	9,773	D+10.3
Athens	2,569 27.3%	2,988 31.8%	3,848	9,405	Others
Wayne	4,636 50.1%	1,644 17.8%	2,968	9,248	D+32.4
Erie	3,918 43.1%	2,522 27.7%	2,656	9,096	D+15.3
Guernsey	2,736 30.2%	3,369 37.2%	2,943	9,048	R+7.0
Hancock	4,205 46.5%	2,399 26.5%	2,443	9,047	D+20.0
Marion	4,153 46.6%	3,069 34.4%	1,688	8,910	D+12.2
Fairfield	5,035 56.6%	1,702 19.1%	2,152	8,889	D+37.5
Sandusky	4,541 53.0%	1,480 17.3%	2,541	8,562	D+35.8
Hardin	3,910 46.8%	2,798 33.5%	1,643	8,351	D+13.3
Huron	3,415 41.0%	1,641 19.7%	3,269	8,325	D+21.3
Crawford	4,741 58.7%	1,392 17.2%	1,938	8,071	D+41.5
Perry	3,235 40.2%	1,903 23.6%	2,917	8,055	D+16.5
Knox	3,634 45.9%	2,546 32.2%	1,739	7,919	D+13.7
Clermont	3,650 48.2%	2,667 35.2%	1,260	7,577	D+13.0
Highland	3,324 44.7%	2,829 38.0%	1,288	7,441	D+6.7
Logan	2,773 37.4%	1,991 26.8%	2,655	7,419	D+10.5
Portage	2,868 38.7%	1,207 16.3%	3,334	7,409	Others
Coshocton	3,475 47.9%	1,971 27.1%	1,816	7,262	D+20.7
Delaware	2,980 41.7%	2,379 33.3%	1,793	7,152	D+8.4
Van Wert	3,315 46.4%	2,469 34.6%	1,356	7,140	D+11.8
Greene	2,244 31.6%	3,171 44.7%	1,683	7,098	R+13.1
Lawrence	2,139 30.2%	2,686 38.0%	2,252	7,077	R+7.7
Champaign	2,840 41.7%	2,437 35.7%	1,540	6,817	D+5.9
Auglaize	3,767 56.5%	1,403 21.1%	1,495	6,665	D+35.5
Putnam	4,021 62.6%	966 15.0%	1,433	6,420	D+47.6
Williams	2,932 45.8%	1,404 21.9%	2,070	6,406	D+23.9
Pickaway	3,318 52.6%	2,227 35.3%	766	6,311	D+17.3
Ashland	3,355 53.3%	1,042 16.5%	1,903	6,300	D+36.7
Warren	2,266 36.1%	2,761 44.0%	1,250	6,277	R+7.9
Preble	3,111 50.3%	2,056 33.3%	1,013	6,180	D+17.1
Jackson	2,095 33.9%	1,839 29.8%	2,237	6,171	Others
Clinton	2,019 33.8%	2,889 48.3%	1,071	5,979	R+14.6
Brown	3,529 59.2%	1,793 30.1%	642	5,964	D+29.1
Union	2,371 40.1%	2,065 34.9%	1,474	5,910	D+5.2
Shelby	3,433 58.8%	1,466 25.1%	937	5,836	D+33.7
Meigs	1,856 31.8%	2,112 36.2%	1,862	5,830	R+4.4
Medina	2,022 35.7%	679 12.0%	2,967	5,668	Others
Defiance	2,947 52.9%	906 16.3%	1,722	5,575	D+36.6
Fayette	2,317 42.0%	2,164 39.2%	1,037	5,518	D+2.8
Mercer	3,443 63.7%	1,284 23.7%	682	5,409	D+39.9
Gallia	1,787 33.4%	1,361 25.5%	2,198	5,346	Others
Paulding	2,326 44.1%	1,559 29.5%	1,391	5,276	D+14.5
Henry	3,078 58.4%	852 16.2%	1,343	5,273	D+42.2
Fulton	1,789 34.0%	1,040 19.8%	2,434	5,263	Others
Wyandot	2,906 55.2%	1,383 26.3%	973	5,262	D+28.9
Madison	2,228 42.4%	2,249 42.8%	778	5,255	R+0.4
Hocking	2,336 46.7%	1,364 27.3%	1,304	5,004	D+19.4
Lake	1,362 27.4%	1,156 23.3%	2,452	4,970	Others
Adams	2,258 46.3%	1,944 39.9%	670	4,872	D+6.4
Monroe	3,207 66.2%	1,088 22.5%	550	4,845	D+43.7
Ottawa	2,786 59.6%	823 17.6%	1,065	4,674	D+42.0
Harrison	1,661 36.3%	1,945 42.6%	965	4,571	R+6.2
Noble	1,858 41.5%	1,817 40.6%	801	4,476	D+0.9
Morrow	1,849 41.5%	1,175 26.4%	1,434	4,458	D+15.1
Morgan	1,660 40.9%	1,529 37.6%	873	4,062	D+3.2
Carroll	1,244 33.4%	1,149 30.8%	1,336	3,729	Others
Holmes	2,428 67.0%	448 12.4%	748	3,624	D+54.6
Pike	1,726 50.3%	1,222 35.6%	481	3,429	D+14.7
Geauga	836 26.4%	587 18.5%	1,742	3,165	Others
Vinton	1,238 41.6%	982 33.0%	758	2,978	D+8.6

Counties as they stood in 1912; 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

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