Election 1914 Results
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1914 Ohio governor election
Frank B. Willis (Republican) beat James M. Cox (Democrat) in Ohio in 1914, 46.3% to 43.7%, a margin of 2.6 points and 29,270 votes.
Ohio changed party: in 1912 it went Democratic, for James M. Cox.
Republicans led in 68 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 20. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 120,091 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.5 points. The closest was Clermont, where 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank B. Willis won | Republican | 523,074 | 46.3% |
| James M. Cox | Democratic | 493,804 | 43.7% |
| James Rudolph Garfield | Progressive | 60,904 | 5.4% |
| All other candidates | 51,441 | 4.6% | |
| Total | 1,129,223 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 61,903 51.5% | 43,335 36.1% | 14,853 | 120,091 | D+15.5 |
| Hamilton | 53,666 46.5% | 55,586 48.2% | 6,183 | 115,435 | R+1.7 |
| Franklin | 27,215 47.7% | 23,566 41.3% | 6,244 | 57,025 | D+6.4 |
| Lucas | 23,264 49.1% | 15,358 32.4% | 8,776 | 47,398 | D+16.7 |
| Montgomery | 20,541 47.3% | 17,284 39.8% | 5,638 | 43,463 | D+7.5 |
| Stark | 10,798 36.8% | 15,124 51.5% | 3,436 | 29,358 | R+14.7 |
| Summit | 10,510 38.1% | 12,441 45.0% | 4,667 | 27,618 | R+7.0 |
| Mahoning | 10,831 43.5% | 12,285 49.3% | 1,793 | 24,909 | R+5.8 |
| Butler | 8,707 48.9% | 6,023 33.8% | 3,084 | 17,814 | D+15.1 |
| Clark | 7,462 42.4% | 8,504 48.3% | 1,650 | 17,616 | R+5.9 |
| Columbiana | 6,663 38.8% | 8,691 50.6% | 1,829 | 17,183 | R+11.8 |
| Belmont | 7,598 44.7% | 7,976 47.0% | 1,410 | 16,984 | R+2.2 |
| Muskingum | 5,396 36.6% | 7,984 54.1% | 1,369 | 14,749 | R+17.5 |
| Licking | 6,623 45.6% | 6,733 46.4% | 1,154 | 14,510 | R+0.8 |
| Lorain | 5,411 37.6% | 6,326 44.0% | 2,644 | 14,381 | R+6.4 |
| Allen | 6,370 45.3% | 6,609 47.0% | 1,087 | 14,066 | R+1.7 |
| Tuscarawas | 5,090 36.9% | 6,919 50.2% | 1,778 | 13,787 | R+13.3 |
| Jefferson | 4,920 39.1% | 6,688 53.2% | 973 | 12,581 | R+14.1 |
| Ashtabula | 3,616 28.7% | 6,295 50.0% | 2,667 | 12,578 | R+21.3 |
| Trumbull | 3,916 31.1% | 6,876 54.7% | 1,781 | 12,573 | R+23.5 |
| Miami | 4,409 36.8% | 6,659 55.6% | 900 | 11,968 | R+18.8 |
| Richland | 5,372 45.2% | 5,805 48.8% | 717 | 11,894 | R+3.6 |
| Scioto | 4,680 40.9% | 5,774 50.4% | 995 | 11,449 | R+9.6 |
| Wood | 4,420 39.5% | 5,586 49.9% | 1,179 | 11,185 | R+10.4 |
| Seneca | 5,276 48.2% | 4,942 45.1% | 737 | 10,955 | D+3.0 |
| Athens | 4,037 37.3% | 5,659 52.2% | 1,137 | 10,833 | R+15.0 |
| Darke | 4,033 38.7% | 5,741 55.1% | 648 | 10,422 | R+16.4 |
| Washington | 4,124 40.7% | 4,691 46.3% | 1,324 | 10,139 | R+5.6 |
| Hancock | 4,238 42.8% | 4,978 50.2% | 692 | 9,908 | R+7.5 |
| Wayne | 4,571 46.5% | 4,637 47.2% | 617 | 9,825 | R+0.7 |
| Ross | 4,320 44.2% | 4,869 49.9% | 574 | 9,763 | R+5.6 |
| Guernsey | 3,899 40.0% | 4,608 47.3% | 1,244 | 9,751 | R+7.3 |
| Erie | 4,443 46.2% | 4,392 45.7% | 775 | 9,610 | D+0.5 |
| Marion | 4,060 42.3% | 4,925 51.3% | 616 | 9,601 | R+9.0 |
| Fairfield | 4,390 46.4% | 4,257 45.0% | 814 | 9,461 | D+1.4 |
| Sandusky | 4,316 47.6% | 4,074 44.9% | 684 | 9,074 | D+2.7 |
| Crawford | 4,872 54.4% | 3,428 38.3% | 656 | 8,956 | D+16.1 |
| Huron | 3,287 37.3% | 4,977 56.4% | 556 | 8,820 | R+19.2 |
| Hardin | 3,706 42.6% | 4,812 55.3% | 177 | 8,695 | R+12.7 |
| Perry | 3,283 38.1% | 4,375 50.7% | 966 | 8,624 | R+12.7 |
| Knox | 3,698 44.9% | 4,146 50.4% | 390 | 8,234 | R+5.4 |
| Logan | 2,453 31.4% | 4,672 59.8% | 688 | 7,813 | R+28.4 |
| Portage | 3,010 38.8% | 4,005 51.7% | 739 | 7,754 | R+12.8 |
| Clermont | 3,689 47.9% | 3,700 48.1% | 310 | 7,699 | R+0.1 |
| Coshocton | 2,736 35.8% | 4,121 53.9% | 783 | 7,640 | R+18.1 |
| Highland | 3,134 41.4% | 3,996 52.8% | 443 | 7,573 | R+11.4 |
| Van Wert | 3,415 45.4% | 3,779 50.2% | 334 | 7,528 | R+4.8 |
| Greene | 2,269 30.2% | 4,678 62.3% | 565 | 7,512 | R+32.1 |
| Delaware | 2,842 38.0% | 4,077 54.5% | 557 | 7,476 | R+16.5 |
| Auglaize | 3,114 43.5% | 3,234 45.2% | 810 | 7,158 | R+1.7 |
| Lawrence | 2,287 32.0% | 4,337 60.7% | 521 | 7,145 | R+28.7 |
| Champaign | 2,877 40.8% | 3,780 53.6% | 399 | 7,056 | R+12.8 |
| Putnam | 3,684 53.4% | 2,834 41.0% | 386 | 6,904 | D+12.3 |
| Williams | 2,854 42.0% | 3,368 49.6% | 566 | 6,788 | R+7.6 |
| Warren | 2,511 38.3% | 3,637 55.4% | 415 | 6,563 | R+17.2 |
| Pickaway | 2,991 45.8% | 3,263 50.0% | 275 | 6,529 | R+4.2 |
| Ashland | 3,245 50.2% | 2,814 43.6% | 402 | 6,461 | D+6.7 |
| Preble | 2,885 45.3% | 2,971 46.6% | 513 | 6,369 | R+1.4 |
| Jackson | 2,221 35.2% | 3,076 48.8% | 1,009 | 6,306 | R+13.6 |
| Shelby | 2,573 41.0% | 3,405 54.2% | 302 | 6,280 | R+13.2 |
| Defiance | 2,977 48.6% | 2,415 39.4% | 739 | 6,131 | D+9.2 |
| Mercer | 3,415 55.8% | 2,355 38.5% | 354 | 6,124 | D+17.3 |
| Clinton | 2,010 33.0% | 3,657 60.0% | 425 | 6,092 | R+27.0 |
| Union | 2,153 35.5% | 3,484 57.4% | 435 | 6,072 | R+21.9 |
| Meigs | 2,156 35.9% | 3,171 52.8% | 677 | 6,004 | R+16.9 |
| Henry | 2,777 46.6% | 2,808 47.1% | 372 | 5,957 | R+0.5 |
| Medina | 2,092 35.5% | 2,109 35.8% | 1,698 | 5,899 | R+0.3 |
| Brown | 3,065 52.6% | 2,535 43.5% | 229 | 5,829 | D+9.1 |
| Wyandot | 2,883 51.8% | 2,513 45.1% | 174 | 5,570 | D+6.6 |
| Fayette | 2,244 40.6% | 2,973 53.8% | 312 | 5,529 | R+13.2 |
| Madison | 2,412 43.8% | 2,907 52.8% | 187 | 5,506 | R+9.0 |
| Fulton | 1,827 33.2% | 3,170 57.6% | 504 | 5,501 | R+24.4 |
| Hocking | 2,318 42.2% | 2,762 50.3% | 414 | 5,494 | R+8.1 |
| Gallia | 1,762 32.9% | 2,271 42.4% | 1,317 | 5,350 | R+9.5 |
| Ottawa | 3,141 59.7% | 1,862 35.4% | 259 | 5,262 | D+24.3 |
| Paulding | 2,124 41.4% | 2,534 49.4% | 474 | 5,132 | R+8.0 |
| Lake | 1,649 32.6% | 2,397 47.3% | 1,018 | 5,064 | R+14.8 |
| Adams | 1,807 37.4% | 2,803 57.9% | 228 | 4,838 | R+20.6 |
| Monroe | 2,480 51.8% | 2,146 44.8% | 164 | 4,790 | D+7.0 |
| Harrison | 1,511 32.5% | 2,775 59.6% | 368 | 4,654 | R+27.2 |
| Morrow | 1,727 37.3% | 2,430 52.5% | 469 | 4,626 | R+15.2 |
| Noble | 1,789 39.5% | 2,483 54.8% | 257 | 4,529 | R+15.3 |
| Morgan | 1,527 36.7% | 2,349 56.4% | 286 | 4,162 | R+19.8 |
| Carroll | 1,239 32.3% | 2,270 59.3% | 321 | 3,830 | R+26.9 |
| Holmes | 2,142 57.0% | 1,440 38.3% | 178 | 3,760 | D+18.7 |
| Pike | 1,746 50.0% | 1,626 46.5% | 123 | 3,495 | D+3.4 |
| Geauga | 976 29.9% | 1,540 47.3% | 743 | 3,259 | R+17.3 |
| Vinton | 1,131 38.7% | 1,604 54.9% | 189 | 2,924 | R+16.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1914; 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 |