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1920 Ohio governor election
Harry L. Davis (Republican) beat Vic Donahey (Democrat) in Ohio in 1920, 51.9% to 45.9%, a margin of 6.0 points and 120,873 votes.
Ohio changed party: in 1918 it went Democratic, for James M. Cox.
Republicans led in 60 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 28. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 230,928 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.7 points. The closest was Allen, where 64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry L. Davis won | Republican | 1,039,835 | 51.9% |
| Vic Donahey | Democratic | 918,962 | 45.9% |
| All other candidates | 44,386 | 2.2% | |
| Total | 2,003,183 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga | 114,809 49.7% | 108,547 47.0% | 7,572 | 230,928 | D+2.7 |
| Hamilton | 83,721 42.7% | 107,102 54.6% | 5,166 | 195,989 | R+11.9 |
| Franklin | 56,221 51.3% | 52,030 47.5% | 1,355 | 109,606 | D+3.8 |
| Montgomery | 43,015 48.2% | 41,541 46.6% | 4,679 | 89,235 | D+1.7 |
| Lucas | 31,250 36.2% | 50,180 58.1% | 4,888 | 86,318 | R+21.9 |
| Summit | 30,633 42.2% | 40,684 56.0% | 1,333 | 72,650 | R+13.8 |
| Stark | 27,915 47.4% | 28,225 47.9% | 2,770 | 58,910 | R+0.5 |
| Mahoning | 13,938 30.6% | 30,524 66.9% | 1,145 | 45,607 | R+36.4 |
| Clark | 14,934 43.7% | 18,848 55.1% | 420 | 34,202 | R+11.4 |
| Butler | 18,279 55.3% | 12,893 39.0% | 1,911 | 33,083 | D+16.3 |
| Belmont | 14,265 49.6% | 13,653 47.4% | 871 | 28,789 | D+2.1 |
| Columbiana | 11,811 43.2% | 14,726 53.8% | 831 | 27,368 | R+10.7 |
| Lorain | 11,721 43.0% | 14,965 54.9% | 552 | 27,238 | R+11.9 |
| Allen | 12,755 49.5% | 12,691 49.3% | 319 | 25,765 | D+0.2 |
| Trumbull | 7,979 31.7% | 16,369 65.1% | 791 | 25,139 | R+33.4 |
| Muskingum | 11,424 48.4% | 11,964 50.7% | 217 | 23,605 | R+2.3 |
| Tuscarawas | 13,470 58.6% | 8,987 39.1% | 546 | 23,003 | D+19.5 |
| Licking | 11,956 52.1% | 10,742 46.8% | 238 | 22,936 | D+5.3 |
| Miami | 8,819 40.7% | 12,212 56.3% | 656 | 21,687 | R+15.6 |
| Jefferson | 8,100 37.9% | 12,699 59.4% | 571 | 21,370 | R+21.5 |
| Richland | 11,084 53.8% | 9,278 45.1% | 232 | 20,594 | D+8.8 |
| Ashtabula | 6,389 31.8% | 13,119 65.4% | 552 | 20,060 | R+33.5 |
| Scioto | 8,652 43.6% | 10,774 54.2% | 439 | 19,865 | R+10.7 |
| Marion | 8,945 46.2% | 10,303 53.2% | 116 | 19,364 | R+7.0 |
| Seneca | 9,529 51.9% | 8,618 47.0% | 205 | 18,352 | D+5.0 |
| Darke | 9,408 52.0% | 8,595 47.5% | 94 | 18,097 | D+4.5 |
| Athens | 6,584 37.5% | 10,676 60.8% | 299 | 17,559 | R+23.3 |
| Wood | 5,740 33.9% | 10,954 64.7% | 227 | 16,921 | R+30.8 |
| Wayne | 9,231 55.4% | 7,299 43.8% | 137 | 16,667 | D+11.6 |
| Ross | 7,425 44.9% | 9,006 54.5% | 93 | 16,524 | R+9.6 |
| Hancock | 7,248 44.6% | 8,803 54.2% | 182 | 16,233 | R+9.6 |
| Fairfield | 9,390 58.1% | 6,682 41.4% | 78 | 16,150 | D+16.8 |
| Guernsey | 7,693 47.9% | 7,933 49.4% | 436 | 16,062 | R+1.5 |
| Washington | 6,817 43.3% | 8,594 54.6% | 332 | 15,743 | R+11.3 |
| Crawford | 9,868 63.1% | 5,607 35.8% | 173 | 15,648 | D+27.2 |
| Knox | 7,063 48.5% | 7,456 51.2% | 41 | 14,560 | R+2.7 |
| Sandusky | 7,466 52.0% | 6,752 47.0% | 149 | 14,367 | D+5.0 |
| Hardin | 6,287 44.8% | 7,657 54.6% | 90 | 14,034 | R+9.8 |
| Portage | 6,876 49.4% | 6,792 48.8% | 249 | 13,917 | D+0.6 |
| Perry | 6,257 45.1% | 7,308 52.7% | 311 | 13,876 | R+7.6 |
| Huron | 5,716 41.3% | 8,019 57.9% | 119 | 13,854 | R+16.6 |
| Erie | 6,000 43.8% | 7,468 54.5% | 232 | 13,700 | R+10.7 |
| Logan | 5,364 39.6% | 8,139 60.1% | 33 | 13,536 | R+20.5 |
| Highland | 6,148 46.7% | 7,004 53.2% | 17 | 13,169 | R+6.5 |
| Delaware | 5,805 44.6% | 7,179 55.2% | 27 | 13,011 | R+10.6 |
| Clermont | 6,650 51.1% | 6,279 48.3% | 74 | 13,003 | D+2.9 |
| Greene | 4,564 35.2% | 8,269 63.8% | 118 | 12,951 | R+28.6 |
| Van Wert | 5,369 43.0% | 7,038 56.4% | 79 | 12,486 | R+13.4 |
| Coshocton | 6,838 56.2% | 5,118 42.1% | 202 | 12,158 | D+14.1 |
| Champaign | 5,235 43.6% | 6,736 56.0% | 48 | 12,019 | R+12.5 |
| Auglaize | 5,243 45.3% | 6,191 53.5% | 145 | 11,579 | R+8.2 |
| Ashland | 6,677 57.8% | 4,820 41.7% | 63 | 11,560 | D+16.1 |
| Warren | 4,316 38.2% | 6,913 61.2% | 61 | 11,290 | R+23.0 |
| Lawrence | 4,024 35.8% | 7,134 63.4% | 92 | 11,250 | R+27.6 |
| Williams | 4,619 41.1% | 6,508 57.9% | 110 | 11,237 | R+16.8 |
| Preble | 5,403 48.6% | 5,681 51.1% | 28 | 11,112 | R+2.5 |
| Shelby | 6,356 57.4% | 4,663 42.1% | 55 | 11,074 | D+15.3 |
| Pickaway | 6,156 56.7% | 4,687 43.1% | 21 | 10,864 | D+13.5 |
| Jackson | 5,131 47.7% | 5,550 51.6% | 71 | 10,752 | R+3.9 |
| Clinton | 3,849 37.0% | 6,540 62.8% | 27 | 10,416 | R+25.8 |
| Lake | 4,992 48.3% | 5,220 50.5% | 123 | 10,335 | R+2.2 |
| Medina | 4,374 43.6% | 5,532 55.1% | 128 | 10,034 | R+11.5 |
| Meigs | 3,602 36.4% | 6,173 62.3% | 134 | 9,909 | R+25.9 |
| Putnam | 5,574 56.6% | 4,225 42.9% | 43 | 9,842 | D+13.7 |
| Union | 3,929 40.0% | 5,864 59.7% | 34 | 9,827 | R+19.7 |
| Defiance | 4,757 48.7% | 4,898 50.1% | 118 | 9,773 | R+1.4 |
| Mercer | 5,580 57.5% | 4,096 42.2% | 25 | 9,701 | D+15.3 |
| Brown | 5,675 61.5% | 3,527 38.2% | 26 | 9,228 | D+23.3 |
| Fayette | 4,027 43.7% | 5,162 56.0% | 28 | 9,217 | R+12.3 |
| Adams | 4,429 48.2% | 4,743 51.6% | 14 | 9,186 | R+3.4 |
| Madison | 3,997 43.5% | 5,170 56.3% | 16 | 9,183 | R+12.8 |
| Wyandot | 4,954 55.2% | 4,005 44.6% | 14 | 8,973 | D+10.6 |
| Hocking | 4,245 50.1% | 4,128 48.8% | 93 | 8,466 | D+1.4 |
| Henry | 3,635 43.0% | 4,744 56.1% | 82 | 8,461 | R+13.1 |
| Fulton | 2,710 33.2% | 5,375 65.8% | 81 | 8,166 | R+32.6 |
| Gallia | 2,780 35.3% | 5,057 64.3% | 32 | 7,869 | R+28.9 |
| Harrison | 3,107 40.9% | 4,457 58.7% | 31 | 7,595 | R+17.8 |
| Paulding | 2,941 40.1% | 4,344 59.2% | 55 | 7,340 | R+19.1 |
| Noble | 3,086 43.5% | 4,001 56.5% | 7,087 | R+12.9 | |
| Ottawa | 3,199 45.2% | 3,807 53.8% | 74 | 7,080 | R+8.6 |
| Morrow | 3,229 45.8% | 3,797 53.9% | 21 | 7,047 | R+8.1 |
| Monroe | 4,107 62.6% | 2,414 36.8% | 35 | 6,556 | D+25.8 |
| Morgan | 2,457 38.5% | 3,810 59.7% | 117 | 6,384 | R+21.2 |
| Carroll | 2,445 39.4% | 3,680 59.4% | 75 | 6,200 | R+19.9 |
| Pike | 2,876 48.7% | 3,004 50.9% | 23 | 5,903 | R+2.2 |
| Holmes | 3,768 71.3% | 1,487 28.1% | 31 | 5,286 | D+43.2 |
| Geauga | 1,812 37.6% | 2,959 61.4% | 45 | 4,816 | R+23.8 |
| Vinton | 2,245 48.0% | 2,432 52.0% | 4,677 | R+4.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1920; 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 |