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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.

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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
Harry L. Davis won Republican 1,039,835 51.9%
Vic Donahey Democratic 918,962 45.9%
All other candidates 44,386 2.2%
Total2,003,183

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
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

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