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Election 1924 Results

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1924 Ohio governor election

Vic Donahey (Democrat) beat Harry L. Davis (Republican) in Ohio in 1924, 54.0% to 45.0%, a margin of 9.0 points and 177,836 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1922, when Vic Donahey also won.

Democrats led in 70 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 18. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 249,743 votes and went to the Republican by 14.2 points. The closest was Fayette, where 2 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
Vic Donahey won Democratic 1,065,981 54.0%
Harry L. Davis Republican 888,145 45.0%
All other candidates 19,944 1.0%
Total1,974,070

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 104,650 41.9% 140,110 56.1% 4,983 249,743 R+14.2
Hamilton 94,839 50.8% 88,845 47.6% 3,156 186,840 D+3.2
Franklin 62,977 59.2% 42,941 40.4% 457 106,375 D+18.8
Lucas 44,285 48.8% 44,646 49.1% 1,909 90,840 R+0.4
Summit 48,244 59.1% 32,910 40.3% 473 81,627 D+18.8
Montgomery 48,845 62.1% 29,356 37.3% 452 78,653 D+24.8
Stark 34,081 55.0% 26,951 43.5% 903 61,935 D+11.5
Mahoning 27,768 52.9% 24,250 46.2% 511 52,529 D+6.7
Butler 22,037 64.5% 11,860 34.7% 268 34,165 D+29.8
Clark 16,687 54.9% 13,643 44.8% 90 30,420 D+10.0
Trumbull 17,713 59.0% 12,007 40.0% 304 30,024 D+19.0
Belmont 14,117 48.5% 14,306 49.2% 674 29,097 R+0.6
Columbiana 13,851 49.1% 14,066 49.9% 294 28,211 R+0.8
Lorain 13,170 48.9% 13,327 49.4% 457 26,954 R+0.6
Allen 15,733 61.5% 9,733 38.0% 131 25,597 D+23.4
Tuscarawas 16,451 67.4% 7,699 31.6% 247 24,397 D+35.9
Licking 16,040 67.0% 7,860 32.8% 58 23,958 D+34.1
Muskingum 12,950 54.8% 10,610 44.9% 85 23,645 D+9.9
Jefferson 8,372 38.9% 12,874 59.8% 298 21,544 R+20.9
Richland 13,976 65.5% 7,205 33.7% 172 21,353 D+31.7
Ashtabula 7,945 39.4% 11,860 58.9% 344 20,149 R+19.4
Scioto 7,719 40.6% 11,212 58.9% 94 19,025 R+18.4
Miami 10,659 57.3% 7,804 41.9% 155 18,618 D+15.3
Seneca 10,631 59.8% 7,012 39.5% 123 17,766 D+20.4
Darke 11,656 67.9% 5,510 32.1% 17,166 D+35.8
Marion 9,383 55.7% 7,371 43.8% 77 16,831 D+12.0
Wayne 9,597 58.0% 6,894 41.6% 63 16,554 D+16.3
Wood 7,803 48.7% 8,066 50.4% 147 16,016 R+1.6
Hancock 8,931 55.9% 6,970 43.6% 90 15,991 D+12.3
Ross 8,166 52.4% 7,374 47.3% 52 15,592 D+5.1
Fairfield 10,871 70.0% 4,606 29.6% 59 15,536 D+40.3
Sandusky 9,839 64.7% 5,288 34.8% 75 15,202 D+29.9
Washington 9,336 61.5% 5,763 38.0% 71 15,170 D+23.6
Guernsey 8,648 57.7% 6,127 40.9% 222 14,997 D+16.8
Athens 6,608 46.0% 7,723 53.7% 42 14,373 R+7.8
Crawford 9,921 69.6% 4,149 29.1% 191 14,261 D+40.5
Erie 6,613 47.6% 7,136 51.4% 145 13,894 R+3.8
Portage 7,314 52.9% 6,316 45.7% 189 13,819 D+7.2
Perry 7,782 58.4% 5,449 40.9% 86 13,317 D+17.5
Huron 6,385 48.3% 6,719 50.8% 116 13,220 R+2.5
Knox 6,868 52.1% 6,276 47.6% 35 13,179 D+4.5
Hardin 6,899 52.7% 6,146 47.0% 45 13,090 D+5.8
Clermont 7,315 58.6% 5,127 41.0% 50 12,492 D+17.5
Coshocton 7,421 62.6% 4,362 36.8% 74 11,857 D+25.8
Highland 6,639 56.0% 5,188 43.8% 30 11,857 D+12.2
Logan 5,942 50.7% 5,718 48.8% 51 11,711 D+1.9
Van Wert 5,955 51.6% 5,516 47.8% 64 11,535 D+3.8
Greene 5,780 50.5% 5,608 49.0% 50 11,438 D+1.5
Delaware 6,104 54.9% 4,991 44.9% 19 11,114 D+10.0
Ashland 6,572 60.2% 4,309 39.5% 33 10,914 D+20.7
Mercer 8,359 77.4% 2,419 22.4% 23 10,801 D+55.0
Putnam 7,950 74.7% 2,671 25.1% 28 10,649 D+49.6
Auglaize 6,298 59.9% 4,159 39.5% 61 10,518 D+20.3
Lake 4,160 39.7% 6,211 59.3% 99 10,470 R+19.6
Champaign 5,750 56.3% 4,425 43.4% 31 10,206 D+13.0
Medina 5,583 56.2% 4,285 43.2% 61 9,929 D+13.1
Lawrence 4,034 40.7% 5,801 58.6% 71 9,906 R+17.8
Shelby 6,728 68.3% 3,089 31.3% 40 9,857 D+36.9
Preble 5,838 59.6% 3,930 40.1% 21 9,789 D+19.5
Warren 5,079 52.0% 4,663 47.7% 32 9,774 D+4.3
Jackson 5,190 53.2% 4,507 46.2% 55 9,752 D+7.0
Williams 5,057 52.4% 4,536 47.0% 66 9,659 D+5.4
Defiance 5,990 66.2% 3,013 33.3% 47 9,050 D+32.9
Pickaway 5,663 63.0% 3,314 36.9% 9 8,986 D+26.1
Clinton 4,588 52.0% 4,208 47.7% 25 8,821 D+4.3
Brown 5,754 68.4% 2,648 31.5% 14 8,416 D+36.9
Union 4,645 55.5% 3,700 44.2% 28 8,373 D+11.3
Meigs 4,212 50.5% 4,057 48.7% 69 8,338 D+1.9
Henry 5,105 62.0% 3,133 38.0% 8,238 D+23.9
Adams 4,366 53.7% 3,767 46.3% 8,133 D+7.4
Madison 4,760 59.2% 3,282 40.8% 8,042 D+18.4
Hocking 4,618 57.5% 3,347 41.7% 70 8,035 D+15.8
Wyandot 4,764 60.2% 3,125 39.5% 19 7,908 D+20.7
Ottawa 4,767 61.4% 2,937 37.8% 63 7,767 D+23.6
Fayette 3,749 49.9% 3,747 49.9% 17 7,513 level
Harrison 3,427 46.9% 3,842 52.5% 44 7,313 R+5.7
Noble 4,348 60.0% 2,891 39.9% 13 7,252 D+20.1
Paulding 3,958 54.9% 3,227 44.7% 27 7,212 D+10.1
Fulton 3,388 48.7% 3,514 50.5% 51 6,953 R+1.8
Gallia 3,344 48.1% 3,589 51.6% 17 6,950 R+3.5
Morrow 3,917 59.4% 2,676 40.6% 6,593 D+18.8
Monroe 4,768 72.4% 1,803 27.4% 13 6,584 D+45.0
Carroll 3,127 50.7% 3,015 48.8% 30 6,172 D+1.8
Pike 3,501 58.2% 2,512 41.7% 4 6,017 D+16.4
Morgan 3,193 54.8% 2,632 45.2% 1 5,826 D+9.6
Holmes 3,785 77.8% 1,064 21.9% 17 4,866 D+55.9
Geauga 1,734 38.8% 2,691 60.1% 49 4,474 R+21.4
Vinton 2,396 55.2% 1,926 44.4% 15 4,337 D+10.8

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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