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Election 1938 Results

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1938 Ohio governor election

John W. Bricker (Republican) beat Charles Sawyer (Democrat) in Ohio in 1938, 52.4% to 47.6%, a margin of 4.9 points and 118,225 votes.

Ohio changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Martin L. Davey.

Republicans led in 77 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 370,222 votes and went to the Democrat by 17.3 points. The closest was Hocking, where 3 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
John W. Bricker won Republican 1,265,548 52.4%
Charles Sawyer Democratic 1,147,323 47.6%
Total2,412,871

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 217,214 58.7% 153,008 41.3% 370,222 D+17.3
Hamilton 103,169 46.5% 118,587 53.5% 221,756 R+7.0
Franklin 59,944 46.0% 70,290 54.0% 130,234 R+7.9
Summit 56,688 53.6% 49,168 46.4% 105,856 D+7.1
Lucas 45,832 43.3% 59,937 56.7% 105,769 R+13.3
Montgomery 42,169 47.0% 47,490 53.0% 89,659 R+5.9
Mahoning 43,462 53.4% 37,980 46.6% 81,442 D+6.7
Stark 35,236 46.2% 41,077 53.8% 76,313 R+7.7
Trumbull 19,099 46.3% 22,173 53.7% 41,272 R+7.4
Butler 17,330 47.2% 19,354 52.8% 36,684 R+5.5
Clark 17,312 47.6% 19,050 52.4% 36,362 R+4.8
Belmont 20,192 56.7% 15,424 43.3% 35,616 D+13.4
Jefferson 18,046 52.6% 16,234 47.4% 34,280 D+5.3
Scioto 15,057 45.3% 18,192 54.7% 33,249 R+9.4
Lorain 16,076 49.6% 16,362 50.4% 32,438 R+0.9
Columbiana 13,438 44.2% 16,982 55.8% 30,420 R+11.7
Allen 11,212 40.3% 16,590 59.7% 27,802 R+19.3
Muskingum 10,761 39.2% 16,687 60.8% 27,448 R+21.6
Ashtabula 10,561 40.0% 15,857 60.0% 26,418 R+20.0
Tuscarawas 12,939 52.1% 11,901 47.9% 24,840 D+4.2
Licking 10,715 43.8% 13,722 56.2% 24,437 R+12.3
Richland 11,398 47.5% 12,591 52.5% 23,989 R+5.0
Wood 6,626 33.1% 13,370 66.9% 19,996 R+33.7
Ross 9,456 47.7% 10,367 52.3% 19,823 R+4.6
Athens 8,348 42.9% 11,089 57.1% 19,437 R+14.1
Miami 6,832 35.5% 12,407 64.5% 19,239 R+29.0
Wayne 8,214 44.0% 10,443 56.0% 18,657 R+11.9
Portage 8,922 48.5% 9,468 51.5% 18,390 R+3.0
Lawrence 8,866 49.0% 9,241 51.0% 18,107 R+2.1
Washington 7,760 43.2% 10,209 56.8% 17,969 R+13.6
Marion 7,449 42.8% 9,949 57.2% 17,398 R+14.4
Seneca 6,711 39.3% 10,382 60.7% 17,093 R+21.5
Lake 7,360 43.9% 9,388 56.1% 16,748 R+12.1
Darke 6,598 41.2% 9,435 58.8% 16,033 R+17.7
Hancock 5,832 36.4% 10,187 63.6% 16,019 R+27.2
Guernsey 7,034 44.3% 8,837 55.7% 15,871 R+11.4
Fairfield 7,255 45.8% 8,585 54.2% 15,840 R+8.4
Erie 7,291 47.3% 8,118 52.7% 15,409 R+5.4
Sandusky 5,350 35.0% 9,938 65.0% 15,288 R+30.0
Clermont 7,162 48.9% 7,476 51.1% 14,638 R+2.1
Huron 5,687 39.0% 8,898 61.0% 14,585 R+22.0
Hardin 6,548 46.5% 7,543 53.5% 14,091 R+7.1
Greene 5,738 41.1% 8,229 58.9% 13,967 R+17.8
Highland 6,106 45.0% 7,452 55.0% 13,558 R+9.9
Crawford 6,652 49.4% 6,813 50.6% 13,465 R+1.2
Knox 5,306 40.0% 7,961 60.0% 13,267 R+20.0
Coshocton 6,480 49.3% 6,665 50.7% 13,145 R+1.4
Logan 4,639 36.3% 8,142 63.7% 12,781 R+27.4
Van Wert 5,569 43.6% 7,210 56.4% 12,779 R+12.8
Delaware 4,990 39.2% 7,741 60.8% 12,731 R+21.6
Perry 5,448 43.2% 7,175 56.8% 12,623 R+13.7
Ashland 5,550 44.3% 6,966 55.7% 12,516 R+11.3
Jackson 5,096 42.6% 6,855 57.4% 11,951 R+14.7
Auglaize 5,031 43.5% 6,536 56.5% 11,567 R+13.0
Warren 4,173 36.2% 7,364 63.8% 11,537 R+27.7
Shelby 5,321 46.3% 6,167 53.7% 11,488 R+7.4
Champaign 4,415 38.5% 7,052 61.5% 11,467 R+23.0
Medina 4,136 36.3% 7,264 63.7% 11,400 R+27.4
Williams 3,853 35.1% 7,109 64.9% 10,962 R+29.7
Adams 5,104 47.3% 5,676 52.7% 10,780 R+5.3
Mercer 5,218 49.8% 5,264 50.2% 10,482 R+0.4
Pickaway 5,484 52.4% 4,978 47.6% 10,462 D+4.8
Putnam 3,939 39.5% 6,033 60.5% 9,972 R+21.0
Gallia 3,477 35.9% 6,221 64.1% 9,698 R+28.3
Clinton 3,728 38.6% 5,934 61.4% 9,662 R+22.8
Meigs 3,555 37.0% 6,060 63.0% 9,615 R+26.1
Fayette 4,488 46.8% 5,103 53.2% 9,591 R+6.4
Preble 4,111 43.3% 5,386 56.7% 9,497 R+13.4
Defiance 3,530 38.6% 5,607 61.4% 9,137 R+22.7
Brown 4,820 52.8% 4,302 47.2% 9,122 D+5.7
Ottawa 4,221 46.7% 4,826 53.3% 9,047 R+6.7
Madison 3,623 40.4% 5,335 59.6% 8,958 R+19.1
Hocking 4,438 50.0% 4,441 50.0% 8,879 level
Union 3,160 35.7% 5,687 64.3% 8,847 R+28.6
Wyandot 4,067 46.8% 4,617 53.2% 8,684 R+6.3
Fulton 2,272 27.0% 6,134 73.0% 8,406 R+45.9
Pike 5,386 66.0% 2,779 34.0% 8,165 D+31.9
Henry 3,043 37.5% 5,066 62.5% 8,109 R+24.9
Harrison 2,995 37.4% 5,017 62.6% 8,012 R+25.2
Monroe 3,839 51.7% 3,589 48.3% 7,428 D+3.4
Noble 3,240 43.9% 4,148 56.1% 7,388 R+12.3
Paulding 2,936 41.4% 4,164 58.6% 7,100 R+17.3
Carroll 2,543 35.9% 4,540 64.1% 7,083 R+28.2
Morgan 2,472 36.1% 4,367 63.9% 6,839 R+27.7
Morrow 2,442 36.6% 4,227 63.4% 6,669 R+26.8
Geauga 2,415 38.6% 3,841 61.4% 6,256 R+22.8
Vinton 2,524 45.1% 3,070 54.9% 5,594 R+9.8
Holmes 2,599 51.5% 2,449 48.5% 5,048 D+3.0

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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