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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Ohio governor election

John W. Bricker (Republican) beat Martin L. Davey (Democrat) in Ohio in 1940, 55.5% to 44.5%, a margin of 11.1 points and 364,467 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1938, when John W. Bricker also won.

Democrats led in 62 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 416,139 votes and went to the Republican by 100.0 points. The closest was Medina, where 96 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 1,824,863 55.5%
Martin L. Davey Democratic 1,460,396 44.5%
Total3,285,259

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 0 0.0% 416,139 100.0% 416,139 R+100.0
Hamilton 186,660 56.9% 141,628 43.1% 328,288 D+13.7
Lucas 112,634 63.8% 63,843 36.2% 176,477 D+27.6
Summit 108,114 62.9% 63,698 37.1% 171,812 D+25.9
Montgomery 113,763 67.5% 54,825 32.5% 168,588 D+35.0
Franklin 0 0.0% 143,602 100.0% 143,602 R+100.0
Mahoning 96,995 71.1% 39,331 28.9% 136,326 D+42.3
Stark 82,578 66.7% 41,200 33.3% 123,778 D+33.4
Belmont 43,505 74.4% 14,933 25.6% 58,438 D+48.9
Lorain 35,314 63.3% 20,446 36.7% 55,760 D+26.7
Clark 35,671 65.9% 18,442 34.1% 54,113 D+31.8
Columbiana 32,316 64.9% 17,505 35.1% 49,821 D+29.7
Trumbull 0 0.0% 45,690 100.0% 45,690 R+100.0
Butler 0 0.0% 41,134 100.0% 41,134 R+100.0
Tuscarawas 28,163 69.5% 12,361 30.5% 40,524 D+39.0
Muskingum 25,448 63.3% 14,772 36.7% 40,220 D+26.5
Allen 23,363 59.7% 15,757 40.3% 39,120 D+19.4
Licking 23,668 63.4% 13,674 36.6% 37,342 D+26.8
Ashtabula 18,740 53.8% 16,109 46.2% 34,849 D+7.5
Jefferson 0 0.0% 34,692 100.0% 34,692 R+100.0
Scioto 0 0.0% 31,956 100.0% 31,956 R+100.0
Portage 20,388 69.4% 8,992 30.6% 29,380 D+38.8
Wood 15,905 55.2% 12,931 44.8% 28,836 D+10.3
Miami 15,960 55.8% 12,626 44.2% 28,586 D+11.7
Ross 18,597 65.4% 9,828 34.6% 28,425 D+30.8
Richland 0 0.0% 27,270 100.0% 27,270 R+100.0
Lake 14,035 52.4% 12,757 47.6% 26,792 D+4.8
Wayne 15,090 56.9% 11,425 43.1% 26,515 D+13.8
Athens 17,142 64.8% 9,293 35.2% 26,435 D+29.7
Seneca 14,707 56.8% 11,167 43.2% 25,874 D+13.7
Fairfield 16,098 63.6% 9,211 36.4% 25,309 D+27.2
Marion 15,723 62.3% 9,519 37.7% 25,242 D+24.6
Lawrence 16,361 66.4% 8,291 33.6% 24,652 D+32.7
Washington 14,314 58.7% 10,064 41.3% 24,378 D+17.4
Erie 14,913 63.5% 8,566 36.5% 23,479 D+27.0
Crawford 13,433 62.0% 8,240 38.0% 21,673 D+24.0
Greene 12,397 60.9% 7,966 39.1% 20,363 D+21.8
Coshocton 12,382 65.1% 6,624 34.9% 19,006 D+30.3
Knox 10,467 55.6% 8,347 44.4% 18,814 D+11.3
Ashland 11,625 62.3% 7,029 37.7% 18,654 D+24.6
Hardin 10,427 59.2% 7,180 40.8% 17,607 D+18.4
Medina 8,713 50.3% 8,617 49.7% 17,330 D+0.6
Van Wert 10,214 60.8% 6,598 39.2% 16,812 D+21.5
Hancock 0 0.0% 16,803 100.0% 16,803 R+100.0
Auglaize 9,459 58.5% 6,705 41.5% 16,164 D+17.0
Sandusky 0 0.0% 16,156 100.0% 16,156 R+100.0
Delaware 8,307 52.1% 7,650 47.9% 15,957 D+4.1
Darke 0 0.0% 15,910 100.0% 15,910 R+100.0
Jackson 9,937 62.6% 5,934 37.4% 15,871 D+25.2
Pickaway 10,385 67.7% 4,953 32.3% 15,338 D+35.4
Shelby 9,794 64.6% 5,361 35.4% 15,155 D+29.3
Champaign 8,497 56.8% 6,457 43.2% 14,954 D+13.6
Guernsey 0 0.0% 14,496 100.0% 14,496 R+100.0
Mercer 8,582 59.7% 5,798 40.3% 14,380 D+19.4
Huron 0 0.0% 14,173 100.0% 14,173 R+100.0
Clermont 0 0.0% 14,023 100.0% 14,023 R+100.0
Williams 7,057 50.4% 6,957 49.6% 14,014 D+0.7
Ottawa 8,927 63.8% 5,059 36.2% 13,986 D+27.7
Preble 8,397 60.8% 5,409 39.2% 13,806 D+21.6
Defiance 7,458 55.5% 5,976 44.5% 13,434 D+11.0
Adams 8,416 64.2% 4,697 35.8% 13,113 D+28.4
Fayette 7,635 60.8% 4,928 39.2% 12,563 D+21.5
Logan 0 0.0% 12,373 100.0% 12,373 R+100.0
Henry 6,839 55.7% 5,441 44.3% 12,280 D+11.4
Gallia 6,340 52.2% 5,810 47.8% 12,150 D+4.4
Highland 0 0.0% 11,954 100.0% 11,954 R+100.0
Warren 0 0.0% 11,924 100.0% 11,924 R+100.0
Perry 0 0.0% 11,862 100.0% 11,862 R+100.0
Union 6,240 52.9% 5,567 47.1% 11,807 D+5.7
Harrison 6,936 60.2% 4,578 39.8% 11,514 D+20.5
Madison 6,332 56.5% 4,874 43.5% 11,206 D+13.0
Pike 8,065 76.7% 2,449 23.3% 10,514 D+53.4
Monroe 6,914 67.8% 3,287 32.2% 10,201 D+35.6
Carroll 5,562 58.1% 4,019 41.9% 9,581 D+16.1
Putnam 0 0.0% 9,573 100.0% 9,573 R+100.0
Clinton 0 0.0% 9,478 100.0% 9,478 R+100.0
Meigs 0 0.0% 9,328 100.0% 9,328 R+100.0
Morrow 4,911 53.4% 4,287 46.6% 9,198 D+6.8
Paulding 5,622 61.5% 3,518 38.5% 9,140 D+23.0
Noble 5,448 61.9% 3,356 38.1% 8,804 D+23.8
Geauga 4,186 47.7% 4,595 52.3% 8,781 R+4.7
Brown 0 0.0% 8,595 100.0% 8,595 R+100.0
Fulton 0 0.0% 8,563 100.0% 8,563 R+100.0
Hocking 0 0.0% 8,408 100.0% 8,408 R+100.0
Morgan 4,272 52.8% 3,819 47.2% 8,091 D+5.6
Wyandot 0 0.0% 8,032 100.0% 8,032 R+100.0
Vinton 4,053 62.9% 2,392 37.1% 6,445 D+25.8
Holmes 0 0.0% 5,055 100.0% 5,055 R+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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.

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YearWinnerMargin
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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