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Election 1942 Results

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1942 Ohio governor election

John W. Bricker (Republican) beat John McSweeney (Democrat) in Ohio in 1942, 60.5% to 39.5%, a margin of 21.0 points and 377,338 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1940, when John W. Bricker also won.

Republicans led in 66 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 294,763 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.0 points. The closest was Ottawa, where 68 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 1,086,937 60.5%
John McSweeney Democratic 709,599 39.5%
Total1,796,536

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 168,076 57.0% 126,687 43.0% 294,763 D+14.0
Hamilton 0 0.0% 152,147 100.0% 152,147 R+100.0
Lucas 51,547 55.5% 41,318 44.5% 92,865 D+11.0
Franklin 0 0.0% 87,215 100.0% 87,215 R+100.0
Summit 39,056 50.4% 38,427 49.6% 77,483 D+0.8
Montgomery 43,418 58.2% 31,157 41.8% 74,575 D+16.4
Mahoning 36,029 56.4% 27,876 43.6% 63,905 D+12.8
Stark 33,877 53.1% 29,944 46.9% 63,821 D+6.2
Lorain 14,846 51.5% 13,972 48.5% 28,818 D+3.0
Jefferson 16,406 57.8% 11,960 42.2% 28,366 D+15.7
Butler 12,866 46.7% 14,686 53.3% 27,552 R+6.6
Belmont 15,916 58.6% 11,234 41.4% 27,150 D+17.2
Trumbull 0 0.0% 26,192 100.0% 26,192 R+100.0
Scioto 13,264 50.7% 12,906 49.3% 26,170 D+1.4
Clark 10,094 43.6% 13,072 56.4% 23,166 R+12.9
Muskingum 9,924 46.0% 11,656 54.0% 21,580 R+8.0
Richland 10,835 50.4% 10,679 49.6% 21,514 D+0.7
Licking 10,108 48.6% 10,705 51.4% 20,813 R+2.9
Columbiana 8,448 42.2% 11,561 57.8% 20,009 R+15.6
Tuscarawas 11,418 57.6% 8,405 42.4% 19,823 D+15.2
Allen 8,995 45.9% 10,620 54.1% 19,615 R+8.3
Ashtabula 6,927 36.9% 11,826 63.1% 18,753 R+26.1
Wayne 8,405 51.7% 7,843 48.3% 16,248 D+3.5
Marion 6,401 46.8% 7,262 53.2% 13,663 R+6.3
Fairfield 6,759 50.5% 6,618 49.5% 13,377 D+1.1
Ross 0 0.0% 13,260 100.0% 13,260 R+100.0
Erie 6,306 48.7% 6,636 51.3% 12,942 R+2.5
Sandusky 5,941 46.0% 6,982 54.0% 12,923 R+8.1
Washington 5,364 41.9% 7,436 58.1% 12,800 R+16.2
Hancock 5,378 42.1% 7,384 57.9% 12,762 R+15.7
Athens 5,595 43.9% 7,141 56.1% 12,736 R+12.1
Wood 0 0.0% 12,261 100.0% 12,261 R+100.0
Guernsey 5,665 48.3% 6,054 51.7% 11,719 R+3.3
Seneca 0 0.0% 11,641 100.0% 11,641 R+100.0
Portage 0 0.0% 11,213 100.0% 11,213 R+100.0
Lake 0 0.0% 10,909 100.0% 10,909 R+100.0
Crawford 5,197 48.4% 5,535 51.6% 10,732 R+3.1
Hardin 4,646 46.0% 5,460 54.0% 10,106 R+8.1
Darke 0 0.0% 9,909 100.0% 9,909 R+100.0
Miami 0 0.0% 9,888 100.0% 9,888 R+100.0
Coshocton 5,239 54.0% 4,464 46.0% 9,703 D+8.0
Perry 4,333 45.4% 5,204 54.6% 9,537 R+9.1
Knox 3,756 40.0% 5,631 60.0% 9,387 R+20.0
Lawrence 0 0.0% 9,158 100.0% 9,158 R+100.0
Clermont 0 0.0% 9,055 100.0% 9,055 R+100.0
Huron 0 0.0% 9,026 100.0% 9,026 R+100.0
Van Wert 3,928 44.3% 4,935 55.7% 8,863 R+11.4
Greene 3,433 38.7% 5,427 61.3% 8,860 R+22.5
Delaware 3,223 36.7% 5,549 63.3% 8,772 R+26.5
Ashland 0 0.0% 8,706 100.0% 8,706 R+100.0
Highland 0 0.0% 8,689 100.0% 8,689 R+100.0
Auglaize 4,174 48.4% 4,450 51.6% 8,624 R+3.2
Logan 3,231 38.1% 5,239 61.9% 8,470 R+23.7
Pickaway 4,294 50.9% 4,138 49.1% 8,432 D+1.9
Medina 3,142 37.3% 5,289 62.7% 8,431 R+25.5
Jackson 3,732 45.1% 4,547 54.9% 8,279 R+9.8
Williams 2,815 35.6% 5,098 64.4% 7,913 R+28.9
Adams 3,801 48.2% 4,089 51.8% 7,890 R+3.7
Defiance 3,321 43.6% 4,290 56.4% 7,611 R+12.7
Pike 5,262 69.9% 2,261 30.1% 7,523 D+39.9
Mercer 3,701 49.3% 3,801 50.7% 7,502 R+1.3
Hocking 3,884 52.6% 3,502 47.4% 7,386 D+5.2
Brown 4,194 57.6% 3,085 42.4% 7,279 D+15.2
Preble 2,915 41.9% 4,043 58.1% 6,958 R+16.2
Putnam 0 0.0% 6,939 100.0% 6,939 R+100.0
Shelby 3,675 53.6% 3,179 46.4% 6,854 D+7.2
Fayette 2,842 42.5% 3,843 57.5% 6,685 R+15.0
Meigs 2,597 39.3% 4,013 60.7% 6,610 R+21.4
Warren 2,289 34.8% 4,296 65.2% 6,585 R+30.5
Champaign 2,513 38.3% 4,043 61.7% 6,556 R+23.3
Ottawa 3,229 49.5% 3,297 50.5% 6,526 R+1.0
Wyandot 3,007 46.3% 3,490 53.7% 6,497 R+7.4
Union 2,375 37.2% 4,007 62.8% 6,382 R+25.6
Henry 2,695 43.3% 3,533 56.7% 6,228 R+13.5
Harrison 2,436 39.2% 3,783 60.8% 6,219 R+21.7
Madison 2,289 37.7% 3,786 62.3% 6,075 R+24.6
Gallia 1,912 33.0% 3,877 67.0% 5,789 R+33.9
Fulton 1,622 28.2% 4,131 71.8% 5,753 R+43.6
Monroe 3,249 57.4% 2,415 42.6% 5,664 D+14.7
Clinton 0 0.0% 5,542 100.0% 5,542 R+100.0
Morrow 2,116 40.0% 3,170 60.0% 5,286 R+19.9
Paulding 2,213 44.0% 2,820 56.0% 5,033 R+12.1
Morgan 1,989 39.9% 2,996 60.1% 4,985 R+20.2
Geauga 1,555 31.8% 3,330 68.2% 4,885 R+36.3
Holmes 3,120 63.9% 1,761 36.1% 4,881 D+27.8
Noble 0 0.0% 4,664 100.0% 4,664 R+100.0
Carroll 0 0.0% 4,654 100.0% 4,654 R+100.0
Vinton 1,788 47.0% 2,017 53.0% 3,805 R+6.0

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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