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Election 1974 Results

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1974 Ohio governor election

James A. Rhodes (Republican) beat John J. Gilligan (Democrat) in Ohio in 1974, 48.6% to 48.2%, a margin of 0.4 points and 11,488 votes.

Ohio changed party: in 1970 it went Democratic, for John J. Gilligan.

Republicans led in 69 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 457,600 votes and went to the Democrat by 19.1 points. The closest was Medina, where 70 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
James A. Rhodes won Republican 1,493,679 48.6%
John J. Gilligan Democratic 1,482,191 48.2%
All other candidates 96,140 3.1%
Total3,072,010

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 267,015 58.4% 179,512 39.2% 11,073 457,600 D+19.1
Hamilton 122,111 44.7% 146,171 53.5% 5,179 273,461 R+8.8
Franklin 104,740 41.4% 143,357 56.7% 4,663 252,760 R+15.3
Summit 95,798 61.2% 53,924 34.4% 6,877 156,599 D+26.7
Montgomery 88,522 60.3% 54,200 36.9% 4,167 146,889 D+23.4
Lucas 79,326 58.9% 51,438 38.2% 3,810 134,574 D+20.7
Stark 47,618 40.8% 63,586 54.5% 5,491 116,695 R+13.7
Mahoning 57,713 62.4% 31,185 33.7% 3,592 92,490 D+28.7
Trumbull 37,371 53.6% 29,341 42.1% 3,031 69,743 D+11.5
Lorain 35,347 51.1% 31,455 45.5% 2,306 69,108 D+5.6
Butler 23,047 38.0% 35,922 59.2% 1,751 60,720 R+21.2
Lake 29,742 52.0% 26,137 45.7% 1,349 57,228 D+6.3
Clark 20,506 47.9% 21,309 49.8% 995 42,810 R+1.9
Richland 12,399 33.0% 23,797 63.2% 1,430 37,626 R+30.3
Licking 13,181 36.6% 21,494 59.6% 1,376 36,051 R+23.1
Portage 18,334 56.4% 12,526 38.5% 1,668 32,528 D+17.9
Columbiana 13,626 43.8% 16,106 51.7% 1,397 31,129 R+8.0
Ashtabula 14,815 49.0% 13,934 46.1% 1,462 30,211 D+2.9
Greene 15,550 52.5% 12,929 43.7% 1,128 29,607 D+8.9
Allen 10,411 35.3% 18,065 61.3% 1,001 29,477 R+26.0
Wood 12,588 44.2% 14,625 51.4% 1,262 28,475 R+7.2
Jefferson 14,376 51.7% 12,539 45.1% 918 27,833 D+6.6
Fairfield 9,094 33.4% 17,227 63.3% 907 27,228 R+29.9
Scioto 10,536 40.2% 15,157 57.8% 540 26,233 R+17.6
Clermont 9,308 35.7% 15,938 61.1% 856 26,102 R+25.4
Medina 12,258 47.7% 12,328 48.0% 1,117 25,703 R+0.3
Miami 10,974 42.8% 13,449 52.4% 1,243 25,666 R+9.6
Belmont 13,206 52.6% 11,078 44.1% 838 25,122 D+8.5
Tuscarawas 11,892 48.6% 11,456 46.9% 1,102 24,450 D+1.8
Wayne 10,345 43.2% 12,556 52.4% 1,065 23,966 R+9.2
Muskingum 8,798 37.2% 14,017 59.3% 832 23,647 R+22.1
Erie 11,054 49.8% 10,589 47.7% 548 22,191 D+2.1
Warren 8,305 38.1% 12,667 58.1% 814 21,786 R+20.0
Marion 7,686 38.5% 11,601 58.1% 686 19,973 R+19.6
Sandusky 7,372 37.5% 11,173 56.9% 1,092 19,637 R+19.4
Hancock 7,397 38.3% 11,273 58.4% 626 19,296 R+20.1
Ross 7,286 40.4% 10,469 58.0% 280 18,035 R+17.6
Geauga 8,142 45.5% 9,274 51.8% 477 17,893 R+6.3
Seneca 7,218 40.5% 9,702 54.4% 901 17,821 R+13.9
Lawrence 7,547 43.6% 9,366 54.2% 377 17,290 R+10.5
Darke 6,645 38.5% 9,415 54.5% 1,214 17,274 R+16.0
Delaware 4,819 31.8% 9,946 65.5% 411 15,176 R+33.8
Washington 6,389 42.2% 8,385 55.4% 375 15,149 R+13.2
Ashland 4,694 33.3% 8,928 63.3% 490 14,112 R+30.0
Crawford 4,391 31.3% 9,110 64.9% 545 14,046 R+33.6
Athens 6,799 49.5% 6,428 46.8% 516 13,743 D+2.7
Knox 5,581 41.7% 7,323 54.7% 477 13,381 R+13.0
Huron 5,500 41.8% 7,250 55.1% 406 13,156 R+13.3
Ottawa 5,810 44.2% 6,653 50.6% 682 13,145 R+6.4
Logan 3,774 30.4% 8,122 65.4% 520 12,416 R+35.0
Guernsey 4,785 39.5% 6,997 57.7% 343 12,125 R+18.2
Shelby 5,447 46.4% 5,702 48.6% 578 11,727 R+2.2
Auglaize 4,815 41.5% 6,315 54.4% 483 11,613 R+12.9
Pickaway 3,491 31.5% 7,368 66.5% 227 11,086 R+35.0
Defiance 4,744 44.2% 5,507 51.3% 474 10,725 R+7.1
Mercer 6,173 57.6% 4,132 38.6% 410 10,715 D+19.0
Highland 3,882 38.0% 6,157 60.3% 175 10,214 R+22.3
Putnam 4,140 40.9% 5,416 53.4% 577 10,133 R+12.6
Preble 4,545 46.8% 4,668 48.1% 495 9,708 R+1.3
Van Wert 4,015 41.8% 5,274 54.9% 312 9,601 R+13.1
Madison 2,545 26.7% 6,741 70.6% 260 9,546 R+44.0
Jackson 3,281 35.1% 5,915 63.3% 143 9,339 R+28.2
Champaign 3,374 36.4% 5,676 61.2% 229 9,279 R+24.8
Coshocton 3,819 41.2% 5,238 56.5% 212 9,269 R+15.3
Williams 3,820 41.5% 5,026 54.7% 349 9,195 R+13.1
Perry 3,680 40.3% 5,132 56.2% 321 9,133 R+15.9
Union 2,584 28.3% 6,284 68.9% 258 9,126 R+40.5
Fulton 3,451 38.1% 5,136 56.8% 459 9,046 R+18.6
Henry 3,216 36.1% 5,313 59.6% 383 8,912 R+23.5
Clinton 3,288 37.3% 5,255 59.6% 268 8,811 R+22.3
Fayette 2,633 32.8% 5,192 64.8% 193 8,018 R+31.9
Hardin 3,281 41.5% 4,399 55.7% 217 7,897 R+14.2
Pike 3,943 50.3% 3,794 48.4% 105 7,842 D+1.9
Gallia 3,011 38.9% 4,612 59.6% 115 7,738 R+20.7
Hocking 3,103 40.2% 4,425 57.3% 190 7,718 R+17.1
Morrow 2,503 32.6% 4,887 63.6% 290 7,680 R+31.0
Meigs 2,910 38.7% 4,424 58.8% 186 7,520 R+20.1
Brown 3,195 42.7% 4,089 54.7% 198 7,482 R+11.9
Adams 2,998 41.4% 4,134 57.1% 109 7,241 R+15.7
Wyandot 2,707 38.8% 4,008 57.5% 254 6,969 R+18.7
Carroll 2,539 36.6% 4,130 59.5% 268 6,937 R+22.9
Paulding 2,535 45.9% 2,675 48.5% 307 5,517 R+2.5
Harrison 2,063 38.7% 3,086 57.9% 181 5,330 R+19.2
Monroe 2,444 52.2% 2,106 45.0% 128 4,678 D+7.2
Morgan 1,348 31.3% 2,799 65.0% 156 4,303 R+33.7
Noble 1,555 36.3% 2,604 60.7% 128 4,287 R+24.5
Vinton 1,740 41.4% 2,316 55.1% 146 4,202 R+13.7
Holmes 1,632 39.8% 2,315 56.5% 150 4,097 R+16.7

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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