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Election 1978 Results

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1978 Ohio governor election

James A. Rhodes (Republican) beat Richard F. Celeste (Democrat) in Ohio in 1978, 49.3% to 47.6%, a margin of 1.7 points and 47,536 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1974, when James A. Rhodes also won.

Republicans led in 69 of the 88 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 19. The largest, Cuyahoga, cast 430,513 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.9 points. The closest was Monroe, where 48 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 1,402,167 49.3%
Richard F. Celeste Democratic 1,354,631 47.6%
All other candidates 86,553 3.0%
Total2,843,351

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Cuyahoga 232,561 54.0% 176,829 41.1% 21,123 430,513 D+12.9
Franklin 107,977 43.3% 137,987 55.3% 3,617 249,581 R+12.0
Hamilton 88,888 38.3% 138,794 59.8% 4,364 232,046 R+21.5
Montgomery 82,930 58.0% 56,784 39.7% 3,258 142,972 D+18.3
Summit 87,124 61.4% 51,807 36.5% 2,976 141,907 D+24.9
Lucas 61,680 51.1% 55,756 46.2% 3,245 120,681 D+4.9
Stark 50,743 46.9% 54,195 50.1% 3,298 108,236 R+3.2
Mahoning 51,689 55.2% 36,831 39.4% 5,070 93,590 D+15.9
Lorain 36,070 53.6% 29,222 43.4% 1,971 67,263 D+10.2
Trumbull 37,205 56.1% 26,258 39.6% 2,855 66,318 D+16.5
Lake 29,982 53.0% 24,811 43.8% 1,819 56,612 D+9.1
Butler 21,051 38.3% 32,652 59.4% 1,262 54,965 R+21.1
Richland 17,083 46.5% 17,824 48.5% 1,845 36,752 R+2.0
Clark 16,832 47.3% 17,911 50.4% 824 35,567 R+3.0
Licking 13,726 40.3% 19,406 57.0% 897 34,029 R+16.7
Portage 19,434 60.7% 11,769 36.7% 825 32,028 D+23.9
Greene 15,087 50.9% 13,849 46.7% 733 29,669 D+4.2
Ashtabula 14,552 53.9% 11,499 42.6% 965 27,016 D+11.3
Medina 12,544 46.5% 13,788 51.1% 660 26,992 R+4.6
Allen 9,731 36.2% 16,290 60.7% 831 26,852 R+24.4
Wood 12,539 46.9% 13,443 50.3% 736 26,718 R+3.4
Fairfield 9,751 36.9% 16,080 60.9% 569 26,400 R+24.0
Jefferson 11,866 47.8% 12,096 48.7% 853 24,815 R+0.9
Columbiana 10,610 44.2% 12,673 52.8% 701 23,984 R+8.6
Clermont 8,189 34.3% 15,152 63.4% 540 23,881 R+29.2
Miami 10,607 44.8% 12,395 52.4% 670 23,672 R+7.6
Wayne 10,026 44.3% 12,019 53.1% 571 22,616 R+8.8
Scioto 9,307 41.7% 12,566 56.3% 429 22,302 R+14.6
Erie 10,354 48.2% 10,425 48.5% 723 21,502 R+0.3
Warren 8,627 40.3% 12,199 57.0% 558 21,384 R+16.7
Muskingum 7,960 37.4% 12,836 60.3% 498 21,294 R+22.9
Belmont 10,006 47.2% 10,603 50.0% 577 21,186 R+2.8
Ross 8,041 42.3% 10,175 53.5% 791 19,007 R+11.2
Marion 8,040 42.5% 10,510 55.5% 388 18,938 R+13.0
Tuscarawas 8,671 46.0% 9,686 51.4% 480 18,837 R+5.4
Geauga 7,607 40.7% 10,366 55.5% 721 18,694 R+14.8
Sandusky 8,561 46.8% 9,192 50.2% 543 18,296 R+3.4
Hancock 6,368 36.3% 10,352 59.0% 835 17,555 R+22.7
Lawrence 6,157 38.2% 9,573 59.3% 407 16,137 R+21.2
Seneca 6,691 42.2% 8,684 54.7% 497 15,872 R+12.6
Delaware 5,458 35.4% 9,678 62.8% 275 15,411 R+27.4
Washington 5,301 36.4% 8,411 57.8% 838 14,550 R+21.4
Crawford 5,650 40.7% 7,867 56.7% 367 13,884 R+16.0
Ashland 5,439 40.1% 7,947 58.7% 162 13,548 R+18.5
Athens 6,855 51.3% 6,218 46.5% 300 13,373 D+4.8
Darke 6,433 48.7% 6,378 48.3% 400 13,211 D+0.4
Huron 5,557 46.1% 6,225 51.6% 275 12,057 R+5.5
Knox 4,984 41.7% 6,693 56.0% 281 11,958 R+14.3
Auglaize 4,681 39.7% 6,723 57.0% 400 11,804 R+17.3
Ottawa 5,871 50.0% 5,621 47.9% 243 11,735 D+2.1
Shelby 5,497 51.4% 4,849 45.4% 345 10,691 D+6.1
Pickaway 3,524 33.4% 6,555 62.2% 460 10,539 R+28.8
Putnam 4,692 47.3% 4,743 47.8% 479 9,914 R+0.5
Guernsey 3,995 40.9% 5,563 56.9% 220 9,778 R+16.0
Defiance 4,665 48.4% 4,517 46.8% 460 9,642 D+1.5
Logan 3,183 34.1% 5,931 63.5% 233 9,347 R+29.4
Fulton 3,890 42.1% 4,999 54.1% 349 9,238 R+12.0
Coshocton 3,343 36.5% 5,324 58.1% 504 9,171 R+21.6
Preble 4,536 49.8% 4,307 47.3% 271 9,114 D+2.5
Mercer 4,438 50.4% 3,983 45.3% 379 8,800 D+5.2
Champaign 3,395 39.3% 5,028 58.1% 225 8,648 R+18.9
Madison 2,962 34.6% 5,463 63.7% 148 8,573 R+29.2
Williams 3,396 40.6% 4,591 54.9% 376 8,363 R+14.3
Hardin 3,402 41.1% 4,384 53.0% 487 8,273 R+11.9
Highland 2,968 35.9% 5,170 62.5% 134 8,272 R+26.6
Jackson 2,826 35.0% 5,156 63.8% 97 8,079 R+28.8
Clinton 3,081 38.3% 4,781 59.4% 188 8,050 R+21.1
Union 2,328 30.4% 5,180 67.5% 161 7,669 R+37.2
Pike 3,825 50.2% 3,679 48.3% 111 7,615 D+1.9
Perry 3,111 41.4% 4,267 56.7% 144 7,522 R+15.4
Gallia 2,866 38.6% 4,388 59.1% 170 7,424 R+20.5
Van Wert 2,430 34.9% 4,273 61.3% 263 6,966 R+26.5
Henry 2,719 39.4% 3,959 57.4% 223 6,901 R+18.0
Brown 2,736 39.7% 4,000 58.0% 162 6,898 R+18.3
Adams 2,658 39.3% 3,986 58.9% 119 6,763 R+19.6
Morrow 2,393 39.4% 3,516 57.9% 159 6,068 R+18.5
Carroll 2,504 41.9% 3,298 55.1% 179 5,981 R+13.3
Fayette 1,975 33.9% 3,790 65.1% 60 5,825 R+31.2
Wyandot 2,251 39.5% 3,243 56.8% 211 5,705 R+17.4
Hocking 2,369 41.7% 3,191 56.2% 122 5,682 R+14.5
Paulding 2,388 42.7% 2,837 50.7% 371 5,596 R+8.0
Meigs 1,859 36.1% 3,161 61.4% 128 5,148 R+25.3
Holmes 1,691 38.8% 2,549 58.5% 115 4,355 R+19.7
Harrison 1,831 43.4% 2,278 54.0% 107 4,216 R+10.6
Noble 1,515 39.7% 2,202 57.6% 103 3,820 R+18.0
Vinton 1,413 40.3% 2,038 58.1% 58 3,509 R+17.8
Monroe 1,680 48.0% 1,728 49.4% 89 3,497 R+1.4
Morgan 1,200 34.4% 2,212 63.4% 77 3,489 R+29.0

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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