1944 Ohio gubernatorial election

1944 Ohio gubernatorial election
November 7, 1944
 
NomineeFrank LauscheJames Garfield Stewart
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote1,603,8091,491,450
Percentage51.82%48.19%
County results

Lausche:      50–60%      60–70%

Stewart:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

John W. Bricker
Republican

Elected Governor

Frank Lausche
Democratic

The 1944 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated Republican nominee James Garfield Stewart with 51.82% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 9, 1944.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticFrank Lausche 179,961 54.93
DemocraticMartin L. Sweeney64,22719.60
DemocraticJames W. Huffman38,12411.64
DemocraticFrazier Reams26,0747.96
DemocraticFrank A. Dye10,8623.32
DemocraticWalter Baertschi8,4022.56
Total votes327,650 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJames Garfield Stewart 162,802 34.23
RepublicanThomas J. Herbert160,59833.76
RepublicanPaul M. Herbert137,35928.88
RepublicanAlbert Edward Payne14,9273.14
Total votes475,686 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Frank Lausche, Democratic
  • James Garfield Stewart, Republican

Results

1944 Ohio gubernatorial election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticFrank Lausche 1,603,809 51.82%
RepublicanJames Garfield Stewart1,491,45048.19%
Majority
Turnout
Democratic gain from RepublicanSwing

References

  1. ^ a b "1944 Democratic Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "1944 Republican Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "1944 General Election". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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