OHIO GOVERNOR ELECTION RESULTS 1962-1990

Gubernatorial results on this page are taken from Michael Miering's "Ohio Gang" project.  

1962 Republican Governor Primary

James A. Rhodes (R) [520,868]

William L. White (R) [59,916]

1962 Democratic Governor Primary

Michael V. DiSalle (D) [331,463]

Mark McElroy (D) [299,207]

Alexander Metrakos (D) [27,740] 

1962 Governor General Election

*James A. Rhodes (R) [1,836,432]

Michael V. DiSalle (D) [1,280,521] 

1962 Republican Lt. Governor Primary

John W. Brown (R) [257,261]

William R. VanAken (R) [44,146]

William T. Weisenborn (R) [15,971]

Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (R) [85,119]

Wayne Wilke (R) [85,119]

George V. Woodling (R) [70,827] 

1962 Democratic Lt. Governor Primary

John J. Gallagher (D) [174,030]

John T. Flanigan (D) [89,790]

James A. Lantz (D) [117,010]

Harold L. Milligan (D) [70,436]

James L. Powers (D) [92,701] 

1962 Lt. Governor General Election

John W. Brown (D) [1,629,158]

John J. Gallagher (D) [1,303,047] 

1966 Republican Governor Primary

James A. Rhodes (R) [577,827]

William L. White (R) [73,428] 

1966 Democratic Governor Primary

Frazier Reams Jr. (D) [326,419]

Harry H. McIlwain (D) [231,406]

1966 Governor General Election

*James A. Rhodes (R) [1,795,277]

Frazier Reams (D) [1,092,054] 

1966 Republican Lt. Governor Primary

John W. Brown (R) [565,632]

1966 Democratic Lt. Governor Primary

William L. Coleman (D) [263,508]

Paul J. Lynch (D) [227,692] 

1970 Republican Governor Primary

Roger Cloud (R) [468,369]

Donald E. Lukens (R) [283,267]

Albert H. Sealy Jr. (R) [11,825]

Paul W. Brown (R) [164,672]

Morton Smith (R) [write in - 8]

1970 Democratic Governor Primary

John J. Gilligan (D) [547,675]

Mark McElroy (D) [153,702]

Robert E. Sweeney (D) [216,195] 

1970 American Independent Party Primary

Edwin Lawton (AI) [3,463]

Robert W. Annable (AI) [1,870] 

1970 Governor General Election

*John J. Gilligan (D) [1,725,560]

Roger Cloud (R) [1,382,749]

Joseph Pirincin (Socialist Labor) [14,087]

Edwin T. Lawyton (American Independent) [61,300]

Martha (?Marcia) Sweetenham (?) [Write in - 106]

Donald R. Lesirk (?) [Write in - 100]

John A. Crites (?) [Write in - 321] 

1970 Republican Lt. Governor Primary

John W. Brown (R) [733,229] 

1970 Democratic Lt. Governor Primary

Anthony O. Calabrese (D) [232,602]

John J. Gill (D) [84,513]

Robert E. Hagan (D) [70,320]

Perry Mason (D) [53,250]

Ray T. Miller Jr. (D) [93,062]

James D. Nolan (D) [91,918]

A. William Sweeney (D) [185,086] 

1970 Lt. Governor General Election

*John W. Brown (D) [1,554,837]

Anthony O. Calabrese (D) [1,399,651]

Herman Kirsch (?) [Write in - 92] 

1974 Republican Governor Primary

James A. Rhodes (R) [385,669]

Charles Fry (R) [183,899]

Bert Lawson (R) [44,938]

1974 Democratic Governor Primary

John J. Gilligan (D) [713,488]

Dale Reusch (D) [write in - 33]

James Nolan (D) [297,244]

Donald Dillion (D) [write in - 88] 

1974 Governor General Election

*James A. Rhodes (R) [1,493,679]

John J. Gilligan (D) [1,482,191]

Joseph Pirincin (Socialist Labor) [write in - 113]

Nancy Brown Lazar (Socialist Workers) [95,625]

Byron Anderson (I) [write in - 43]

Jack A. Snyder (I) [write in - 359]

? Donald R. Lesiak (?) [write in - ?] 

1974 Republican Lt. Governor Primary

John W. Brown (R) [474,818] 

1974 Democratic Lt. Governor Primary

Richard F. Celeste (D) [298,952]

J.W. Brown (D) [121,112]

Anthony O. Calabrese (D) [176,756]

Henry W. Eckhart (D) [30,614]

Dan L. Hanni (D) [24,033]

Lucille Huston (D) [48,034]

William M. O'Neil (D) [125,012]

A. William Sweeney (D) [71,172]

James R. Williams (D) [53,422]

1974 Lt. Governor General Election

 *Richard F. Celeste (D) [1,513,619]

John W. Brown (R) [1,296,322]

Barnard Henderson (?} [write in - 29]

Herman Kirsch (?) [110,776]

1978 - Governor and Lt. Governor run as ticket for first time

1978 Republican Primary

James A. Rhodes/George V. Voinovich (R) [393,632]

Charles F. Kurfess/Lucille Garber Ford (R) [187,544]

Steven Conliff (R) [?] 

1978 Democratic Primary

Richard Celeste/Michael Dorrian (D) [491,524]

Dale Reusch/Robert J. Strittmatter (D) [88,314] 

1978 General Election

*James A. Rhodes/George Voinovich (R) [1,402,167]

Richard Celeste/Michael Dorrian (D) [1,354,631]

John O'Neill/Conrad Gutermuth (Ind) [29,418]

Allan Friedman/Johnnie Menefee (Ind) [25]

Patricia Wright/John M. Gaige (Ind) [35,164

1982 Republican Primary

Clarence J. Brown/James E. Betts (R) [374,176]

Thomas VanMeter/Paul Matia (R) [136,761]

James E. Betts (R) - withdrew to join Brown ticket

Robert W. Teater/John E. Held (R) [35,821]

Dana Rinehart (R) - withdrew

Seth Taft/James A. Duerck (R) [153,806]

Charles Kurfess (R) - withdrew

Jake Held/? (R) [?]

1982 Democratic Primary

Richard Celeste/Myrl H. Shoemaker (D) [436,887]

Jerry Springer/Kenneth M. Keefe (D) [210,524]

William J. Brown/Charles A. Vanik (D) [383,000]

1982 Libertarian Primary

Phillis Goetz/Lee Paolini (L) [Unopposed] 

1982 General Election

*Richard Celeste/Myrl H. Shoemaker (D) [1,981,882] - note Shoemaker died in office

Clarence J. Brown/James E. Betts (R) [1,303,962]

Phyllis Goetz/Lee Paolini (L) [39,114]

Erwin J. Reupert/John N. Salierno (Ind) [17,484]

Kurt O. Landefeld/Rachel H. Knapik (Ind) [14,729]

Robert Menefee/Jesse Menefee (?) [7] 

1986 Republican Primary Election

James A. Rhodes/Robert A. Taft II (R) [352,261]

Paul E. Gilmor/Charles F. Horn (R) [281,737]

Paul E. Pfeifer/Vicki D. Pegg (R) [96,948] 

1986 Democratic Primary

Richard Celeste/Paul R. Leonard (D) [684,206]

Guy Templeton Black/Barbara Arnold Massey (D) {write in - 880]

1986 General Election

*Richard Celeste/Paul R. Leonard (D) [1,858,372]

James A. Rhodes/Robert A. Taft II (R) [1,207,264]

Guy Templeton Black/Lottie Mary Sulzep (?) [write in - 92]

Thomas V. Brown/Katie S. Smith (?) [803]

Roberta L. Scherr/Mark J. Rahn (?) [80] 

1990 Republican Primary

George V. Voinovich/R. Michael DeWine (R) [642,441] 

Robert A. Taft II/Dorothy Teater (R) - Withdrew Feb. 1990 ran as Sec'y of State

R. Michael DeWine (R) - withdrew to join ticket

1990 Democratic Primary

Anthony Celebrezze/Eugene Branstool (D) [681,989]

Michael Hugh Lord/Judy Wynn-Parker (D) [131,492]

Daniel A. Ciofani/Robert Galvin (D) [145]

Henry King/Sandra King (D) [46]

Verne Riffe (D) - withdrew fall 1989

1990 General Election

*George V. Voinovich/R. Michael DeWine (R) [1,938,103]

Anthony Celebrezze/Eugene Branstool (D) [1,539,416]

James E. Attia/Henry King (Ind) [49]

David Marshall/Margaret Husk (Ind) [82]