OHIO GOVERNOR ELECTION RESULTS 1994-2014

Gubernatorial results on this page are taken from the Ohio Secretary of State's website

1994 Republican Primary

George V. Voinovich/Nancy P. Hollister (R) [750,781]

1994 Democratic Primary

Robert L. Burch Jr/Peter Lawson Jones (D) [408,161]

Peter Michael Schuller/Paul Kent Myers (D) [286,276] 

1994 Governor General Election

*George V. Voinovich/Nancy P. Hollister (R) [2,401,572] - note Voinovich resigns to take Senate seat

Robert L. Burch/Peter Lawson Jones (D) [835,849]

Keith W. Hatton/Luther W. Willis (?) [write in - 48]

Michael Italie/Kibwe Diarra (?) [write in - 24]

Billy R. Inmon/Norm Myers (Ind) [108,745] 

1998

Nancy Putnam Hollister (R) acting Governor (December 31, 1998-January 11, 1999 )

1998 Republican Primary

Robert A Taft II/Maureen O'Connor (R) [691,946]

1998 Democratic Primary

Lee Fisher/Michael B. Coleman (D) [663,832] 

1998 Governor General Election

*Robert A. Taft II/Maureen O'Connor (R) [1,678,721]

Lee Fisher/Michael B. Coleman (D) [1,498,956]

Zanna Feitler/John A. Eastman (Ind) [65,068]

John R. Mitchell/Lawrence Anderson (Ind) [111,468]

2002 Republican Primary

Robert A. Taft II/Jennette Bradley (R) [552,491]

2002 Democratic Primary

Timothy Hagan/Charleta Tavares (D) [467,572]

2002 Governor General Election

*Robert A. Taft/Jennette Bradley (R) [1,865,007] - note Bradley resigned / appointed Treas.  Jan 2005

Timothy Hagan/Charleta Tavares (D) [1,236,924]

Eva Braiman/? (?) [write in - 84]

John Eastman/? (Ind) [126,686]

James Whitman/? (?) [write in - 291]

2005

Bruce Johnson (R) acting Lt. Governor 1/5/05-12/8/06 - note resigned before end of term

2006 Republican Primary

J. Kenneth Blackwell/Tom Raga (R) [460,349]

Betty D. Montgomery - withdrew

Jim Petro/Joy Padgett (R) [365,618] - note Padgett joined the ticket after Phil Heimlich withdrew

2006 Democratic Primary

Ted Strickland/Lee Fisher (D) [634,114]

Bryan E. Flannery/Frank M. Stams (D) [166,253]

2006 General Election

*Ted Strickland/Lee Fisher (D) [2,435,505]

J. Kenneth Blackwell/Tom Raga (R) [1,474,331

Larry Bays/? (?) [write in - 73]

Robert Fitrakis/Anita Rios (Green / non partisan) [40,967]

James Lundeen/? (?) [write in - 579]

William S. Peirce/Mark Noble (Libertarian / non partisan) [71,473] 

2010 Republican Primary

John Kasich/Mary Taylor (R) [746,719] 

2010 Democratic Primary

Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown (D) [630,785] 

2010 Libertarian Primary

Ken Matesz/Margaret Ann Leech (L) [4,407] 

2010 Green Primary

Dennis Spisak/Anita Rios (Green) [924] 

2010 General Election

*John Kasich/Mary Taylor (R) [1,889,186]
Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown (D) [1,812,059]
Ken Matesz/Margaret Ann Leech (L) [92,116]
David Sargent/? (?) [write in - 633] 
Dennis Spisak/Anita Rios (Green) [58,475]

2014 Republican Primary

John Kasich/Mary Taylor (R) [599,671]

2014 Democratic Primary

Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt (D) [366,056]
Larry Ealy/Ken Gray (D) [74,197]

2014 General Election

*John Kasich/Mary Taylor (R) [1,944,848]
Ed FitzGerald/Sharen Neuhardt (D) [1,009,359]
Anita Rios/Bob Fitrakis (Green) [101,706]

2018 Republican Primary

Mike DeWine/Jon Husted (R) [499,639]
Mary Taylor/Nathan Estruth (R) [335,328]

2018 Democratic Primary

Richard Cordray/Betty Sutton (D) [428,159]
Dennis Kucinich/Tara Samples (D) [158,284]
Joe Schaivoni/Stephanie Dodd (D) [63,131]
Bill O’Neill/Chantelle Lewis (D) [22,667]
Larry Ealy/Jeffrey Lynn (D) [7,011]
Paul Ray/Jerry Schroeder (D) [9,536]

2018 General Election

*Mike DeWine/Jon Husted (R) [2,187,619]
Richard Cordray/Betty Sutton (D) [2,005,627]
Travis Irvine/J. Todd Grayson (L) [77,184]
Constance Gadell-Newton/Brett Joseph (G) [47,664]