1948 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1948 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated incumbent Republican Thomas J. Herbert in a rematch of the 1946 election with 53.67% of the vote.

1948 Ohio gubernatorial election

← 1946 November 2, 1948 1950 →
 
Nominee Frank Lausche Thomas J. Herbert
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,619,775 1,398,514
Percentage 53.67% 46.34%

County results
Lausche:      50–60%      60–70%
Herbert:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Thomas J. Herbert
Republican

Elected Governor

Frank Lausche
Democratic

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 4, 1948.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Lausche 332,596 67.15
Democratic Ray T. Miller 138,998 28.07
Democratic Robert S. Cox 17,344 3.50
Democratic Joseph Torok Jr. 6,337 1.28
Total votes 495,275 100.00

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent) 575,054 87.10
Republican William L. White 52,763 7.99
Republican Albert Edward Payne 32,421 4.91
Total votes 660,238 100.00

General election

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Candidates

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  • Frank Lausche, Democratic
  • Thomas J. Herbert, Republican

Results

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1948 Ohio gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Lausche 1,619,775 53.67%
Republican Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent) 1,398,514 46.34%
Majority 221,261
Turnout 3,018,289
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ a b "1948 Democratic Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "1948 Republican Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "1948 General Election Overview". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved July 7, 2019.