This page provides interactive Ohio governor election maps via results per county. The data includes all votes and margins.
For margin shift maps, a negative shift is a shift towards Democrats, while a positive shift is a shift towards Republicans.
**Last Updated: 9/17/2024- Added the 2002-2006 and 2006-2010 margin shift maps.
2022
Mike DeWine (R) vs. Nan Whaley (D)
Total Votes: 4,034,407
Total Republican Votes: 2,528,018 62.66%
Total Democratic Votes: 1,497,866 37.13%
Total Other Votes: 8,523 0.21%
R vs. D Margin: +25.53
2018-2022 Margin Shift
2018-2022 Ohio State Total Change
Total Voters: -394,856 -8.91%
Total Republican Votes: +296,101 +13.27%
Total Democratic Votes: -569,981 -27.56%
Total Other Votes: -121,295 -93.43%
Overall R vs D Margin Shift: +21.83
2018
Mike DeWine (R) vs. Richard Cordray (D)
Total Votes: 4,429,463
Total Republican Votes: 2,231,917 50.39%
Total Democratic Votes: 2,067,847 46.68%
Total Other Votes: 129,818 2.93%
R vs. D Margin: +3.71
2014-2018 Margin Shift
2014-2018 Ohio State Total Change
Total Voters: +1,373,350 +44.94%
Total Republican Votes: +287,069 +14.76%
Total Democratic Votes: +1,058,488 +104.87%
Total Other Votes: +28,112 +27.64%
Overall R vs D Margin Shift: -26.91
2014
John Kasich (R) vs. Ed Fitzgerald (D)
Total Votes: 3,055,913
Total Republican Votes: 1,944,848 63.64%
Total Democratic Votes: 1,009,359 33.03%
Total Other Votes: 101,706 3.33%
R vs. D Margin: +30.61
2010-2014 Margin Shift
2010-2014 Ohio State Total Change
Total Voters: -796,496 -20.68%
Total Republican Votes: +55,662 +2.95%
Total Democratic Votes: -802,700 -44.3%
Total Other Votes: -49,458 -32.72%
Overall R vs D Margin Shift: +28.61
2010
John Kasich (R) vs. Ted Strickland (D)
Total Votes: 3,852,409
Total Republican Votes: 1,889,186 49.04%
Total Democratic Votes: 1,812,059 47.04%
Total Other Votes: 151,164 3.92%
R vs D Margin: +2.0
2006-2010 Ohio State Total Change
Total Voters: -170,249 -4.23%
Total Republican Votes: +414,855 +28.14%
Total Democratic Votes: -623,446 -25.6%
Total Other Votes: +38,082 +33.68%
Overall R vs D Margin Shift: +25.9
2006
Ken Blackwell (R) vs. Ted Strickland (D)
Total Votes: 4,022,648
Total Republican Votes: 1,474,331 36.65%
Total Democratic Votes: 2,435,505 60.54%
Total Other Votes: 113,082 2.81%
R vs. D Margin: -23.89
2002-2006 Ohio State Total Change
Total Voters: +793,656 +24.58%
Total Republican Votes: -390,676 -20.95%
Total Democratic Votes: +1,198,581 +96.9%
Total Other Votes: -13,979 -11.0%
Overall R vs D Margin Shift: -45.35
2002
Bob Taft (R) vs Tim Hagan (D)
Total Votes: 3,228,992
Total Republican Votes: 1,865,007 57.76%
Total Democratic Votes: 1,236,924 38.31%
Total Other Votes: 127,061 3.94%
R vs. D Margin: +19.45
1998
Bob Taft (R) vs. Lee Fisher (D)
Total Votes: 3,353,713
Total Republican Votes: 1,678,721 50.06%
Total Democratic Votes: 1,498,456 44.68%
Total Other Votes: 176,536 5.26%
R vs. D Margin: +5.38
