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 with 53.67% of the vote.

1948 Ohio gubernatorial election
November 2, 1948
 
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

Elections in Ohio

Primary elections

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Lausche 332,596 67.15
Democratic Raymond 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

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas J. Herbert 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

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

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

References
  1. "1948 Democratic Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. "1948 Republican Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  3. "1948 General Election Overview". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
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