1944 Ohio gubernatorial election

1944 Ohio gubernatorial election
	County results ; Lausche: 50–60% 60–70% Stewart: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; John W. Bricker; Republican	Elected Governor ; Frank Lausche; Democratic

The 1944 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated Republican nominee James Garfield Stewart with 51.82% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 9, 1944.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Frank Lausche, Mayor of Cleveland
Martin L. Sweeney, former U.S. Representative
James W. Huffman, former Chairman of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Frazier Reams, Toledo Collector of Internal Revenue
Frank A. Dye
Walter Baertschi

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lausche	179,961	54.93
	Democratic	Martin L. Sweeney	64,227	19.60
	Democratic	James W. Huffman	38,124	11.64
	Democratic	Frazier Reams	26,074	7.96
	Democratic	Frank A. Dye	10,862	3.32
	Democratic	Walter Baertschi	8,402	2.56
Total votes			327,650	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

James Garfield Stewart, Mayor of Cincinnati
Thomas J. Herbert, Ohio Attorney General
Paul M. Herbert, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Albert Edward Payne

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Garfield Stewart	162,802	34.23
	Republican	Thomas J. Herbert	160,598	33.76
	Republican	Paul M. Herbert	137,359	28.88
	Republican	Albert Edward Payne	14,927	3.14
Total votes			475,686	100.00

General election

Candidates

Frank Lausche, Democratic
James Garfield Stewart, Republican

Results

1944 Ohio gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lausche	1,603,809	51.82%
	Republican	James Garfield Stewart	1,491,450	48.19%
Majority
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b "1944 Democratic Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "1944 Republican Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^ "1944 General Election". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[Ohio-1] "1944 Democratic Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[2] "1944 Republican Primary". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

[3] "1944 General Election". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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