The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a lieutenant governor for a four-year term. Starting in 1978, the lieutenant governor is elected in tandem with the governor—votes earned on a governor-lieutenant governor ticket are indicated in parentheses.
Democratic primaries Year Nominee First runner-up Other candidates 2002 Charleta B. Tavares: 467,572 1998 Michael B. Coleman: 663,832 1994 Peter Lawson Jones: 408,161 Paul Kent Myers: 286,276 1990 Eugene Branstool: 683,932 Judy Wynn Parker: 131,564 Robert M. Galvin: 145Sandra King (WI): 46 1986 Paul R. Leonard: 684,206 Barbara Arnold Massey (WI): 880 1982 Myrl H. Shoemaker: 436,887 Charles A. Vanik: 383,007 Kenneth M. Keefe: 210,524 1978 Michael J. Dorrian: 491,524 Robert J. Strittmatter: 88,134 1974 Richard F. Celeste: 298,952 Anthony O. Calabrese: 176,756 William M. O'Neill: 125,012J. W. Brown: 121,112A. William Sweeney: 71,172James R. Williams: 53,422Lucille Huston: 48,034Henry W. Eckhart: 30,614Don L. Hanni: 24,033 1970 Anthony O. Calabrese: 232,602 A. William Sweeney: 185,086 Ray T. Miller Jr.: 93,062James D. Nolan: 91,918John J. Gill: 84,513Robert E. Hagan: 70,320Perry Mason: 53,350 1966 William L. Coleman: 263,508 Paul J. Lynch: 227,692 1962 John J. Gallagher: 174,030 James A. Lantz: 117,010 James L. Powers: 92,701John T. Flanigan: 89,790Harold L. Milligan: 70,436 1958 John W. Donahey: 175,907 John J. Gallagher: 154,032 John W. Peck: 76,898Franklin E. Smith: 57,817Charles H. Hubbell: 46,957Albert T. Ball: 25,590Roy E. Hopple: 18,236 1956 John Taylor: 225,844 R. Edward Tepe: 99,002 Roy H. Burry: 67,176 1954 George D. Nye: 169,779 Herbert S. Duffy: 105,126 John Taylor: 44,555 1952 George D. Nye: 414,672 1950 George D. Nye: 272,912 John F. Cantwell: 101,399 1948 George D. Nye: 322,237 1946 George D. Nye: 225,950 1944 George D. Nye: 124,747 Reed M. Winegardner: 77,588; N. A. Wilcox: 48,792 1942 George D. Nye: 157,718 Reed M. Winegardner: 96,907 1940 Robert S. Cox: 86,044 Reed M. Winegardner: 54,063 Charles H. Hubbell: 49,643John Taylor: 47,656John W. Pattison: 41,347William H. Whetro: 39,423Mark E. Moore: 38,215Ed P. Buckmeyer: 27,554James F. Coady: 20,222Price Janson: 16,575Harry J. Halper: 14,043
General election Year Democratic Republican Other 2010 Yvette McGee Brown : 1,812,047 Mary Taylor : 1,889,180 Ann Leach : 92,116M. Anita Rios : 58,475 2006 Lee Fisher : 2,307,420 Tom Raga : 1,406,729 Anita Rios (G) : 38,769 2002 Charleta B. Tavares: 1,236,924 Jennette B. Bradley: 1,865,007 1998 Michael B. Coleman: 1,498,956 Maureen O'Connor: 1,678,721 Lawrence Anderson: 111,468John A. Eastman: 65,068 1994 Peter Lawson Jones: 835,849 Nancy P. Hollister: 2,401,572 Norm Myers: 108,745Luther E. Willis (WI): 48Kibwe Diarra (WI): 24 1990 Eugene Branstool: 1,539,416 R. Michael DeWine: 1,938,103 Margaret Husk: 82Henry King: 49 1986 Paul R. Leonard: 1,858,372 Robert A. Taft II: 1,207,264 Katie S. Smith (WI): 803Lottie May Sulzer (WI): 92Mark J. Rahn (WI): 80 1982 Myrl H. Shoemaker: 1,981,882 James E. Betts: 1,303,962 Lee Paolini (L): 39,114John N. Salierno: 17,484Rachel H. Knapik: 14,279Jesse Menefee (WI): 7 1978 Michael J. Dorrian: 1,354,631 George V. Voinovich: 1,402,167 John M. Gaige: 35,164Conrad Gutermuth: 29,413Bruce Wood: 21,951Johnnie Menefee Jr. (WI): 25 1974 Richard F. Celeste: 1,513,619 John W. Brown: 1,296,322 Herman Kirsch: 110,776Bernard Henderson (WI): 39 1970 Anthony O. Calabrese: 1,399,651 John W. Brown: 1,554,837 Herman Kirsch (WI): 92 1966 William L. Coleman: 1,085,033 John W. Brown: 1,647,677 1962 John J. Gallagher: 1,303,047 John W. Brown: 1,629,158 1958 John W. Donahey: 1,692,249 Paul M. Herbert: 1,401,694 1956 John Taylor: 1,446,882 Paul M. Herbert: 1,899,219 1954 George D. Nye: 1,209,853 John William Brown : 1,240,555 1952 George D. Nye: 1,647,185 John William Brown: 1,688,938 1950 George D. Nye: 1,355,570 J. Eugene Roberts: 1,325,977 1948 George D. Nye: 1,474,969 Paul M. Herbert: 1,354,579 1946 George D. Nye: 972,622 Paul M. Herbert: 1,208,400 Peter M. Kapitz (SL): 10,492 1944 George D. Nye: 1,519,250 M. Herbert Hoover: 1,430,246 1942 George D. Nye: 647,539 Paul M. Herbert: 1,018,504 1940 Robert S. Cox: 1,398,012 Paul M. Herbert: 1,631,469 1922 Earl D. Bloom : 766,397 William Chatfield, Jr. : 753,696 1920 Howell Wright : 772,377 Clarence J. Brown : 1,117,550 O.G. VanSchoyck : 43,119W.O. Blase : 1,465 1916 Earl D. Bloom : 571,095 John H. Arnold : 540,766 George Bundy : 37,729Charles F. Bacon : 6,865 1912Powell 1913 : 453-454 Hugh L. Nichols Beecher W. Waltmire L. J. Tabor (Progressive) 1910Powell 1913 : 423 Atlee Pomerene Francis W. Treadway 1908 page 392 of pdf file David L. Rockwell : 528,698 Francis W. Treadway : 548,442 Julius Zorn (Soc) : 30,763George H. Creamer (Pro) : 9,913James A. McKitrick (Ind) : 435Charles W. Baughman (Peo) : 151John E. Steiger (Soc Lab) : 839 1905 page 15 of pdf file Lewis B. Houck : 427,162 Andrew L. Harris : 456,341 Walter C. Gunthrup (Soc) : 18,103Willis E. Foltz (Pro) : 13,707John R. Fraser (Soc Lab) : 1,840 1903 page 1663 of pdf file Frank B. Niles : 357,573 Warren G. Harding : 474,311 Michael J. Hynes (Soc) 14,054Joseph M. Scott (Pro) : 13,491David F. Cronin (Soc Lab) : 2,176 1901Powell 1913 : 379-380 Anthony Howells Carl L. Nippert 1899Powell 1913 : 371-372 A. W. Patrick John A. Caldwell 1897 page 388 of pdf file Melville D. Shaw : 400,946 Asa W. Jones : 427,966 John Danner : 7,591Horace Whitcomb : 5,942Albert E. Merrill : 1,538Daniel W. Wallace : 4,235Jason M. Tilley : Thomas M. Hillman : 3,124 1895Smith 1898 : 665 John B. Peaslee: 331,521 Asa W. Jones : 425,781 1893Smith 1898 : 644 William A. Taylor : 347,593 Andrew L. Harris : 423,873 1891Smith 1898 : 604 William V. Marquis : 346,892 Andrew L. Harris : 373,953 1889Smith 1898 : 579 William V. Marquis: 375,068 Elbert L. Lampson : 375,090 1887Smith 1898 : 541 De Witt L. Coolman: 328,189 William C. Lyon : 356,932 1885Smith 1898 : 511 John George Warwick: 341,809 Robert P. Kennedy : 360,720 1883Smith 1898 : 473 John George Warwick : 356,413 William G. Rose : 350,0091881Smith 1898 : 449 Edgar M. Johnson : 288,266 Rees G. Richards : 314,100 1879Smith 1898 : 406 Americus V. Rice : 319,542 Andrew Hickenlooper : 335,140 1877Smith 1898 : 379 Jabez W. Fitch : 268,606 Ferdinand Vogeler: 241,437 1875Smith 1898 : 342 Samuel Fenton Cary : 287,986 Thomas Lowry Young : 297,931 1873Smith 1898 : 319 Barnabas Burns: 213,593 Alphonso Hart : 214,228 1871Smith 1898 : 286 Samuel Furman Hunt : 217,982 Jacob Mueller : 236,892 1869Smith 1898 : 268 Thomas J. Godfrey : 228,269 John C. Lee : 236,297 1867Smith 1898 : 238 Daniel S Uhl : 240,845 John C. Lee : 243,486 1865Smith 1898 : 209 William Lang: 193,510 Andrew McBurney : 224,943 1863Smith 1898 : 161 George E. Pugh : 187,737 Charles Anderson : 285,474 1861Smith 1898 : 140 John G. Marshall : 151,978 Benjamin Stanton : 206,995 1859Smith 1898 : 95 William H. Safford: 170,587 Robert C. Kirk : 185,334 1857Smith 1898 : 74 William H. Lytle: 158,826 Martin Welker : 160,751 1855Smith 1898 : 40 James Myers: 134,385 Thomas H. Ford : 169,408 1853Bell 1876 : 120-121 James Myers : 147,905 Goodsell Buckingham(Freesoil) : 1,325 Isaac J. Allen(Whig) : 127,282 1851Bell 1876 : 114-115 William Medill : 146,053 Nicholas Spindler(Freesoil) : 15,839 Ephraim R. Eckley(Whig) : 119,984
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