Ohio gubernatorial elections
Year Nominee First Runner-Up
2018 Mike DeWine : 494,766 ( 59.8% ) Mary Taylor : 332,273 ( 40.2% )
2014 John Kasich : 559,671 ( Unopposed )
2010 John Kasich : 746,719 ( Unopposed )
2006 Ken Blackwell : 460,349 ( 55.7% ) Jim Petro : 365,618 ( 44.3% )
2002 Bob Taft : 552,491 ( Unopposed )
1998 Bob Taft : 691,946 ( Unopposed )
1994 George Voinovich : 750,781 ( Unopposed )
1990 George Voinovich : 645,224 ( Unopposed )
1986 Jim Rhodes : 352,261 ( 48.2% ) Paul E. Gillmor : 281,737 ( 38.5% )
1982 Clarence Bud Brown , Jr. : 347,176 ( 51.5% ) Seth Taft : 153,806 ( 22.8% )
1978 Jim Rhodes : 393,632 ( 67.7% ) Charles F. Kurfess : 187,544 ( 32.3% )
1974 Jim Rhodes : 385,669 ( 62.8% ) Charles E. Fry : 183,899 ( 29.9% )
1970 Roger Cloud : 468,369 ( 50.5% ) Donald Buz Lukens : 283,257 ( 30.5% )
1966 Jim Rhodes : 577,827 ( 88.7% ) William L. White : 73,428 ( 11.3% )
1962 Jim Rhodes : 520,868 ( 89.7% ) William L. White : 59,916 ( 10.3% )
1958 C. William O'Neill : 346,660 ( 63.6% ) Charles P. Taft II : 198,173 ( 36.4% )
1956 C. William O'Neill : 425,947 ( 72.5% ) John W. Brown : 161,826 ( 27.5% )
1954 Jim Rhodes : 400,294 ( Unopposed )
1952 Charles P. Taft II : 413,431 ( 47.5% ) Thomas J. Herbert : 343,646 ( 39.5% )
1950 Don H. Ebright : 338,390 ( 62.7% ) Jim Rhodes : 157,346 ( 29.1% )
Primaries -- Republican Party
The voters of the U.S. state of Ohio elect a governor for a four-year term. There is a term limit of two consecutive terms as governor. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent. Starting in 1978, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor ran on a joint ticket.