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1948 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio Presidential no 1946 Ohio gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Ohio gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 File:Frank Lausche 87th Congress 1961.jpg 150x150px Frank Lausche Democratic Party (United States) 1,619,775 53.67% File:Thomas J. Herbert (OH).jpg Thomas J. Herbert Republican Party (United States) 1,398,514 46.34% 1948 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsLausche: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Herbert: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Thomas J. Herbert Republican Party (United States) Frank Lausche Democratic Party (United States)
The 1948 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated incumbent Republican Thomas J. Herbert in a rematch of the 1946 election with 53.67% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 4, 1948.https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/1948-democratic-primary/ 1948 Democratic Primary Sos.state.oh.us 2019-07-07
Democratic primary
Candidates
Frank Lausche, former Governor
Ray T. Miller, former Mayor of Cleveland
Robert S. Cox
Joseph Torok Jr.
Results
Democratic primary results
Frank Lausche Democratic Party (United States) 332,596 67.15
Ray T. Miller Democratic Party (United States) 138,998 28.07
Robert S. Cox Democratic Party (United States) 17,344 3.50
Joseph Torok Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 6,337 1.28
495,275 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
Thomas J. Herbert, incumbent Governor
William L. White
Albert Edward Payne
Results
Republican primary resultshttps://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/1948-republican-primary/ 1948 Republican Primary Sos.state.oh.us 2019-07-07
Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 575,054 87.10
William L. White Republican Party (United States) 52,763 7.99
Albert Edward Payne Republican Party (United States) 32,421 4.91
660,238 100.00
General election
Candidates
Frank Lausche, Democratic
Thomas J. Herbert, Republican
Results
1948 Ohio gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/1948-general-election-overview/ 1948 General Election Overview Sos.state.oh.us 2019-07-07
Democratic Party (United States) Frank Lausche 1,619,775 53.67%
Republican Party (United States) Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent) 1,398,514 46.34%
221,261
3,018,289
Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
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