1916 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1916 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

James M. Cox won the 1916 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. James M. Cox received 568,218 popular votes (48.4%). The main challenger was Frank B. Willis (47.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Cox and Willis

Cox +0.6 pts · won by 6,616 votes
568,218 votes
561,602 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.