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1926 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

A. Victor Donahey won the 1926 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. A. Victor Donahey received 702,733 popular votes (50.33%). The main challenger was Myers Y. Cooper (49.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Donahey and Cooper

Donahey +1.2 pts · won by 16,776 votes
A. Victor DonaheyDemocraticWINNER50.33%
702,733 votes
Myers Y. CooperRepublican49.13%
685,957 votes
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.