1970 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1970 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

John J. Gilligan won the 1970 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. John J. Gilligan received 1,725,560 popular votes (54.19%). The main challenger was Roger Cloud (43.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilligan and Cloud

Gilligan +10.8 pts · won by 342,901 votes
1,725,560 votes
1,382,659 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.4% 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.