2018 Ohio Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Ohio Gubernatorial Election?

Mike DeWine won the 2018 Ohio Gubernatorial Election. Mike DeWine received 2,235,825 popular votes (50.4%). The main challenger was Richard Cordray (46.67%).

See the full head-to-head between DeWine and Cordray

DeWine +3.7 pts · won by 165,779 votes
2,235,825 votes
2,070,046 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.9% 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.