Frank Lausche, Governor

Frank Lausche

Governor
Born
November 14, 1895
Died
April 21, 1990
Age at death
94
Home state
Ohio
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1944–1954
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Lausche9.3M
Opponents8.2M
6
Elections run

Between 1944 and 1954, Frank Lausche ran in 6 governor elections, winning 5 and losing 1. Lausche's biggest single-election total was 2,015,110 votes, in the 1952 governor election in Ohio. Lausche's closest win came in the 1944 governor election in Ohio, decided by 112,359 votes.

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How many votes has Frank Lausche received?

Frank Lausche has received 9,292,202 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.

Election history

Frank Lausche’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1954GovernorOhioWon1,405,26254.1%Jim Rhodes
1952GovernorOhioWon2,015,11055.9%Charles P. Taft II
1950GovernorOhioWon1,522,24952.62%Don H. Ebright
1948GovernorOhioWon1,619,77553.67%Thomas J. Herbert (head-to-head)
1946GovernorOhioLost1,125,99748.88%Thomas J. Herbert (head-to-head)
1944GovernorOhioWon1,603,80951.82%James Garfield Stewart
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.