1934 Ohio gubernatorial election

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1934 Ohio gubernatorial election
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  1932 November 6, 1934 1936  
  MartinDavey.jpg Clarence J. Brown, 83rd Congress.jpg
Nominee Martin L. Davey Clarence J. Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,118,2571,052,851
Percentage51.13%48.14%

1934 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Davey:     50–60%     60–70%

Brown:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

George White
Democratic

Elected Governor

Martin L. Davey
Democratic

The 1934 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic nominee Martin L. Davey defeated Republican nominee Clarence J. Brown with 51.13% of the vote.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1934 Ohio gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Martin L. Davey 1,118,257 51.13%
Republican Clarence J. Brown 1,052,85148.14%
Communist I. O. Ford15,8540.73%
Majority65,406
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. elections. ISBN   9781483380353 . Retrieved May 10, 2020.