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Ohio governor election 2014

John Richard Kasich REP +30.6 · held 11/4/14

Votes counted
3,055,913
Margin
30.6 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/4/14

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John Richard Kasich WonREP1,944,84863.64%
Edward FitzGeraldDEM1,009,35933.03%
Anita RiosGRE101,7063.33%
Total3,055,913

Official source: 2014-elections-results

Other Ohio governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2022Mike DeWine25.0
2018Mike DeWine3.7
2014John Richard Kasich30.6
2010John Richard Kasich2.0
2006Ted Strickland23.9
2002Bob Taft19.5
1998Bob Taft5.4

Full Ohio governor history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2014 Ohio governor race?

John Richard Kasich (REP) won with 63.6% of the vote, ahead of Edward FitzGerald (33.0%), a margin of 30.6 points.

Did the Ohio governor seat change party in 2014?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2014 Ohio governor race?

3,055,913 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.