Editing Ohio Attorney General

{{Short description|Attorney general for the U.S. state of Ohio}}
{{Infobox Political post
|post=Attorney General
|body=Ohio
|insignia=Seal of the Attorney General of Ohio.svg
|insigniasize=120px
|insigniacaption=Seal of the attorney general
|imagesize=165px
|image=Dave Yost at Federalist Society 1 (cropped).jpg 
|alt==
|incumbent=[[Dave Yost]]
|incumbentsince=January 14, 2019
|department=Ohio Department of Justice
|style=The Honorable
|termlength=Four years, two term limit
|salary=$109,554
|formation=[[Ohio Constitution]]
|succession=[[Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Ohio|Seventh]]
|inaugural=[[Henry Stanbery]]<br />1846
|website=[http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov Office of the Attorney General]
}}

The '''Ohio attorney general''' is the chief legal officer of the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Ohio]] in the [[United States]].  The office is filled by general election, held every four years.  The {{As of|2009|alt=current}} Ohio attorney general is Republican [[Dave Yost]].

==History==
The office of the attorney general was first created by the [[Ohio General Assembly]] by statute in 1846. The [[attorney general]]'s principal duties were to give legal advice to the [[Government of Ohio|state government]], to represent the state in legal matters, and to advise the state's county prosecutors.  Originally, the attorney general was appointed by the legislature. With the adoption of [[Ohio Constitution#1851 Constitution|Ohio's second constitution]] in 1851, the attorney general became an elected office. The attorney general's duties were drawn very generally at that time.

In 1952, the General Assembly passed a statute that added to the attorney general's responsibilities, including trusteeship over [[charitable trust]]s, and legal advice to more government agencies. The act stated that the attorney general could prosecute individuals only if the governor requested so in writing. Starting in 1954, the term of office was increased from two years to four years.

In 2008 [[Nancy H. Rogers]] was appointed following the resignation of [[Marc Dann]]. A special election was held in 2008 to find a permanent replacement; then–[[Ohio State Treasurer]] [[Richard Cordray]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]]) beat out [[Michael Crites]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]), and  Robert M. Owens ([[independent politician|I]]) for the position.<ref>[http://www.wkyc.com/news/elections/results/20081104/race2052.htm Election results] wkyc.com {{dead link|date=April 2022}}</ref>

The [[Solicitor General of Ohio]] is the top appellate lawyer in the attorney general's office.

In November 2014, Ohio Attorney General [[Mike DeWine]] secured a $22 million settlement from the credit score company ScoreSense, which is owned by the company One Technologies.  DeWine had filed civil charges against the company along with the Illinois attorney general and Federal Trade Commission. Ohio consumers and state government will receive a portion of the settlement.<ref name=legalnewsline>{{cite news|last1=Payne|first1=Mark|title=Credit score company pays $22M in case filed by FTC and AGs of Illinois, Ohio|url=http://legalnewsline.com/news/253506-credit-score-company-pays-22m-in-case-filed-by-ftc-and-ags-of-illinois-ohio|access-date=6 January 2015|work=Legal Newsline|date=20 November 2014}}</ref> According to the FTC, One Technologies "lured customers with "free access" to their credit scores and then billed them a recurring fee of $29.95 per month..."<ref>{{cite press release
| title        = FTC, Illinois, and Ohio Stop Scheme That Offered 'Free' Credit Scores, Then Charged Consumers for Credit Monitoring Programs They Never Ordered
| url          = http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/11/ftc-illinois-ohio-stop-scheme-offered-free-credit-scores-then
| location     = San Francisco
| publisher    = Federal Trade Commission
| date         = 19 November 2014
| access-date   = 6 January 2015
}}</ref> Over 200,000 consumers had filed complaints against the company.<ref name=plaindealer>{{cite news|last1=Harris|first1=Sheryl|title=ScoreSense to repay $22 million to consumers duped by free credit score offer: Plain Dealing|url=http://www.cleveland.com/consumeraffairs/index.ssf/2014/11/scoresense_to_repay_22_million.html|access-date=6 January 2015|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=19 November 2014}}</ref>

==List of attorneys general of Ohio (1846–present)==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Term 
! Attorney General 
! Party 
! Home county 
! Picture
! Notes

|- {{party shading/Whig}}
|1846–1851 
| {{sortname|Henry|Stanbery}} 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] 
| [[Fairfield County, Ohio|Fairfield]] 
| [[File:Stanberry-AttorGen.jpg|85px]] 
|&nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1851–1852 
| {{sortname|Joseph|McCormick|Joseph McCormick (Ohio lawyer)}} 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] 
| [[Adams County, Ohio|Adams]] 
| &nbsp; 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1852–1854 
| {{sortname|George Ellis|Pugh}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton]] 
| [[File:George Pugh.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1854–1856 
| {{sortname|George W.|McCook}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Jefferson County, Ohio|Jefferson]] 
| [[File:George Wythe McCook photograph.JPG|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1856 
| {{sortname|Francis D.|Kimball}} 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] 
| [[Medina County, Ohio|Medina]] 
| 
| died

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1856–1861 
| {{sortname|Christopher|Wolcott}} 
| Republican 
| [[Summit County, Ohio|Summit]] 
| [[File:Christopher Wolcott.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1861–1863 
| {{sortname|James|Murray|James Murray (Ohio politician)}} 
| Republican 
| [[Wood County, Ohio|Wood]] 
| [[File:James Murray (Ohio politician).jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1863–1865 
| {{sortname|Lyman R.|Critchfield}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Holmes County, Ohio|Holmes]] 
| [[File:Lyman R. Critchfield.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/National Union}}
|1865 
| {{sortname|William P.|Richardson|dab=Ohio politician}} 
| [[National Union Party (United States)|Union]] 
| [[Washington County, Ohio|Washington]] 
|[[image:William Pitt Richardson.jpg|85px]] 
| resigned

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1865–1866 
| {{sortname|Chauncey N.|Olds}} 
| Republican 
| [[Pickaway County, Ohio|Pickaway]] 
| [[File:Chauncey N. Olds.jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1866–1870 
| {{sortname|William H.|West|dab=judge}} 
| Republican 
| [[Logan County, Ohio|Logan]] 
| [[File:William H. West 002.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1870–1874 
| {{sortname|Francis Bates|Pond}} 
| Republican 
| [[Morgan County, Ohio|Morgan]] 
|[[image:Francis Bates Pond.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1874–1878 
| {{sortname|John|Little|John Little (congressman)}} 
| Republican 
| [[Greene County, Ohio|Greene]] 
| [[File:John Little (congressman).jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1878–1880 
| {{sortname|Isaiah|Pillars}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Allen County, Ohio|Allen]] 
| [[File:Isaiah Pillars.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1880–1883 
| {{sortname|George K.|Nash}} 
| Republican 
| [[Franklin County, Ohio|Franklin]] 
| [[File:George K. Nash 002.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1883–1884 
| {{sortname|David|Hollingsworth}} 
| Republican 
| [[Harrison County, Ohio|Harrison]] 
| [[File:David Hollingsworth.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1884–1886 
| {{sortname|James|Lawrence|James Lawrence (Ohio politician)}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Cuyahoga County, Ohio|Cuyahoga]] 
| [[File:James Lawrence (Ohio politician).jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1886–1888 
| {{sortname|Jacob A.|Kohler}} 
| Republican 
| Summit 
| [[File:Jacob A. Kohler.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1888–1892 
| {{sortname|David K.|Watson}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[File:David K. Watson.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1892–1896 
| {{sortname|John K.|Richards}} 
| Republican 
| [[Lawrence County, Ohio|Lawrence]] 
| [[File:John K. Richards.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1896–1900 
| {{sortname|Frank S.|Monnette}} 
| Republican 
| [[Crawford County, Ohio|Crawford]] 
| [[File:Frank S. Monnette.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1900–1904 
| {{sortname|John M.|Sheets}} 
| Republican 
| [[Putnam County, Ohio|Putnam]] 
| [[File:John M. Sheets.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1904–1908 
| {{sortname|Wade H.|Ellis}} 
| Republican 
| Hamilton 
| [[File:Wade H. Ellis, portrait bust.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1908–1911 
| {{sortname|Ulysses G.|Denman}} 
| Republican 
| [[Lucas County, Ohio|Lucas]] 
| [[File:Ulysses G. Denman.png|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1911–1915 
| {{sortname|Timothy S.|Hogan|Timothy Sylvester Hogan (politician)}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Jackson County, Ohio|Jackson]] 
| [[File:Timothy Sylvester Hogan (circa 1912).png|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1915–1917 
| {{sortname|Edward C.|Turner}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[File:Edward C. Turner (1915).png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1917–1919 
| {{sortname|Joseph|McGhee}} 
| Democratic 
| Jackson 
| [[File:Joseph McGhee (circa 1912).png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1919–1923 
| {{sortname|John G.|Price}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[File:John G. Price 002.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1923–1927 
| {{sortname|Charles C.|Crabbe}} 
| Republican 
| [[Madison County, Ohio|Madison]] 
| [[File:Charles C. Crabbe 1920.png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1927–1929 
| {{sortname|Edward C.|Turner}} (2nd) 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[File:Edward C. Turner (1915).png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1929–1933 
| {{sortname|Gilbert|Bettman}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[file:Gilbert Bettman 1921.jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1933–1937 
| {{sortname|John W.|Bricker}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| [[File:John William Bricker (Gov., Sen. OH).jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1937–1939 
| {{sortname|Herbert S.|Duffy}} 
| Democratic 
| Franklin 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1939–1945 
| {{sortname|Thomas J.|Herbert}} 
| Republican 
| Cuyahoga 
| [[File:Thomas J. Herbert (1921).png|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1945–1949 
| {{sortname|Hugh S.|Jenkins}} 
| Republican 
| [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning]] 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1949–1951 
| {{sortname|Herbert S.|Duffy}} (2nd) 
| Democratic 
| Franklin 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1951–1957 
| {{sortname|C. William|O'Neill}} 
| Republican 
| Washington 
| [[File:C. William O'Neill (OH).png|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1957–1959 
| {{sortname|William B.|Saxbe}} 
| Republican 
| [[Champaign County, Ohio|Champaign]] 
| [[File:WilliamBartSaxbe2.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1959–1963 
| {{sortname|Mark|McElroy|dab=Ohio politician}} 
| Democratic 
| Cuyahoga 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1963–1969 
| {{sortname|William B.|Saxbe}} (2nd) 
| Republican 
| Champaign 
| [[File:William B. Saxbe.jpg|85px]] 
| resigned

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1969–1971 
| {{sortname|Paul W.|Brown}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1971–1983 
| {{sortname|William J.|Brown|William J. Brown (Ohio politician)}} 
| Democratic 
| Mahoning 
| 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1983–1991 
| {{sortname|Anthony J.|Celebrezze Jr.}} 
| Democratic 
| Cuyahoga 
|
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|1991–1995 
| {{sortname|Lee|Fisher}} 
| Democratic 
| Cuyahoga 
| [[File:Lee Fisher.jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|1995–2003 
| {{sortname|Betty|Montgomery}} 
| Republican 
| Wood 
| [[File:Betty Montgomery.jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|2003–2007 
| {{sortname|Jim|Petro}} 
| Republican 
| Cuyahoga 
| [[File:Jim Petro, January 11, 2013 (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|2007–2008 
| {{sortname|Marc|Dann}} 
| Democratic 
| [[Trumbull County, Ohio|Trumbull]] 
| [[File:Marc E. Dann - Ohio Senate 126th General Assembly 2006 - DPLA - bb02896c4b8cfc4ca292faff08e94fc8 (page 16) (cropped).jpg|85px]]
| resigned on May 14, 2008

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|2008–2009 
| {{sortname|Nancy H.|Rogers}} 
| Democratic<ref>When appointed by Democratic Governor Ted Strickland on May 28, 2008, Ms. Rogers announced that she was a Democrat although she had been a registered Republican in the past and has donated money to Republican candidates.</ref> 
| Franklin 
| [[File:Nancy H. Rogers.jpg|85px]] 
|Did not run in the subsequent special election.

|- {{party shading/Democratic}}
|2009–2011 
| {{sortname|Richard|Cordray}} 
| Democratic 
| Franklin 
| [[File:Richard Cordray.jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;

|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|2011–2019
| {{sortname|Mike|DeWine}} 
| Republican 
| Greene 
| [[File:2011MikeDewineHiResWeb (cropped).jpg|85px]] 
| &nbsp;
|- {{party shading/Republican}}
|2019-
| {{sortname|Dave|Yost}} 
| Republican 
| Franklin
|[[File:Dave Yost AG (cropped).jpg|116x116px]]
| Incumbent
|}

==Elections==
{{ElectionsOH}}
The voters of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Ohio]] elect an attorney general for a four-year term. The winning candidate is shown in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Democratic !! Republican !! Other
|-
| 2022
| [[Jeffrey Crossman]] : 1,647,644
| '''[[Dave Yost]]''' : 2,484,753
| 
|-
| 2018
| [[Steve Dettelbach]] : 2,021,194
| '''[[Dave Yost]]''' : 2,226,368
| 
|-
| 2014 
| [[David A. Pepper|David Pepper]] : 1,178,426
| '''[[Mike DeWine]]''' : 1,882,048
| 
|-
| 2010<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Ohio Secretary of State]] |title=Attorney General November 2, 2010 |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2010results/20101102ag.aspx |access-date=2012-06-27 }}</ref> || [[Richard Cordray]] : 1,772,728 || '''[[Mike DeWine]]''' : 1,821,414 || Marc Allan Feldman<br />([[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]]) : 107,521<br />Robert M. Owens<br />([[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution]]) : 130,065
|-
| 2008<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Ohio Secretary of State]] |title=Ohio Attorney General - Unexpired Term Ending January 9, 2011: November 4, 2008 |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2008ElectionResults/attGen110408.aspx |access-date=2012-06-27 }}</ref> || '''[[Richard Cordray]]''' : 2,890,953 || [[Michael Crites]] : 1,956,252 || Robert M. Owens ([[independent politician|I]]) : 246,002
|-
| 2006 || '''[[Marc Dann]]''': 2,035,825|| [[Betty Montgomery|Betty D. Montgomery]]: 1,833,846 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/attorney-general-november-7-2006/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125191647/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2006-elections-results/attorney-general-november-7-2006/ |archive-date=2017-11-25 |title=Attorney General: November 7, 2006 - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 2002 || [[Leigh Herington]]: 1,123,318 || '''[[Jim Petro|James M. Petro]]''': 2,007,411 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2002-elections-results/attorney-generalauditor-of-state/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014259/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/2002-elections-results/attorney-generalauditor-of-state/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |title=Attorney General/Auditor of State - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1998 || [[Richard Cordray]]: 1,240,102|| '''[[Betty Montgomery|Betty D. Montgomery]]''': 2,037,864  || &nbsp;<ref>[https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1990-1999-official-election-results/attorney-general-and-state-auditor-november-3-1998/ 1990-1999 Official Election Results] sos.state.oh.us</ref>
|-
| 1994 || [[Lee Fisher]]: 1,625,247 || '''[[Betty Montgomery|Betty D. Montgomery]]''': 1,716,451|| &nbsp;
|-
| 1990 || '''[[Lee Fisher]]''': 1,680,698 || [[Paul Pfeifer|Paul E. Pfeifer]]: 1,679,464 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1986 || '''[[Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.|Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr.]]''': 1,821,587 || [[Barry Levey]]: 1,222,102 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1980-1989-official-election-results/#gref |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013053749/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1980-1989-official-election-results/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |title=1980 - 1989 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1982 || '''[[Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.|Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr.]]''': 2,036,243 || [[Charles R. Saxbe]]: 1,203,797 ||James L. Schuller:<br />(Libertarian): 81,974
|-
| 1978 || '''[[William J. Brown (Ohio politician)|William J. Brown]]''': 1,700,262 || [[George Curtis Smith]]: 968,220 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1970-1979-official-election-results/general-election-overview-november-7-1978/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008100026/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1970-1979-official-election-results/general-election-overview-november-7-1978/ |archive-date=2018-10-08 |title=General Election Overview: November 7, 1978 - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1974 || '''[[William J. Brown (Ohio politician)|William J. Brown]]''': 1,645,933 || [[George Curtis Smith]]: 1,140,556 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1970 || '''[[William J. Brown (Ohio politician)|William J. Brown]]''': 1,613,926|| [[John D. Herbert]]: 1,297,419 || Al Budka<br />(WI): 94
|-
| 1966 || [[Robert E. Sweeney]]: 1,233,805  || '''[[William B. Saxbe]]''': 1,522,038 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1960-1969-official-election-results/#gref |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013053720/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1960-1969-official-election-results/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |title=1960-1969 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1962 || [[Robert E. Sweeney]]: 198,800 || '''[[William B. Saxbe]]''' || &nbsp;
|-
| 1958 || '''[[Mark McElroy (Ohio politician)|Mark McElroy]]''': 1,561,575  || [[William B. Saxbe]]: 1,466,881|| &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1950-1959-official-election-results/#gref |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013014528/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1950-1959-official-election-results/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |title=1950-1959 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1956 || [[Stephen M. Young]]: 1,559,742 || '''[[William B. Saxbe]]''': 1,719,620 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1954 || [[Paul F. Ward]]: 1,051,364 || '''[[C. William O'Neill]]''': 1,335,557|| &nbsp;
|-
| 1952 || [[Paul F. Ward]]: 1,373,114 || '''[[C. William O'Neill]]''': 1,871,200 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1950 || [[Herbert S. Duffy]]: 1,246,076 || '''[[C. William O'Neill]]''': 1,406,358 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1948 || '''[[Herbert S. Duffy]]''': 1,433,565 || [[Hugh S. Jenkins]]: 1,349,516 || &nbsp;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/#gref |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013053820/https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/election-results-and-data/1940-1949-official-election-results/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |title=1940-1949 Official Election Results - Ohio Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
| 1946 || [[Harry T. Marshall]]:134,829 || '''[[Hugh S. Jenkins]]''': 173,107 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1944 || [[George A. Hurley]]: 1,407,207 || '''[[Hugh S. Jenkins]]''': 1,473,180 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1942 || [[Herbert S. Duffy]]: 665,131 || '''[[Thomas J. Herbert]]''': 983,732 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1940 || [[George D. Nye]]: 1,401,627 || '''[[Thomas J. Herbert]]''': 1,552,462 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1926<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/SCO/formerjustices/bios/zimmerman.asp|title=The Supreme Court of Ohio and The Ohio Judicial System – Charles Ballard Zimmerman|accessdate=11 September 2023}}</ref> || [[Charles B. Zimmerman]] || '''[[Edward C. Turner]]''' || &nbsp;
|-
| 1922<ref>{{cite book |title= Vote polled in the several counties of the State of Ohio at the Election held November 7, 1922 and at the Primary Elections held August 8, 1922 |first=Thad H |last=Brown |author-link=Thad H. Brown |year=1923 |page=17 |url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433075933170;view=1up;seq=25 }}</ref>|| [[Stephen M. Young]] : 744,693 || '''[[Charles C. Crabbe]]''' : 780,192 ||  &nbsp;
|-
| 1920<ref>{{cite book | title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the 84th General Assembly of the State of Ohio |last=Ohio General Assembly |author-link=Ohio General Assembly |volume=CIX | publisher=F J Heer Printing |location=Columbus |year=1921 | page=22 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J4JMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA22 }}</ref> || [[Joseph McGhee]] : 824,172 || '''[[John G. Price]]''' : 1,058,561 || [[Joseph W. Sharts]] : 44,180 <br />George Edwards : 1,720 
|-
| 1916<ref>{{cite book |title=Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eighty Second General Assembly of the State of Ohio |year=1917 |page=27 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odJMAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27}}</ref> || '''[[Joseph McGhee]]''' : 558,719 || [[Edward C. Turner]] : 549,169 || Jacob L. Bachman : 38,432<br />George Hawke : 6,839
|-
| 1912<ref>[[#democrat|Powell 1913]] : 453-454</ref> || '''[[Timothy Sylvester Hogan (politician)|Timothy S. Hogan]]''' || [[Freeman T. Eagleson]] || [[Robert Reasoner Nevin|Robert R. Nevin]] (Progressive) 
|-
| 1910<ref>[[#democrat|Powell 1913]] : 423</ref> || '''[[Timothy Sylvester Hogan (politician)|Timothy S. Hogan]]''' || [[Ulysses G. Denman]] || &nbsp;
|-
| 1908<ref>{{cite book |title=Ohio election statistics |year=1905 |last=Ohio Secretary of State |publisher=Columbus |author-link=Ohio Secretary of State |url=https://archive.org/details/ohioelectionsta01statgoog }} page 408 of pdf file</ref> || [[Timothy Sylvester Hogan (politician)|Timothy S. Hogan]] : 521,819 || '''[[Ulysses G. Denman]]''' : 551,084 || John C. Madden (Soc) : 31,804<br />George S. Hawke (Pro) : 10,854<br />John P. Turner (Ind) : 586<br />Joseph A. Meyer (Peo) : 178<br />Max Eisenberg (Soc Lab) : 851 
|-
| 1905<ref>{{cite book |title=Ohio election statistics |year=1905 |last=Ohio Secretary of State |publisher=Columbus |author-link=Ohio Secretary of State |url=https://archive.org/details/ohioelectionsta01statgoog }} page 19 of pdf file</ref> || [[James A. Rice]] : 418,954 || '''[[Wade H. Ellis]]''' : 461,402 || John C. Madden (Soc) : 18,669<br />Walter S. Lister (Pro) : 13,636<br />James Matthews (Soc Lab) : 1,836
|-
| 1903<ref>{{cite book |title=Ohio election statistics |year=1905 |last=Ohio Secretary of State |publisher=Columbus |author-link=Ohio Secretary of State |url=https://archive.org/details/ohioelectionsta01statgoog }} page 1669 of pdf file</ref> || [[Frank S. Monnette]] : 360,916 || '''[[Wade H. Ellis]]''' : 470,589 || John C. Madden (Soc) : 19,922<br />Thomas W. Shreve (Pro) : 13,313<br />Otto Steinhoff (Soc Lab) : 2,145
|- 
| 1901<ref>[[#democrat|Powell 1913]] : 379-380</ref> || [[W. B. McCarty]] || '''[[John M. Sheets]]''' || &nbsp;
|-
| 1899<ref>[[#democrat|Powell 1913]] : 371-372</ref> || [[William H. Dore]] || '''[[John M. Sheets]]''' || &nbsp;
|-
| 1897<ref>{{cite book |title=Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... |first1=William Alexander |last1=Taylor |first2=Aubrey Clarence |last2=Taylor |volume=2 | page=121|year=1899 |publisher=State of Ohio |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztegAAAAMAAJ}} page 388 of pdf file</ref> || [[William H. Dore]] : 401,338 || '''[[Frank S. Monnette]]''' : 427,337 || Olin J. Ross : 7,585<br />Cyrus A. Reider : 5,935<br />Daniel Wilson : 1,512<br />Charles F. Armistead : 453<br />John W. Roseborough : 3,112
|-
| 1895<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 665</ref> || [[George A. Fairbanks]] 329,252 || '''[[Frank S. Monnette]]''' 427,485 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1893<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 644</ref> || [[John P. Bailey]] 346,707 || '''[[John K. Richards]]''' 422,449 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1891<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 605</ref> || [[John P. Bailey]] 345,245 || '''[[John K. Richards]]''' 373,816 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1889<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 579</ref> || [[Jesse M. Lewis]] 373,335 || '''[[David K. Watson]]''' 377,140 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1887<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 541</ref> || [[William H. Leete]] 327,551 || '''[[David K. Watson]]''' 357,433 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1885<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 512</ref> || [[James Lawrence (Ohio politician)|James Lawrence]] 341,762 || '''[[Jacob A. Kohler]]''' 360,802 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1883<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 473</ref> || '''[[James Lawrence (Ohio politician)|James Lawrence]]''' 360,184 || [[Moses B. Earnhart]] 347,589 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1881<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 450</ref> || [[Frank C. Daugherty]] 287,470 || '''[[George K. Nash]]''' 315,655 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1879<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 406</ref> || [[Isaiah Pillars]] 316,778 || '''[[George K. Nash]]''' 336,100 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1877<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 379</ref> || '''[[Isaiah Pillars]]''' 269,506 || [[George K. Nash]] 252,155 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1875<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 342</ref> || [[Thomas E. Powell]] 292,487 || '''[[John Little (congressman)|John Little]]''' 296,858 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1873<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 319</ref> || [[Michael A. Daugherty]] 213,413 || '''[[John Little (congressman)|John Little]]''' 213,983 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1871<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 286</ref> || [[Edward S. Wallace]] 218,077 || '''[[Francis Bates Pond]]''' 237,718 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1869<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 268</ref> || [[John M. Connell]] 227,903 || '''[[Francis Bates Pond]]''' 235,285 || &nbsp;
|-
| 1867<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 238</ref> 
| [[Frank H. Hurd]] : 240,847 
| '''[[William H. West (politician)|William H. West]]''' : 243,449 
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1865<ref>[[#smith|smith 1898]] : 209</ref> 
| [[David M. Wilson]] : 193,466 
| '''[[William H. West (politician)|William H. West]]''' : 225,278 
| &nbsp;  
|-
| 1864<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 195</ref><ref>[[#bell|Bell 1876]] : 147</ref> 
| [[Lyman R. Critchfield]] : 183,747 
| '''[[William P. Richardson (Ohio politician)|William P. Richardson]]''' : 238,104  
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1862<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 150</ref> 
| '''[[Lyman R. Critchfield]]''' : 183,232 
| [[Chauncey N. Olds]] : 178,855 
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1860<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 128</ref> 
| [[David W. Stambaugh]] : 189,999 
| '''[[James Murray (Ohio politician)|James Murray]]''' : 215,277 
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1858<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 84</ref> 
| [[Durbin Ward]] : 162,136 
| '''[[Christopher Wolcott]]''' : 182,985 
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1856<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 65</ref> 
| [[Samuel M. Hart]] : 154,313 
| '''[[Christopher Wolcott]]''' : 176,155 
| John M. Buselfreed ([[Know Nothing|American]])<br />23,095
|-
| 1855<ref>[[#smith|Smith 1898]] : 40</ref> 
| [[George W. McCook]] : 132,216 
| '''[[Francis D. Kimball]]''' : 168,868 
| &nbsp;
|-
| 1853<ref>[[#bell|Bell 1876]] : 120-121</ref> 
| '''[[George W. McCook]]''' : 149,957 
| [[Cooper K. Watson]]<br />([[Free Soil Party|Free Soil]]) : 35,504 
| [[William Harvey Gibson]]<br />([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) : 97,394
|-
| 1851<ref>[[#bell|Bell 1876]] : 114-115</ref> 
| '''[[George E. Pugh]]''' : 147,059 
| [[William A. Rogers]]<br />([[Free Soil Party|Free Soil]]) : 12,883 
| [[Henry Stanbery]]<br />([[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]) : 119,429
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|ref=smith|title=History of the Republican Party in Ohio |editor-first=Joseph P |editor-last=Smith |year=1898 |volume=I |publisher=the Lewis Publishing Company |location=Chicago |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eaAFAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA143}}
* {{cite book |title=Annual report of the Secretary of State to the Governor and General Assembly for the year 1875... |publisher=[[Ohio Secretary of State]] | year=1876 |ref=bell| first=William Jr. |last=Bell |author-link=William Bell Jr. (politician)
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GbhXD5zfqQcC&pg=PA303}}
* {{cite book| ref=democrat| title=The Democratic party of the state of Ohio: a comprehensive history |volume= 1 |editor-first=Thomas Edward |editor-last=Powell |editor-link=Thomas E. Powell|publisher=The Ohio Publishing Company |year=1913 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y14PAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA453}}

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