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1970 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1970 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Democratic nominee John J. Gilligan defeated Republican nominee Roger Cloud with 54.19% of the vote.

The 1970 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. Democratic nominee John J. Gilligan defeated Republican nominee Roger Cloud with 54.19% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on May 5, 1970.

  • John J. Gilligan, former U.S. Representative
  • Robert E. Sweeney, former U.S. Representative
  • Mark McElroy, former Ohio Attorney General
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic547,67559.69
Democratic216,19523.56
Democratic153,70216.75
917,572100.00
  • Roger Cloud, Ohio State Auditor
  • Donald "Buz" Lukens, U.S. Representative
  • Paul W. Brown, Ohio Attorney General
  • Albert Sealy
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican468,36950.46
Republican283,25730.52
Republican164,67217.74
Republican11,8251.27
928,131100.00

Major party candidates

  • John J. Gilligan, Democratic
  • Roger Cloud, Republican

Other candidates

  • Edward T. Lawton, American Independent
  • Joseph Pirincin, Socialist Labor
PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Democratic1,725,56054.19%
Republican1,382,65943.42%
American Independent61,3001.93%
Socialist Labor14,0870.44%
342,903
3,184,131
Democratic gain from Republican
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