1928 Ohio gubernatorial election

1928 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 6, 1928

Nominee Myers Y. Cooper Martin L. Davey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,355,517 1,106,739 Percentage 54.79% 44.74%

Governor before election A. Victor Donahey Democratic Elected Governor Myers Y. Cooper Republican

The 1928 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Republican nominee Myers Y. Cooper defeated Democratic nominee Martin L. Davey with 54.79% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Myers Y. Cooper, Republican
• Martin L. Davey, Democratic

Other candidates

• Joseph Sharts, Socialist
• William Patterson, Workers
• John D. Goerke, Socialist Labor
• Frank W. Stanton, Prohibition

Results

1928 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Myers Y. Cooper	1,355,517	54.79%
	Democratic	Martin L. Davey	1,106,739	44.74%
	Socialist	Joseph Sharts	7,149	0.29%
	Workers	William Patterson	2,184	0.09%
	Socialist Labor	John D. Goerke	1,272	0.05%
	Prohibition	Frank W. Stanton	1,085	0.04%
Majority			248,778
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing