1934 Ohio gubernatorial election

1934 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 6, 1934

Nominee Martin L. Davey Clarence J. Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,118,257 1,052,851 Percentage 51.13% 48.14%

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Martin L. Davey, Democratic
• Clarence J. Brown, Republican

Other candidates

• I. O. Ford, Communist

Results

1934 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Martin L. Davey	1,118,257	51.13%
	Republican	Clarence J. Brown	1,052,851	48.14%
	Communist	I. O. Ford	15,854	0.73%
Majority			65,406
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing