1926 Ohio gubernatorial election

1926 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 2, 1926

Nominee A. Victor Donahey Myers Y. Cooper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 702,733 685,957 Percentage 50.33% 49.13%

Governor before election A. Victor Donahey Democratic Elected Governor A. Victor Donahey Democratic

The 1926 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democrat A. Victor Donahey defeated Republican nominee Myers Y. Cooper with 50.33% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• A. Victor Donahey, Democratic
• Myers Y. Cooper, Republican

Other candidates

• Joseph Sharts, Socialist
• Walter Freeman, Socialist Labor

Results

1926 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	A. Victor Donahey	702,733	50.33%
	Republican	Myers Y. Cooper	685,957	49.13%
	Socialist	Joseph Sharts	5,985	0.43%
	Socialist Labor	Walter Freeman	1,597	0.11%
Majority			16,776
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing