1912 Ohio gubernatorial election

1912 Ohio gubernatorial election

November 5, 1912

Nominee James M. Cox Robert B. Brown Arthur Lovett Garford Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 439,323 272,500 217,903 Percentage 42.38% 26.29% 21.02%   Nominee C. E. Ruthenberg Party Socialist Popular vote 87,709 Percentage 8.46%

Governor before election Judson Harmon Democratic Elected Governor James M. Cox Democratic

The 1912 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee James M. Cox defeated Republican nominee Robert B. Brown with 42.38% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• James M. Cox, Democratic
• Robert B. Brown, Republican

Other candidates

• Arthur Lovett Garford, Progressive
• C. E. Ruthenberg, Socialist
• Daniel A. Poling, Prohibition
• John Kircher, Socialist Labor

Results

1912 Ohio gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James M. Cox	439,323	42.38%
	Republican	Robert B. Brown	272,500	26.29%
	Progressive	Arthur Lovett Garford	217,903	21.02%
	Socialist	C. E. Ruthenberg	87,709	8.46%
	Prohibition	Daniel A. Poling	16,607	1.60%
	Socialist Labor	John Kircher	2,689	0.26%
Majority			166,823
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing