1990 Ohio gubernatorial election

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1990
	Election results by county
Governor before election; Dick Celeste; Democratic	Elected Governor ; George Voinovich; Republican

The 1990 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Ohio Dick Celeste was unable to run for a third term due to term limits, thus creating an open seat. Former Mayor of Cleveland George Voinovich, who also ran for the United States Senate in 1988, was uncontested for the Republican nomination, while Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. emerged from the Democratic primary. In the end, Voinovich was able to defeat Celebrezze by a fairly wide margin, enabling him to win what would be the first of two terms as governor.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr.	683,932	83.85
	Democratic	Michael Hugh Lord	131,564	16.13
	Democratic	Write-ins	191	0.02
Total votes			815,687	100.00

George Voinovich, former Mayor of Cleveland, former Lieutenant Governor and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1988

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George Voinovich	645,224	100.00
Total votes			645,224	100.00

Ohio gubernatorial election, 1990^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George Voinovich	1,938,103	55.73%	+16.36%
	Democratic	Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.	1,539,416	44.27%	−16.33%
	Write-ins		131	0.00%
Majority			398,687	11.46%	−9.77%
Turnout			3,477,650
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing