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County Results
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Elections in Ohio |
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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.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |