1944 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1944 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated Republican nominee James Garfield Stewart with 51.82% of the vote.

Primary elections
Primary elections were held on May 9, 1944.

Candidates

 * Frank Lausche, Mayor of Cleveland
 * Martin L. Sweeney, former U.S. Representative
 * James W. Huffman, former Chairman of the Ohio Public Utilities Commission
 * Frazier Reams, Toledo Collector of Internal Revenue
 * Frank A. Dye
 * Walter Baertschi

Candidates

 * James Garfield Stewart, Mayor of Cincinnati
 * Thomas J. Herbert, Ohio Attorney General
 * Paul M. Herbert, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
 * Albert Edward Payne

Candidates

 * Frank Lausche, Democratic
 * James Garfield Stewart, Republican