| Year | Nominee | First Runner-Up | Other Candidates
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| 2002 | Timothy Hagan and Charleta B. Tavares : 467,572 | |
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| 1998 | Lee Fisher and Michael B. Coleman: 663,832 | |
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| 1994 | Robert L. Burch Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones: 408,161 | Peter Michael Schuller and Paul Kent Myers : 286,276 |
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| 1990 | Anthony J. "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. and Eugene Branstool : 683,932 | Michael Hugh Lord and Judy Wynn Parker : 131,564 | Daniel A. Ciofani and Robert M. Galvin : 145
Henry King and Sandra King (WI ): 46
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| 1986 | Richard F. Celeste and Paul R. Leonard: 684,206 | Guy Templeton Black and Barbara Arnold Massey (WI ): 880 |
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| 1982 | Richard F. Celeste and Myrl H. Shoemaker: 436,887 | William J. Brown and Charles A. Vanik: 383,007 | Gerald N. "Jerry" Springer and Kenneth M. Keefe : 210,524
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| 1978 | Richard F. Celeste and Michael J. Dorrian : 491,524 | Dale R. Reusch and Robert J. Sttrittmatter : 88,134 |
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| 1974 | John J. Gilligan: 713,488 | James D. Nolan : 297,244 | Donald E. Dillon (WI ): 88
Dale E. Reusch (WI ): 33
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| 1970 | John J. Gilligan: 547,675 | Robert E. Sweeney : 216,195 | Mark McElroy : 153,702
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| 1966 | Henry Frazier Reams Jr. : 326,419 | Harry H. McIlwain : 231,406 |
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| 1962 | Michael V. DiSalle: 331,463 | Mark McElroy : 299,207 | Alexander G. Metrakos : 27,740
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| 1958 | Michael V. DiSalle: 242,830 | Anthony J. Celebrezze Sr.: 140,453 | Albert S. Porter : 108,498
Robert N. Gorman : 57,694
M. E. Sensenbrenner : 52,350
Clingan Jackson : 35,175
Vivienne L. Suarez : 6,928
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| 1956 | Michael V. DiSalle: 279,831 | John E. Sweeney: 106,071 | Robert W. Reider : 41,224
Frank X. Kryzan : 37,290
Oscar L. Fleckner : 23,081
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| 1954 | Frank J. Lausche: 338,799 | |
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| 1952 | Frank J. Lausche: 511,153 | |
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| 1950 | Frank J. Lausche: 366,397 | Clarence H. Knisley : 63,165 | Joseph Torok Jr. : 16,651
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| 1948 | Frank J. Lausche: 332,596 | Ray T. Miller: 138,998 | Robert S. Cox : 17,344
Joseph Torok Jr. : 6,337
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| 1946 | Frank J. Lausche: 291,635 | Joseph Torok Jr. : 35,269 |
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| 1944 | Frank J. Lausche: 179,961 | Martin L. Sweeney : 64,227 | James W. Huffman: 38,124
Henry Frazier Reams Sr. : 26,074
Frank A. Dye : 10,862
Walter Baertschi : 8,402
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| 1942 | John McSweeney : 119,698 | Joseph T. Ferguson : 101,508 | Clarence J. Knisley : 44,178
Walter F. Heer : 41,633
Frank A. Dye : 11,630
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| 1940 | Martin L. Davey: 304,509 | George White: 123,729 | William J. Kennedy : 86,530
Herbert S. Duffy : 31,401
Harold G. Mosier : 19,449
James F. Flynn : 14,267
Frank A. Dye : 7,359
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