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 County results Cox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Willis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1916 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.Democratic nomineeJames M. Cox defeated incumbentRepublicanFrank B. Willis in a rematch of the1914 election with 48.40% of the vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | James M. Cox | 568,218 | 48.40% | ||
| Republican | Frank B. Willis (incumbent) | 561,602 | 47.83% | ||
| Socialist | Tom Clifford | 36,908 | 3.14% | ||
| Prohibition | John H. Dickason | 7,347 | 0.63% | ||
| Majority | 6,616 | ||||
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| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | ||||
