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 County results Celeste: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Brown: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1974 Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect theLieutenant Governor of Ohio. DemocraticOhio House RepresentativeDick Celeste defeated incumbent Republican Lieutenant GovernorJohn William Brown.
In 1976, following the passage of a voter-approved amendment, the elections for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio were merged into one ticket. Thus, this race is the last election in which an Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor were elected separately. Additionally, this election coincided with the1974 Ohio gubernatorial election in which former Republican GovernorJim Rhodes narrowly defeated Democratic incumbent GovernorJohn J. Gilligan, making this the last election in which an Ohio Governor and Lieutenant Governor of separate political parties were simultaneously elected.
The Republican primary was held on May 7, 1974. Brown won renomination unanimously.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John William Brown | 474,818 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 474,818 | 100.0% | ||
The Democratic primary was held on May 7, 1974. The primary campaign field was crowded with eight different candidates running for the Democratic nomination, Celeste ultimately won with a plurality of the popular vote.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Celeste | 298,952 | 31.5% | |
| Democratic | Anthony O. Calabrese | 176,756 | 18.62% | |
| Democratic | William M. O`Neill | 125,012 | 13.17% | |
| Democratic | J. W. Brown | 121,112 | 12.76% | |
| Democratic | A. William Sweeney | 71,172 | 7.5% | |
| Democratic | James R. Williams | 53,422 | 5.63% | |
| Democratic | Lucille Huston | 48,034 | 5.06% | |
| Democratic | Henry W. Eckhart | 30,614 | 3.23% | |
| Democratic | Don L. Hanni | 24,033 | 2.53% | |
| Total votes | 949,107 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Celeste | 1,513,619 | 51.82% | +4.45% | |
| Republican | John William Brown | 1,296,322 | 44.38% | −8.24% | |
| Independent | Herman Kirsch | 110,776 | 3.79% | N/A | |
| Write-in | Bernard Henderson | 39 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,920,756 | 100.0% | |||
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