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1994Final results

1994 election for Ohio Governor

Governor · Ohio

George Voinovich (R) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Burch (D) by 48.4 points.

George VoinovichRepublican · winner
74.2%2,401,572
25.8%835,849
3,237,421 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+21.21986R+11.31990R+48.41994R+5.41998R+20.22002D+24.62006

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET