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1948 Ohio gubernatorial election
	County results; Lausche: 50–60% 60–70% ; Herbert: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Thomas J. Herbert; Republican	Elected Governor ; Frank Lausche; Democratic

The 1948 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Democratic nominee Frank Lausche defeated incumbent Republican Thomas J. Herbert in a rematch of the 1946 election with 53.67% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 4, 1948.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lausche	332,596	67.15
	Democratic	Ray T. Miller	138,998	28.07
	Democratic	Robert S. Cox	17,344	3.50
	Democratic	Joseph Torok Jr.	6,337	1.28
Total votes			495,275	100.00

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent)	575,054	87.10
	Republican	William L. White	52,763	7.99
	Republican	Albert Edward Payne	32,421	4.91
Total votes			660,238	100.00

1948 Ohio gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lausche	1,619,775	53.67%
	Republican	Thomas J. Herbert (incumbent)	1,398,514	46.34%
Majority			221,261
Turnout			3,018,289
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing