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{{Main|Governor of Ohio}}
[[File:Gov-Mike-DeWine (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Mike DeWine]] has been governor since January 14, 2019.]]

The governor of Ohio is the [[head of government]] of [[Ohio]]<ref>Ohio Constitution article III, § 5.</ref> and the [[commander-in-chief]] of the [[U.S. state]]'s [[Ohio National Guard|military forces]].<ref>Ohio Constitution article III, § 10.</ref> The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or [[veto]] [[bill (proposed law)|bills]] passed by the [[Ohio General Assembly]],<ref>Ohio Constitution article II, § 16.</ref> the power to convene the legislature<ref>Ohio Constitution article III, § 8.</ref> and the power to grant [[pardon]]s, except in cases of [[treason]] and [[Impeachment in the United States|impeachment]].<ref>Ohio Constitution article III § 11.</ref>

There have been 64 governors of Ohio, serving 70 distinct terms. The longest term was held by [[Jim Rhodes]], who was elected four times and served just under sixteen years in two non-consecutive periods of two terms each (1963–1971 and 1975–1983). The shortest terms were held by [[John William Brown]] and [[Nancy Hollister]], who each served for only 11 days after the governors preceding them resigned in order to begin the terms to which they had been elected in the [[United States Senate]]; the shortest-serving elected governor was [[John M. Pattison]], who died in office five months into his term. 

The current governor is Republican [[Mike DeWine]] (R), who took office on January 14, 2019, and was re-elected [[2022 Ohio gubernatorial election|in 2022]]. After eight years the incumbent is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term in the [[2026 Ohio gubernatorial election]].

==List of governors==
===Northwest Territory===
The [[Northwest Territory|Territory Northwest of the Ohio River]], commonly known as the Northwest Territory, was organized on July 13, 1787.<ref>[http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=8 Northwest Ordinance] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316233849/http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=8 |date=March 16, 2013}}, July 13, 1787; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M332, roll 9); Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, 1774–1789, Record Group 360; National Archives.</ref> Many territories and states were split from Northwest Territory over the years, with the last portion being split between [[Indiana Territory]] and the newly admitted state of [[Ohio]] on March 1, 1803.<ref>{{usstat|2|173}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Evolution of Territories and States from the Old "Northwest Territory" |url=http://www.jlindquist.com/mapsupp1.html |access-date=June 16, 2008 |publisher=John Lindquist}}</ref>

Throughout its 15-year history, Northwest Territory had only one governor appointed by the federal government, [[Arthur St. Clair]]. He was removed from office by President [[Thomas Jefferson]] on November 22, 1802, and no successor was named; [[Secretary of Northwest Territory|Secretary of the Territory]] [[Charles Willing Byrd]] acted as governor until statehood.<ref name="smith">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sIUvN0eyjsIC&q=November&pg=PA246 |title=The Life and Public Services of Arthur St. Clair |publisher=Robert Clarke and Company |year=1882 |editor-last=Smith |editor-first=William Henry |editor-link=William Henry Smith (Ohio politician) |volume=1 |page=246}}</ref>

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|+ Governor of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio
!scope="colgroup" colspan="2"|Governor
!scope="col"|Term in office{{efn|The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.}}
!scope="col"|Appointed by
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|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="St. Clair, Arthur"|[[File:ArthurStClairOfficialPortrait-restored.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Arthur St. Clair]]'''<br>{{Small|(1737–1818)}}<br>{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=261–264}}
|rowspan="3"|October 5, 1787{{efn|St. Clair was appointed on October 5, 1787, by the Continental Congress,<ref>Continental Congress 1787, [https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=lljc&fileName=033/lljc033.db&recNum=227 33:610]</ref> and he established the territorial government on July 15, 1788.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=261–264}} He was reconfirmed by the Senate on August 20, 1789;<ref>U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 1st Cong., 1st sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=wpJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA18 18], accessed May 31, 2023.</ref> December 11, 1794;<ref>U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 3rd Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=8lsUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA165 165], accessed May 31, 2023.</ref> January 12, 1798;<ref>U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 5th Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=wpJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA258 258], accessed May 31, 2023.</ref> and February 3, 1801.<ref>U.S. Congress. ''Senate Exec. Journal''. 6th Cong., 2nd sess., [https://books.google.com/books?id=wpJNAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA376 376], accessed May 31, 2023.</ref>}}<br />&ndash;<br />November 22, 1802<br>{{small|(removed)}}{{efn|St. Clair was removed due to political disagreements with President [[Thomas Jefferson]].{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=261–264}} [[Secretary of Northwest Territory|Secretary of the Territory]] [[Charles Willing Byrd]] acted as governor until statehood.{{sfn|McMullin|1984|pp=261–264}}}}
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===State of Ohio===

Ohio was [[admitted to the Union]] on March 1, 1803. Since then, it has had 64 governors, six of whom ([[Allen Trimble]], [[Wilson Shannon]], [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[James M. Cox]], [[Frank Lausche]], and [[Jim Rhodes]]) served non-consecutive terms.

The first constitution of 1803 allowed governors to serve for two-year terms, limited to six of any eight years, commencing on the first Monday in the December following an election.<ref>Ohio Constitution article II, § 3</ref> The current constitution of 1851 removed the [[term limit]], and shifted the start of the term to the second Monday in January following an election.<ref name="steinglass">{{Cite book |last=Steinglass |first=Steven H. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQQ_eD1C2CsC |title=The Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide |last2=Scarselli |first2=Gino J. |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=2004 |isbn=0-313-26765-0 |page=7 |access-date=May 30, 2008}}</ref> In 1908, Ohio switched from holding elections in odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, with the preceding governor (from the 1905 election) serving an extra year.<ref>Article XVII (adopted November 1905) of Constitution, section 2: "And the General Assembly shall have power to so extend existing terms of office as to effect the purpose of section 1 of this article." and section 3 : "Every elective officer holding office when this amendment is adopted shall continue to hold such office for the full term for which he was elected and until his successor shall be elected and qualified as provided by law."  source: {{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-clAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA123 |title=The biographical annals of Ohio 1906-1907-1908 : A handbook of the Government and Institutions of the State of Ohio |publisher=State of Ohio |year=1898 |editor-last=Sandles |editor-first=A P |page=123 |ref=sandles |editor-last2=Doty |editor-first2=E W}}</ref> A 1957 amendment<ref name="steinglass" /> lengthened the term to four years and allowed governors to only succeed themselves once, having to wait four years after their second term in a row before being allowed to run again.<ref>Ohio Constitution article III, § 2</ref> An [[Ohio Supreme Court]] ruling in 1973 clarified this to mean governors could theoretically serve unlimited terms, as long as they waited four years after every second term.<ref name="steinglass" />

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{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Governors of the State of Ohio
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope="colgroup" colspan="3"|Governor
!scope="col"|Term in office
!scope="col"|Party
!scope="col"|Election
!scope="colgroup" colspan="2"|[[Lieutenant Governor of Ohio|Lt. Governor]]{{efn|The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851, first being filled in 1852.}}{{efn|Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|1
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Tiffin, Edward"|[[File:Edward Tiffin at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="15" style="background: {{party color|Democratic-Republican Party (United States)}};"|&nbsp;
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Edward Tiffin]]'''<br>{{Small|(1766–1829)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1191}}<ref name="nga-tiffin">{{Cite web |title=Edward Tiffin |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-tiffin/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|March 3, 1803}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />March 4, 1807<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Tiffin resigned, having been [[1806–07 United States Senate elections|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1191}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1803 Ohio gubernatorial election|1803]]
|rowspan="29" colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Office did not exist''
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1805 Ohio gubernatorial election|1805]] 
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|2
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Kirker, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas Kirker at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Thomas Kirker]]'''<br>{{Small|(1760–1837)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1192}}<ref name="nga-kirker">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Kirker |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-kirker/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|March 4, 1807}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 12, 1808<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Speaker of<br>the Senate<br>acting}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|''[[1807 Ohio gubernatorial election|1807]]''{{efn|[[Return J. Meigs Jr.]] won the 1807 election over [[Nathaniel Massie]], but Massie contested, saying Meigs failed the residency requirement. The general assembly declared Meigs was ineligible and Massie had won, but Massie refused the office, and so Kirker remained in office until his term ended on December 12, 1808, having lost the 1808 election.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1192}}<ref name="loganhistory">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HREVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA126 |title=History of Logan County and Ohio |date=1880 |publisher=O.L. Baskin |page=126 |language=en}}</ref>}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|3
|data-sort-value="Huntington, Samuel"|[[File:Caroline L. Ransom - Samuel Huntington.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician)|Samuel Huntington]]'''<br>{{Small|(1765–1817)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1192–1193}}<ref name="nga-huntington">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Huntington |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/samuel-huntington-2/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 12, 1808}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 8, 1810<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1808 Ohio gubernatorial election|1808]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|4
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Meigs, Return"|[[File:Return J. Meigs, Jr. at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Return J. Meigs Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|(1764–1825)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1193–1194}}<ref name="nga-meigs">{{Cite web |title=Return Jonathan Meigs |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/return-jonathan-meigs/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 8, 1810}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />March 25, 1814<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Meigs resigned, having been confirmed as [[United States Postmaster General]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1193–1194}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1810 Ohio gubernatorial election|1810]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1812 Ohio gubernatorial election|1812]] 
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|5
|data-sort-value="Looker, Othniel"|[[File:Othniel Looker at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Othniel Looker]]'''<br>{{Small|(1757–1845)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1194–1195}}<ref name="nga-looker">{{Cite web |title=Othneil Looker |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/othneil-looker/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|March 25, 1814}}{{efn|Sources disagree on if Meigs resigned on March 24<ref name="nga-meigs" /> or March 25.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1194–1195}}<ref name="loganhistory" />}}<br />&ndash;<br />December 8, 1814<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Speaker of<br>the Senate<br>acting}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|6
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Worthington, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas Worthington at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Thomas Worthington (governor)|Thomas Worthington]]'''<br>{{Small|(1773–1827)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1195}}<ref name="nga-worthington">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Worthington |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-worthington/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 8, 1814}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 14, 1818<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1814 Ohio gubernatorial election|1814]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1816 Ohio gubernatorial election|1816]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|7
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Brown, Ethan"|[[File:Ethan Allen Brown at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Ethan Allen Brown]]'''<br>{{Small|(1776–1852)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1196}}<ref name="nga-brown-ethan">{{Cite web |title=Ethan Allen Brown |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ethan-allen-brown/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 14, 1818}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />January 4, 1822<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Brown resigned, having been [[1822–23 United States Senate elections|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1196}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1818 Ohio gubernatorial election|1818]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1820 Ohio gubernatorial election|1820]] 
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|8
|data-sort-value="Trimble, Allen"|[[File:Allen Trimble at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Allen Trimble]]'''<br>{{Small|(1783–1870)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1196–1197}}<ref name="nga-trimble">{{Cite web |title=Allen Trimble |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/allen-trimble/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 4, 1822}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 28, 1822<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Speaker of<br>the Senate<br>acting}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|9
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Morrow, Jeremiah"|[[File:Jeremiah Morrow at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Jeremiah Morrow]]'''<br>{{Small|(1771–1852)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1197–1198}}<ref name="nga-morrow">{{Cite web |title=Jeremiah Morrow |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jeremiah-morrow/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 28, 1822}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 19, 1826<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1197–1198}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1822 Ohio gubernatorial election|1822]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1824 Ohio gubernatorial election|1824]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|10
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Trimble, Allen"|[[File:Allen Trimble at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|National Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Allen Trimble]]'''<br>{{Small|(1783–1870)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1196–1197}}<ref name="nga-trimble" />
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 19, 1826}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 18, 1830<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[National Republican Party|National<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1826 Ohio gubernatorial election|1826]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1828 Ohio gubernatorial election|1828]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|11
|data-sort-value="McArthur, Duncan"|[[File:Duncan McArthur at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Duncan McArthur]]'''<br>{{Small|(1772–1839)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1198–1199}}<ref name="nga-mcarthur">{{Cite web |title=Duncan McArthur |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/duncan-mcarthur/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 18, 1830}}<ref name="loganhistory" /><br />&ndash;<br />December 7, 1832<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|McArthur instead [[1832–33 United States House of Representatives elections|ran unsuccessfully]] for the [[United States House of Representatives]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1198–1199}}}}
|[[National Republican Party|National<br>Republican]]{{sfn|Glashan|1979|p=240}}
|[[1830 Ohio gubernatorial election|1830]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|12
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Lucas, Robert"|[[File:Robert Lucas at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Robert Lucas (governor)|Robert Lucas]]'''<br>{{Small|(1781–1853)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1199–1200}}<ref name="nga-lucas">{{Cite web |title=Robert Lucas |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-lucas/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 7, 1832}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1832-12-22 |title=Legislature of Ohio |page=1 |work=The Saturday Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-saturday-herald-lucas-sworn-in-decem/125814249/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 13, 1836<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1832 Ohio gubernatorial election|1832]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1834 Ohio gubernatorial election|1834]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|13
|data-sort-value="Vance, Joseph"|[[File:Joseph Vance at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Joseph Vance (Ohio politician)|Joseph Vance]]'''<br>{{Small|(1786–1852)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1200}}<ref name="nga-vance">{{Cite web |title=Joseph Vance |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-vance/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 13, 1836}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1836-12-27 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=1 |work=Huron Reflector |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huron-reflector-vance-inaugurated-decemb/125814663/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 13, 1838<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1836 Ohio gubernatorial election|1836]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|14
|data-sort-value="Shannon, Wilson"|[[File:Wilson Shannon at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Wilson Shannon]]'''<br>{{Small|(1802–1877)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1201}}<ref name="nga-shannon">{{Cite web |title=Wilson Shannon |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/wilson-shannon/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 13, 1838}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1838-12-19 |title=Inaugural |page=2 |work=The Troy Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-times-shannon-inaugurated-decem/125814765/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 16, 1840<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1838 Ohio gubernatorial election|1838]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|15
|data-sort-value="Corwin, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas Corwin at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Thomas Corwin]]'''<br>{{Small|(1794–1865)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1201–1202}}<ref name="nga-corwin">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Corwin |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-corwin/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 16, 1840}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1840-12-29 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=2 |work=Huron Reflector |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huron-reflector-corwin-inaugurated-decem/125814847/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 14, 1842<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1840 Ohio gubernatorial election|1840]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|16
|data-sort-value="Shannon, Wilson"|[[File:Wilson Shannon at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Wilson Shannon]]'''<br>{{Small|(1802–1877)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1201}}<ref name="nga-shannon" />
|{{dts|December 14, 1842}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1842-12-20 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=3 |work=Huron Reflector |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huron-reflector-shannon-inaugurated-dece/125815007/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />April 15, 1844<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Shannon resigned, having been confirmed as [[United States Ambassador to Mexico|United States Minister to Mexico]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1201}}}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1842 Ohio gubernatorial election|1842]] 
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|17
|data-sort-value="Bartley, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas W. Bartley at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Thomas W. Bartley]]'''<br>{{Small|(1812–1885)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1202–1203}}<ref name="nga-bartley-thomas">{{Cite web |title=Thomas Welles Bartley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-welles-bartley/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|April 15, 1844}}{{efn|No contemporary sources found so far specify the date Shannon resigned; a notice appeared in the Columbus Statesman on April 15, 1844, but it does not specify that the resignation took place on that day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1844-04-22 |title=Resignation of Governor Shannon |page=2 |work=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle-resignation-of/125815364/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref> Modern sources use April 15.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1202–1203}}}}<br />&ndash;<br />December 3, 1844<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Bartley lost the Democratic nomination to [[David Tod]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1202–1203}}}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Speaker of<br>the Senate<br>acting}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|18
|data-sort-value="Bartley, Mordecai"|[[File:Mordecai Bartley at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Whig Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Mordecai Bartley]]'''<br>{{Small|(1783–1870)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1203–1204}}<ref name="nga-bartley-mordecai">{{Cite web |title=Mordecai Bartley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/mordecai-bartley/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 3, 1844}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1844-12-17 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=5 |work=Huron Reflector |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/huron-reflector-bartley-inaugurated-dece/125815806/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 12, 1846<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1203–1204}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1844 Ohio gubernatorial election|1844]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|19
|data-sort-value="Bebb, William"|[[File:William Bebb at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[William Bebb]]'''<br>{{Small|(1802–1873)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1204}}<ref name="nga-bebb">{{Cite web |title=William Bebb |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-bebb/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 12, 1846}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1846-12-17 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=2 |work=The Zanesville Courier |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-courier-bebb-inaugurated/125815935/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 22, 1849<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1204}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1846 Ohio gubernatorial election|1846]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|20
|data-sort-value="Ford, Seabury"|[[File:Seabury Ford at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Seabury Ford]]'''<br>{{Small|(1801–1855)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1205}}<ref name="nga-ford">{{Cite web |title=Seabury Ford |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/seabury-ford/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 22, 1849}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1849-01-25 |title=Affairs at Columbus |page=2 |work=The Zanesville Courier |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-zanesville-courier-ford-inaugurated/125816057/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 12, 1850<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|[[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1848 Ohio gubernatorial election|1848]]{{efn|Due to the large number of close elections that year, the general assembly was delayed in qualifying governor-elect Seabury Ford, and William Bebb remained in office for an extra few weeks.{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1205}}}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|21
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Wood, Reuben"|[[File:Reuben Wood at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Reuben Wood]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|d.|died in}} 1864)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1205–1206}}<ref name="nga-wood">{{Cite web |title=Reuben Wood |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/reuben-wood/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|December 12, 1850}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1850-12-16 |title=General Assembly |page=2 |work=The Sandusky Register |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sandusky-register-wood-inaugurated-d/125823128/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />July 13, 1853<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Wood resigned to be [[consul (representative)|consul]] in [[Valparaíso]], [[Chile]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1205–1206}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1850 Ohio gubernatorial election|1850]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1851 Ohio gubernatorial election|1851]] 
|style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|&nbsp;
|{{sortname|William|Medill}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|22
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Medill, William"|[[File:William Medill at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[William Medill]]'''<br>{{Small|(1802–1865)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1206–1207}}<ref name="nga-medill">{{Cite web |title=William Medill |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-medill/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|July 13, 1853}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1853-07-22 |title=Resignation of Gov. Wood |page=2 |work=Urbana Citizen and Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/urbana-citizen-and-gazette-medill-succee/125823336/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1856<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1853 Ohio gubernatorial election|1853]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|James|Myers|dab=politician}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|23
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Chase, Salmon"|[[File:Salmon P. Chase at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Salmon P. Chase]]'''<br>{{Small|(1808–1873)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1207–1208}}<ref name="nga-chase">{{Cite web |title=Salmon Portland Chase |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/salmon-portland-chase/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1856}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1856-01-23 |title=Ohio Legislature |page=4 |work=The States and Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-states-and-union-chase-inaugurated-j/125823479/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 9, 1860<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Chase was instead [[1860 United States Senate election in Ohio|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1207–1208}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1855 Ohio gubernatorial election|1855]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Thomas H.|Ford}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1857 Ohio gubernatorial election|1857]]
|{{sortname|Martin|Welker}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|24
|data-sort-value="Dennison, William"|[[File:William Dennison, Jr. at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[William Dennison Jr.]]'''<br>{{Small|(1815–1882)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1208–1209}}<ref name="nga-dennison">{{Cite web |title=William Dennison |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-dennison/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 9, 1860}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1860-01-10 |title=The Inaugural Ceremonies |page=2 |work=Cincinnati Daily Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/cincinnati-daily-press-dennison-inaugura/125823642/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1862<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1859 Ohio gubernatorial election|1859]]
|{{sortname|Robert C.|Kirk}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|25
|data-sort-value="Tod, David"|[[File:David Tod at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|National Union Party (US)}};"|
|'''[[David Tod]]'''<br>{{Small|(1805–1868)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1209}}<ref name="nga-tod">{{Cite web |title=David Tod |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/david-tod/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 13, 1862}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1862-01-14 |title=Gov. Tod's Inaugural |page=2 |work=Daily Ohio Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-ohio-statesman-tod-inaugurated-jan/125824132/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1864<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Tod lost the [[National Union Party (United States)|Union]] nomination to [[John Brough]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1209}}}}
|[[National Union Party (United States)|Union]]{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1209}}
|[[1861 Ohio gubernatorial election|1861]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|National Union Party (US)}};"|
|{{sortname|Benjamin|Stanton}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|26
|data-sort-value="Brough, John"|[[File:John Brough at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[John Brough]]'''<br>{{Small|(1811–1865)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1210}}<ref name="nga-brough">{{Cite web |title=John Brough |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/miami-university/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 11, 1864}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1864-01-14 |title=The New Governor |page=2 |work=The Summit County Beacon |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-summit-county-beacon-brough-inaugura/125824307/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />August 29, 1865<br>{{small|(died in office)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1210}}
|[[National Union Party (United States)|Union]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1863 Ohio gubernatorial election|1863]]
|{{sortname|Charles|Anderson|dab=governor}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|27
|data-sort-value="Anderson, Charles"|[[File:Charles Anderson at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Charles Anderson (governor)|Charles Anderson]]'''<br>{{Small|(1814–1895)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1210–1211}}<ref name="nga-anderson">{{Cite web |title=Charles Anderson |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-anderson/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|August 29, 1865}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1865-08-30 |title=The Successor of Governor Brough |page=2 |work=Cleveland Daily Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/cleveland-daily-leader-the-successor-of/125824919/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1866<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1210–1211}}
|[[National Union Party (United States)|Union]]{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1211}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|28
|data-sort-value="Cox, Jacob"|[[File:Jacob Dolson Cox at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Jacob Dolson Cox]]'''<br>{{Small|(1828–1900)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1211–1212}}<ref name="nga-cox-jacob">
{{Cite web |title=Jacob Dolson Cox |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/jacob-dolson-cox/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 8, 1866}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1866-01-09 |title=The Inauguration |page=1 |work=Cleveland Daily Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/cleveland-daily-leader-cox-inaugurated-j/125824987/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1868<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1211–1212}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1865 Ohio gubernatorial election|1865]]
|rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Andrew|McBurney}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|29
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Hayes, Rutherford"|[[File:Rutherford B. Hayes at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]'''<br>{{Small|(1822–1893)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1212–1213}}<ref name="nga-hayes">{{Cite web |title=Rutherford Birchard Hayes |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/rutherford-birchard-hayes/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 13, 1868}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1868-01-14 |title=The Inauguration Ceremonies |page=3 |work=Daily Ohio Statesman |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-ohio-statesman-the-inauguration-ce/125825082/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1872<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1867 Ohio gubernatorial election|1867]]
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|John C.|Lee}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1869 Ohio gubernatorial election|1869]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|30
|data-sort-value="Noyes, Edward"|[[File:Edward Follansbee Noyes at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Edward Follansbee Noyes]]'''<br>{{Small|(1832–1890)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1213–1214}}<ref name="nga-noyes">{{Cite web |title=Edward Follansbee Noyes |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/edward-follansbee-noyes/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 8, 1872}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1872-01-09 |title=State Legislatures |page=5 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-noyes-inaugurate/125825161/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 12, 1874<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1871 Ohio gubernatorial election|1871]]
|{{sortname|Jacob|Mueller}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|31
|data-sort-value="Allen, William"|[[File:William Allen at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[William Allen (governor)|William Allen]]'''<br>{{Small|(1803–1879)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1214}}<ref name="nga-allen">{{Cite web |title=William Allen |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-allen/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 12, 1874}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1874-01-15 |title=The Inauguration |page=2 |work=Urbana Citizen and Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/urbana-citizen-and-gazette-allen-inaugur/125825213/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 10, 1876<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1873 Ohio gubernatorial election|1873]]
|{{sortname|Alphonso|Hart}}{{efn|Represented the [[Ohio Republican Party|Republican Party]]|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|32
|data-sort-value="Hayes, Rutherford"|[[File:Rutherford B. Hayes at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]'''<br>{{Small|(1822–1893)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1212–1213}}<ref name="nga-hayes" />
|{{dts|January 10, 1876}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1876-01-11 |title=The Inauguration |page=1 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-hayes-inaugurate/125825264/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />March 2, 1877<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Hayes resigned, having been [[1876 United States presidential election|elected]] [[President of the United States]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1212–1213}}}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1875 Ohio gubernatorial election|1875]]
|{{sortname|Thomas L.|Young}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|33
|data-sort-value="Young, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas L. Young at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Thomas L. Young]]'''<br>{{Small|(1832–1888)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1215}}<ref name="nga-young">{{Cite web |title=Thomas L. Young |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-l-young/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|March 2, 1877}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1877-03-03 |title=Governor Tom |page=5 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-young-succeeds-h/125825311/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1878<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1215}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|{{sortname|H. W.|Curtiss}}<br />{{small|(acting)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|34
|data-sort-value="Bishop, Richard"|[[File:Richard M. Bishop at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Richard M. Bishop]]'''<br>{{Small|(1812–1893)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1215–1216}}<ref name="nga-bishop">{{Cite web |title=Richard Moore Bishop |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-moore-bishop/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 14, 1878}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1878-01-15 |title=Inauguration of R. M. Bishop, Governor of Ohio |page=1 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-inauguration-of/125825438/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 12, 1880<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Bishop lost the Democratic nomination to [[Thomas Ewing Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=1886-08-19 |title=The Three-Legged Ticket in the Field |page=6 |work=The Democratic Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democratic-press-ewing-defeats-bisho/125825676/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref>}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1877 Ohio gubernatorial election|1877]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Jabez W.|Fitch}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|35
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Foster, Charles"|[[File:Charles Foster at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Charles Foster (Ohio politician)|Charles Foster]]'''<br>{{Small|(1828–1904)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1216–1217}}<ref name="nga-foster">{{Cite web |title=Charles Foster |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/charles-foster/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 12, 1880}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1880-01-15 |title=Inauguration of Governor Foster |page=2 |work=Clinton Republican |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clinton-republican-inauguration-of-gover/125847287/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1884<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1879 Ohio gubernatorial election|1879]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Andrew|Hickenlooper}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1881 Ohio gubernatorial election|1881]]
|{{sortname|Rees G.|Richards}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|36
|data-sort-value="Hoadly, George"|[[File:George Hoadly at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[George Hoadly]]'''<br>{{Small|(1826–1902)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1217–1218}}<ref name="nga-hoadly">{{Cite web |title=George Hoadly |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-hoadly/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 14, 1884}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1884-01-15 |title=Hoadly's Inaugural |page=4 |work=The Urbana Daily Citizen |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-urbana-daily-citizen-hoadlys-inaugu/125847429/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1886<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1883 Ohio gubernatorial election|1883]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|John G.|Warwick}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|37
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Foraker, Joseph"|[[File:Joseph B. Foraker at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Joseph B. Foraker]]'''<br>{{Small|(1846–1917)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1218–1219}}<ref name="nga-foraker">{{Cite web |title=Joseph Benson Foraker |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-benson-foraker/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 11, 1886}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1886-01-12 |title=Foraker Is Governor |page=1 |work=The Times Recorder |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-foraker-is-governor/125847793/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1890<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|rowspan="2"|[[1885 Ohio gubernatorial election|1885]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Robert P.|Kennedy}}<br />{{small|(resigned March 3, 1887)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|{{sortname|Silas A.|Conrad}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1887 Ohio gubernatorial election|1887]]
|{{sortname|William C.|Lyon}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|38
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Campbell, James"|[[File:James Edwin Campbell at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[James E. Campbell]]'''<br>{{Small|(1843–1924)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1219–1220}}<ref name="nga-campbell">{{Cite web |title=James Edwin Campbell |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-edwin-campbell/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 13, 1890}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1890-01-15 |title=Inaugurated |page=3 |work=Wellington Enterprise |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wellington-enterprise-campbell-inaugurat/125847946/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1892<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|rowspan="2"|[[1889 Ohio gubernatorial election|1889]]
|{{sortname|Elbert L.|Lampson}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}<br />{{small|(replaced January 31, 1890)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|William V.|Marquis}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|39
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="McKinley, William"|[[File:William McKinley at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[William McKinley]]'''<br>{{Small|(1843–1901)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1220}}<ref name="nga-mckinley">{{Cite web |title=William McKinley |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/william-mckinley/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 11, 1892}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1892-01-13 |title=Inaugurated |page=2 |work=The Democratic Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-democratic-press-mckinley-inaugurate/125848311/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1896<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1891 Ohio gubernatorial election|1891]]
|rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Andrew L.|Harris}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1893 Ohio gubernatorial election|1893]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|40
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Bushnell, Asa"|[[File:Asa S. Bushnell at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Asa S. Bushnell]]'''<br>{{Small|(1834–1904)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1221}}<ref name="nga-bushnell">{{Cite web |title=Asa Smith Bushnell |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/asa-smith-bushnell/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 13, 1896}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1896-01-14 |title=Inaugurated |page=1 |work=Marietta Daily Leader |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/marietta-daily-leader-bushnell-inaugurat/125848518/ |access-date=2023-06-04}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1900<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1221}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1895 Ohio gubernatorial election|1895]]
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Asa W.|Jones}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1897 Ohio gubernatorial election|1897]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|41
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Nash, George"|[[File:George K. Nash at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3"|'''[[George K. Nash]]'''<br>{{Small|(1842–1904)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1222}}<ref name="nga-nash">{{Cite web |title=George Kilbon Nash |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-kilbon-nash/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 8, 1900}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1900-01-08 |title=Governor George K. Nash Succeeds Ex-Governor Asa S. Bushnell |page=1 |work=The Dayton Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-dayton-herald-governor-george-k-nas/125874042/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1904<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1222}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1899 Ohio gubernatorial election|1899]]
|{{sortname|John A.|Caldwell}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="2"|[[1901 Ohio gubernatorial election|1901]]
|{{sortname|Carl L.|Nippert}}<br />{{small|(resigned May 1, 1902)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|{{sortname|Harry L.|Gordon}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|42
|data-sort-value="Herrick, Myron"|[[File:Myron T. Herrick at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Myron T. Herrick]]'''<br>{{Small|(1854–1929)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1222–1223}}<ref name="nga-herrick">{{Cite web |title=Myron Timothy Herrick |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/myron-timothy-herrick/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 11, 1904}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1904-01-12 |title=With Pompous Ceremonies |page=1 |work=The Times-Democrat |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-herrick-inaugurated-j/125874301/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1906<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1903 Ohio gubernatorial election|1903]]
|{{sortname|Warren G.|Harding}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|43
|data-sort-value="Pattison, John"|[[File:John M. Pattison at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[John M. Pattison]]'''<br>{{Small|(1847–1906)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1223–1224}}<ref name="nga-pattison">{{Cite web |title=John M. Pattison |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-m-pattison/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 8, 1906}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1906-01-08 |title=Enforce All Laws, Including Sunday Closing |page=1 |work=The Cincinnati Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-pattison-inaugurated/125874426/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />June 18, 1906<br>{{small|(died in office)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1905 Ohio gubernatorial election|1905]]
|{{sortname|Andrew L.|Harris}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|44
|data-sort-value="Harris, Andrew"|[[File:Andrew L. Harris at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Andrew L. Harris]]'''<br>{{Small|(1835–1915)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1224–1225}}<ref name="nga-harris">{{Cite web |title=Andrew L. Harris |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/andrew-l-harris/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|June 18, 1906}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1906-06-19 |title=Ohio's New Governor |page=1 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-harris-succeeds/125874583/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1909<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|45
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Harmon, Judson"|[[File:Judson Harmon at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Judson Harmon]]'''<br>{{Small|(1846–1927)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1225–1226}}<ref name="nga-harmon">{{Cite web |title=Judson Harmon |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/judson-harmon/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 11, 1909}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1909-01-11 |title=Ohio's Governor Is Inaugurated |page=2 |work=The Marion Daily Mirror |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-daily-mirror-ohios-governor/125874817/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1913<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Harmon instead [[1912 Democratic National Convention|ran unsuccessfully]] for the Democratic nomination for [[President of the United States]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1225–1226}}}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1908 Ohio gubernatorial election|1908]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Francis W.|Treadway}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="2"|[[1910 Ohio gubernatorial election|1910]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Atlee|Pomerene}}<br />{{small|(resigned March 4, 1911)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|{{sortname|Hugh L.|Nichols}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|46
|data-sort-value="Cox, James"|[[File:James M. Cox at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|'''[[James M. Cox]]'''<br>{{Small|(1870–1957)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1226–1227}}<ref name="nga-cox-james">{{Cite web |title=James Middleton Cox |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-middleton-cox/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 13, 1913}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1913-01-13 |title=Enormous Throng Witnesses the Inauguration of Hon. James M. Cox As Forty-Sixth Governor; Montgomery County Honored for First Time |page=1 |work=Dayton Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-cox-inaugurated-januar/125874979/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1915<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1912 Ohio gubernatorial election|1912]]
|{{sortname|W. A.|Greenlund}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|47
|data-sort-value="Willis, Frank"|[[File:Frank B Willis 2.jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Frank B. Willis]]'''<br>{{Small|(1871–1928)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1227}}<ref name="nga-willis">{{Cite web |title=Frank Bartlett Willis |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-bartlett-willis/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 11, 1915}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1915-01-11 |title=Willis Is Sworn In As Governor |page=1 |work=The Marion Star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-willis-inaugurated-janua/125875087/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1917<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1914 Ohio gubernatorial election|1914]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|John H.|Arnold|dab=politician}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|48
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Cox, James"|[[File:James M. Cox at statehouse.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[James M. Cox]]'''<br>{{Small|(1870–1957)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1226–1227}}<ref name="nga-cox-james" />
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 8, 1917}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-01-08 |title=Cox Again Steers Ship of State |page=4 |work=Troy Daily News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news-cox-again-steers-ship-of/125875199/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 10, 1921<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Cox instead [[1920 United States presidential election|ran unsuccessfully]] for [[President of the United States]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1226–1227}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1916 Ohio gubernatorial election|1916]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Earl D.|Bloom}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1918 Ohio gubernatorial election|1918]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Clarence J.|Brown}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|49
|data-sort-value="Davis, Harry"|[[File:HarryLDavis (1).jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Harry L. Davis]]'''<br>{{Small|(1878–1950)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1228}}<ref name="nga-davis">{{Cite web |title=Harry L. Davis |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/harry-l-davis/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 10, 1921}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1921-01-10 |title=Davis Inducted Into Office |page=1 |work=The Bucyrus Evening Telegraph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bucyrus-evening-telegraph-davis-indu/125875398/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1923<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1228}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1920 Ohio gubernatorial election|1920]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="5" scope="rowgroup"|50
|rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Donahey, A. Victor"|[[File:Vic. Donahey LCCN2014717613.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="5"|'''[[A. Victor Donahey]]'''<br>{{Small|(1873–1946)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1229}}<ref name="nga-donahey">{{Cite web |title=Alvin Victor Donahey |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/alvin-victor-donahey/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="5"|{{dts|January 8, 1923}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1923-01-08 |title=A.V. Donahey Is Inaugurated as Governor |page=1 |work=Springfield News-Sun |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-av-donahey-is-ina/125875505/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1929<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="5"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1922 Ohio gubernatorial election|1922]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Earl D.|Bloom}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1924 Ohio gubernatorial election|1924]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Charles H.|Lewis}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="3"|[[1926 Ohio gubernatorial election|1926]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Earl D.|Bloom}}<br />{{small|(resigned April 1928)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|{{sortname|William G.|Pickrel}}<br />{{small|(term ended November 1928)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|George C.|Braden}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|51
|data-sort-value="Cooper, Myers"|[[File:Myers Y. Cooper.png|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Myers Y. Cooper]]'''<br>{{Small|(1873–1958)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1229–1230}}<ref name="nga-cooper">{{Cite web |title=Myers Young Cooper |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/myers-young-cooper/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 14, 1929}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharpe |first=Harry Wilson |date=1929-01-14 |title=Cooper Inaugurated Governor Today |page=1 |work=The Urbana Daily Citizen |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-urbana-daily-citizen-cooper-inaugura/125875617/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 12, 1931<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1928 Ohio gubernatorial election|1928]]
|{{sortname|John T.|Brown}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|52
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="White, George"|[[File:George White (Ohio).png|75px]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[George White (Ohio politician)|George White]]'''<br>{{Small|(1872–1953)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1230–1231}}<ref name="nga-white">{{Cite web |title=George White |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-white/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 12, 1931}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1931-01-12 |title=White Takes Oath As Ohio Governor; Pledges Himself to Hold Down Taxes |page=1 |work=Springfield News-Sun |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-white-inaugurated-j/125875707/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1935<br>{{small|(did not run)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
||[[1930 Ohio gubernatorial election|1930]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|William G.|Pickrel}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1932 Ohio gubernatorial election|1932]]
|{{sortname|Charles W.|Sawyer}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|53
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Davey, Martin"|[[File:MartinDavey.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Martin L. Davey]]'''<br>{{Small|(1884–1946)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1231–1232}}<ref name="nga-davey">{{Cite web |title=Martin Luther Davey |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/martin-luther-davey/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1935}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-01-14 |title=Davey Takes Oath; Efficient Regime Is Pledged State |page=1 |work=The Cincinnati Post |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-post-davey-inaugurated-ja/125875818/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 9, 1939<br>{{small|(lost nomination)}}{{efn|Davey lost the Democratic nomination to [[Charles W. Sawyer]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1231–1232}}}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1934 Ohio gubernatorial election|1934]]
|{{sortname|Harold G.|Mosier}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1936 Ohio gubernatorial election|1936]]
|{{sortname|Paul P.|Yoder}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|54
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Bricker, John"|[[File:John William Bricker (Gov., Sen. OH).jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[John W. Bricker]]'''<br>{{Small|(1893–1986)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1232–1233}}<ref name="nga-bricker">{{Cite web |title=John William Bricker |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-william-bricker/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 9, 1939}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackburn |first=Richard A. |date=1939-01-09 |title=Economy Pledged As Bricker Takes Office |page=1 |work=The Coshocton Tribune |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-coshocton-tribune-bricker-inaugurate/125878129/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 1945<br>{{small|(did not run)}}{{efn|Bricker instead [[1944 United States presidential election|ran unsuccessfully]] for [[Vice President of the United States]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1232–1233}}}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1938 Ohio gubernatorial election|1938]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|Paul M.|Herbert}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1940 Ohio gubernatorial election|1940]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1942 Ohio gubernatorial election|1942]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|55
|data-sort-value="Lausche, Frank"|[[File:Frank Lausche 87th Congress 1961 (1).jpg |75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Frank Lausche]]'''<br>{{Small|(1895–1990)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1233–1234}}<ref name="nga-lausche">{{Cite web |title=Frank John Lausche |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/frank-john-lausche/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 8, 1945}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1945-01-08 |title=Frank J. Lausche Is Ohio's 51st Governor |page=1 |work=Troy Daily News |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/troy-daily-news-lausche-inaugurated-janu/125879672/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1947<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1944 Ohio gubernatorial election|1944]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|George D.|Nye}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|56
|data-sort-value="Herbert, Thomas"|[[File:Thomas J. Herbert (OH).jpg|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Thomas J. Herbert]]'''<br>{{Small|(1894–1974)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1234}}<ref name="nga-herbert">{{Cite web |title=Thomas J. Herbert |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/thomas-j-herbert/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 13, 1947}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1947-01-13 |title=Herbert Takes Oath As Governor |page=1 |work=The Sandusky Register |agency=United Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sandusky-register-herbert-inaugurate/125879728/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 10, 1949<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1946 Ohio gubernatorial election|1946]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Paul M.|Herbert}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="4" scope="rowgroup"|57
|rowspan="4" data-sort-value="Lausche, Frank"|[[File:Frank Lausche 87th Congress 1961 (1).jpg |75px]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="4"|'''[[Frank Lausche]]'''<br>{{Small|(1895–1990)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1233–1234}}<ref name="nga-lausche" />
|rowspan="4"|{{dts|January 10, 1949}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1949-01-10 |title=Lausche Completes Amazing Comeback at Inauguration Today |page=1 |work=The Logan Daily News |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-logan-daily-news-lausche-inaugurated/125879799/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 3, 1957<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Lausche resigned, having been [[1956 United States Senate election in Ohio|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1233–1234}}}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1948 Ohio gubernatorial election|1948]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|George D.|Nye}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1950 Ohio gubernatorial election|1950]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1952 Ohio gubernatorial election|1952]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|John William|Brown}}{{efn|name=lt-rep}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1954 Ohio gubernatorial election|1954]] 
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|58
|data-sort-value="Brown, John W."|[[File:John W. Brown (Ohio governor).jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[John William Brown]]'''<br>{{Small|(1913–1993)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1235}}<ref name="nga-brown-john">{{Cite web |title=John William Brown |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-william-brown/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 3, 1957}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1957-01-03 |title=Brown Becomes Governor of Ohio |page=1 |work=The Marion Star |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-brown-succeeds-lausche-j/125879902/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1957<br>{{small|(successor took office)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|59
|data-sort-value="O'Neill, C. William"|[[File:C. William O'Neill (OH).png|75px]]
|'''[[C. William O'Neill]]'''<br>{{Small|(1916–1978)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1235–1236}}<ref name="nga-oneill">{{Cite web |title=C. William O'Neill |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/crane-william-oneill/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 14, 1957}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1957-01-14 |title=Thousands Watch O'Neill Become Governor |page=1 |work=News-Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-oneill-inaugurated-january/125880000/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 12, 1959<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1956 Ohio gubernatorial election|1956]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Paul M.|Herbert}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|60
|data-sort-value="DiSalle, Michael"|[[File:Governor DiSalle.png|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Michael DiSalle]]'''<br>{{Small|(1908–1981)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1236–1237}}<ref name="nga-disalle">{{Cite web |title=Michael Vincent DiSalle |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/michael-vincent-disalle/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 12, 1959}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1959-01-12 |title=DiSalle Sworn In As State's 55th Governor |page=1 |work=Telegraph-Forum |agency=United Press International |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/telegraph-forum-disalle-inaugurated-janu/125880057/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1963<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1958 Ohio gubernatorial election|1958]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|John W.|Donahey}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|61
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Rhodes, Jim"|{{CSS image crop|Image = Jim Rhodes in Bettsville, Ohio October 15, 1981.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 75|cHeight = 90|oTop = 10|oLeft = 20|Location = center}} 
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[Jim Rhodes]]'''<br>{{Small|(1909–2001)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1237–1238}}<ref name="nga-rhodes">{{Cite web |title=James Allen Rhodes |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/james-allen-rhodes/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 14, 1963}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1963-01-14 |title=Rhodes Becomes Governor, Begins Austerity Program |page=2 |work=The Daily Sentinel-Tribune |agency=United Press International |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-sentinel-tribune-rhodes-inaugu/125880225/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1971<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1962 Ohio gubernatorial election|1962]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|{{sortname|John William|Brown}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1966 Ohio gubernatorial election|1966]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|62
|data-sort-value="Gilligan, John"|[[File:John Gilligan (1973).png|75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[John J. Gilligan]]'''<br>{{Small|(1921–2013)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|p=1238}}<ref name="nga-gilligan">{{Cite web |title=John Joyce Gilligan |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-joyce-gilligan/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 11, 1971}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1971-01-11 |title=Gilligan Now Ohio's 62nd |page=1 |work=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-gilligan-inaugur/125880298/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 13, 1975<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1970 Ohio gubernatorial election|1970]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|63
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Rhodes, Jim"|{{CSS image crop|Image = Jim Rhodes in Bettsville, Ohio October 15, 1981.jpg|bSize = 100|cWidth = 75|cHeight = 90|oTop = 10|oLeft = 20|Location = center}} 
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Jim Rhodes]]'''<br>{{Small|(1909–2001)}}<br>{{sfn|Sobel|1978|pp=1237–1238}}<ref name="nga-rhodes" />
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 13, 1975}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-01-13 |title=Rhodes Inauguration Set |page=1A |work=The Times Recorder |agency=United Press International |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-rhodes-inaugurated-ja/125880664/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 10, 1983<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|Under a 1957 amendment to the constitution, governors are ineligible to hold the office longer than two successive terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ohio Const. art. III, § 2 |url=http://www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu/Search/results.aspx?srch=1&state=%27OH%27&CID=263&art=3&sec=2&amd=&key=&Yr= |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=www.stateconstitutions.umd.edu}}</ref>|name=limits}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]{{sfn|Kallenbach|1977|pp=459–461}}
|[[1974 Ohio gubernatorial election|1974]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Dick|Celeste}}{{efn|Represented the [[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]|name=lt-dem}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="2"|[[1978 Ohio gubernatorial election|1978]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|George|Voinovich}}<br />{{small|(resigned November 1979)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|64
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Celeste, Dick"|[[File:Richard Celeste (Ohio governor 1982).png|75px]]
|rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[Dick Celeste]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1937)}}<br><ref name="nga-celeste">{{Cite web |title=Richard F. Celeste |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/richard-f-celeste/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 10, 1983}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hershey |first=William |last2=Usher |first2=Brian |date=1983-01-10 |title=Governor Celeste Takes Office |page=A1 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-celeste-inaugur/125880731/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 1991<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref name="nga-celeste" />
|rowspan="2"|[[1982 Ohio gubernatorial election|1982]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Myrl|Shoemaker}}<br />{{small|(died July 30, 1985)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1986 Ohio gubernatorial election|1986]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Paul|Leonard|dab=politician}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="3" scope="rowgroup"|65
|rowspan="3" data-sort-value="Voinovich, George"|[[File:George Voinovich official portrait.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="3"|'''[[George Voinovich]]'''<br>{{Small|(1936–2016)}}<br><ref name="nga-voinovich">{{Cite web |title=George V. Voinovich |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/george-v-voinovich/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|January 14, 1991}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1991-01-14 |title=Voinovich Administration Begins |page=1A |work=News-Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-voinovich-inaugurated-janua/125880777/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />December 31, 1998<br>{{small|(resigned)}}{{efn|Voinovich resigned, having been [[1998 United States Senate election in Ohio|elected]] to the [[United States Senate]].<ref name="nga-voinovich" />}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name="nga-voinovich" />
|rowspan="2"|[[1990 Ohio gubernatorial election|1990]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Mike|DeWine}}<br />{{small|(resigned November 12, 1994)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[1994 Ohio gubernatorial election|1994]] 
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Nancy|Hollister}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|66
|data-sort-value="Hollister, Nancy"|[[File:Nancy Hollister (Ohio governor).jpg|75px]]
|'''[[Nancy Hollister]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1949)}}<br><ref name="nga-hollister">{{Cite web |title=Nancy P. Hollister |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/nancy-p-hollister/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|December 31, 1998}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-01-01 |title=It's Govornor Hollister – For Now |page=1A |work=Chillicothe Gazette |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chillicothe-gazette-hollister-succeeds-v/125880855/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 11, 1999<br>{{small|(successor took office)}}
|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name="nga-hollister" />
|style="background:#EEEEEE;"|{{small|Succeeded from<br>lieutenant<br>governor}}
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="5" scope="rowgroup"|67
|rowspan="5" data-sort-value="Taft, Bob"|[[File:Robert Alphonso "Bob" Taft III portrait - DPLA - c9c8211b3a824d8a98f58a7424de143b (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="5"|'''[[Bob Taft]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1942)}}<br><ref name="nga-taft">{{Cite web |title=Bob Taft |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/bob-taft/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="5"|{{dts|January 11, 1999}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-01-12 |title=Taft Focuses on Schools, Cooperation |page=10 |work=The Daily Advocate |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advocate-taft-inaugurated-janu/125880944/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 8, 2007<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits}}
|rowspan="5"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name="nga-taft" />
|rowspan="2"|[[1998 Ohio gubernatorial election|1998]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Maureen|O'Connor|dab=judge}}<br />{{small|(resigned December 31, 2002)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="3"|[[2002 Ohio gubernatorial election|2002]]
|rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Jennette|Bradley}}<br />{{small|(resigned January 5, 2005)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|{{sortname|Bruce|Johnson|dab=Ohio politician}}<br />{{small|(resigned December 8, 2006)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
!scope="row"|68
|data-sort-value="Strickland, Ted"|[[File:Tedstrickland (cropped).JPG |75px]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|'''[[Ted Strickland]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1941)}}<br><ref name="nga-strickland">{{Cite web |title=Ted Strickland |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/ted-strickland/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|{{dts|January 8, 2007}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-01-09 |title=Democrat Takes Helm of Bush-Backing Ohio |page=3A |work=The Marion Star |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-strickland-inaugurated-j/125880996/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 10, 2011<br>{{small|(lost election)}}
|[[Ohio Democratic Party|Democratic]]<ref name="nga-strickland" />
|[[2006 Ohio gubernatorial election|2006]]
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Lee|Fisher}}
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="2" scope="rowgroup"|69
|rowspan="2" data-sort-value="Kasich, John"|[[File:Governor John Kasich.jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|'''[[John Kasich]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1952)}}<br><ref name="nga-kasich">{{Cite web |title=John Kasich |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/john-kasich/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|January 10, 2011}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smyth |first=Julie Carr |date=2011-01-11 |title=Kasich Sworn In, Says State Must Stuck Together |page=1 |work=Lancaster Eagle-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lancaster-eagle-gazette-kasich-inaugurat/125881416/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />January 14, 2019<br>{{small|(term-limited)}}{{efn|name=limits}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name="nga-kasich" />
|[[2010 Ohio gubernatorial election|2010]]
|rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Mary|Taylor|dab=Ohio politician}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|[[2014 Ohio gubernatorial election|2014]]
|- style="height:2em;"
!rowspan="4" scope="rowgroup"|70
|rowspan="4" data-sort-value="DeWine, Mike"|[[File:Gov-Mike-DeWine (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|rowspan="4"|'''[[Mike DeWine]]'''<br>{{small|({{Abbr|b.|born in}} 1947)}}<br><ref name="nga-dewine">{{Cite web |title=Mike DeWine |url=https://www.nga.org/governor/mike-dewine/ |access-date=June 1, 2023 |publisher=[[National Governors Association]]}}</ref>
|rowspan="4"|{{dts|January 14, 2019}}<ref>{{Cite news |last=Borchardt |first=Jackie |title='We Are United As Ohioans': Mike DeWine Pledges to Be the Governor of All of Ohio |language=en-US |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2019/01/14/mike-dewine-new-ohio-governor-sworn-home-before-public-inauguration/2568008002/ |access-date=2023-06-05}}</ref><br />&ndash;<br />Incumbent{{efn|DeWine's second term began on January 8, 2023,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-09 |title=Governor DeWine sworn in for 2nd term as Ohio governor |url=https://www.whio.com/news/state-and-regional/governor-dewine-sworn-2nd-term-ohio-governor/BG5ALJLKJVEDJAWBCNW4VULLHM/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |work=WHIO |language=en}}</ref> and [[2026 Ohio gubernatorial election|will expire]] on January 11, 2027; he will be term-limited.}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Ohio Republican Party|Republican]]<ref name="nga-dewine" />
|[[2018 Ohio gubernatorial election|2018]]
|rowspan="2"|{{sortname|Jon|Husted}}<br/>{{small|(resigned January 21, 2025)}}
|- style="height:2em;"
|rowspan="3"|[[2022 Ohio gubernatorial election|2022]]
|- style="height:2em;"
|colspan="2" style="background:#EEEEEE;"|''Vacant''
|- style="height:2em;"
|style="color:inherit;background: {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"|
|{{sortname|Jim|Tressel}}<br/>{{small|(appointed February 14, 2025)}}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Ohio state legislatures]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

==References==
;General
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite web |title=Former Ohio Governors |url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/ohio/ |access-date=May 5, 2023 |publisher=National Governors Association}}
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* {{Cite book |last=Sobel |first=Robert |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0003sobe/ |title=Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III |publisher=Meckler Books |year=1978 |isbn=9780930466008 |access-date=March 25, 2023}}
* {{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=http://archive.org/details/unitedstatesgube0000dubi |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County |date=2003 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1439-0}}
* {{Cite book |last=Dubin |first=Michael J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC |title=United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5646-8 |language=en}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kallenbach |first=Joseph Ernest |url=http://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall |title=American State Governors, 1776-1976 |date=1977 |publisher=Oceana Publications |isbn=978-0-379-00665-0 |access-date=September 23, 2023}}
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