1970 Ohio gubernatorial election
Results

1970 Ohio gubernatorial election

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Democratic	John J. Gilligan	1,725,560	54.19%

Republican	Roger Cloud	1,382,659	43.42%

American Independent	Edward T. Lawton	61,300	1.93%

Socialist Labor	Joseph Pirincin	14,087	0.44%

Majority	342,903

Turnout	3,184,131

Democratic gain from Republican	Swing

Sentence(s)

Democratic nominee John J. Gilligan defeated Republican nominee Roger Cloud with 54.19% of the vote.

final_sentence: Democratic nominee John J. Gilligan defeated Republican nominee Roger Cloud with 54.19% of the vote.