Election Results for Putnam County, OH -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	921	13.4
Deaths:	890	12.9
Net Migration:	-170	-2.5
Net Immigration:	23	0.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,451	R +1,178	R + 0.1%
D +273
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,691	R +3,814	R + 15.3%
D -1,123
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,340	R +5,426	R + 25.0%
D -2,086

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,889	R +4,248	R + 24.9%
D -2,359
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	16,412	82.3%	Joe Biden (D)	3,195	16.0%	340 [+]	1.7%	19,947	29	35	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 247 (1.2%);
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	14,961	79.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,922	15.5%	974 [+]	5.2%	18,857	28	33	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 638 (3.4%); Jill Stein (Grn) 72 (0.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 40 (0.2%);
2012	73%	Mitt Romney (R)	13,721	74.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,318	23.5%	361 [+]	2.0%	18,400	27	27	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 160 (0.9%);
2008	74%	John McCain (R)	13,072	70.0%	Barack Obama (D)	5,281	28.3%	327 [+]	1.8%	18,680	23	24	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 163 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 80 (0.4%);
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	14,370	76.2%	John Kerry (D)	4,392	23.3%	87 [+]	0.5%	18,849	25	26	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 0 (0.0%);
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	12,837	74.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,063	23.4%	444 [+]	2.6%	17,344	24	26	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 254 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 124 (0.7%);
1996	68%	Robert Dole (R)	9,294	57.5%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,972	30.8%	1,892 [+]	11.7%	16,158	17	17	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,767 (10.9%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 31 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	73%	George Bush* (R)	9,338	54.9%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,962	23.3%	3,704 [+]	21.8%	17,004	17	18	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 3,648 (21.5%);
1988	67%	George Bush (R)	11,183	73.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,004	26.2%	114 [+]	0.7%	15,301	18	20	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 26 (0.2%);
1984	68%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	11,937	78.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,194	20.9%	121	0.8%	15,252	19	19	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	65%	Ronald Reagan (R)	9,752	68.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,742	26.4%	699 [+]	4.9%	14,193	17	18	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 533 (3.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 140 (1.0%);
1976	64%	Gerald Ford* (R)	7,332	57.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	5,035	39.6%	343 [+]	2.7%	12,710	9	10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 256 (2.0%);
1972	64%	Richard Nixon* (R)	8,185	66.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,729	30.2%	428 [+]	3.5%	12,342	7	6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 405 (3.3%);
1968	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,188	59.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,530	29.2%	1,387 [+]	11.5%	12,105	14	16	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,387 (11.5%);
1964	74%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	7,014	57.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	5,221	42.7%	0	0.0%	12,235	6	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	81%	Richard Nixon (R)	6,834	53.1%	John Kennedy (D)	6,039	46.9%	0	0.0%	12,873	0	3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	73%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	8,408	70.4%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,538	29.6%	0	0.0%	11,946	9	13	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	77%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	8,398	68.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,799	31.1%	0	0.0%	12,197	12	14	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	66%	Harry Truman* (D)	5,114	50.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,006	49.3%	28 [+]	0.3%	10,148	0	4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 28 (0.3%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	73%	Thomas Dewey (R)	8,004	71.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,145	28.2%	0	0.0%	11,149	22	26	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	83%	Wendell Willkie (R)	8,946	71.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,655	29.0%	0	0.0%	12,601	23	26	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	87%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,786	46.2%	Alf Landon (R)	4,151	33.2%	2,580 [+]	20.6%	12,517	-4	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2,566 (20.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	83%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	8,078	68.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,646	30.7%	155 [+]	1.3%	11,879	-16	-9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 96 (0.8%);
1928	77%	Al Smith (D)	5,667	50.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,537	49.2%	50 [+]	0.4%	11,254	-16	-9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 21 (0.2%);
1924	69%	John Davis (D)	4,795	45.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,377	41.8%	1,293 [+]	12.4%	10,465	-17	-12	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 1,283 (12.3%);
1920	63%	Warren Harding (R)	5,157	52.1%	James Cox (D)	4,673	47.2%	69 [+]	0.7%	9,899	-6	-8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 64 (0.6%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	41%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	4,294	64.8%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,243	33.8%	91 [+]	1.4%	6,628	-10	-12	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 53 (0.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 38 (0.6%);
1912	39%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	4,000	62.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,182	18.4%	1,228 [+]	19.2%	6,410	-11	-8	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,000 (15.6%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 144 (2.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 69 (1.1%);
1908	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,836	64.6%	William Taft (R)	2,483	33.2%	166 [+]	2.2%	7,485	-18	-18	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 95 (1.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 65 (0.9%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Alton Parker (D)	4,145	57.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,853	39.5%	228 [+]	3.2%	7,226	-20	-17	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 138 (1.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 84 (1.2%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 5 (0.1%);
1900	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	4,943	63.0%	William McKinley* (R)	2,817	35.9%	88 [+]	1.1%	7,848	-16	-16	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,195

16.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

16,412

82.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

247

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

19,947

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,922

15.5%

Donald Trump (R)

14,961

79.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

638

3.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.2%

Other

224

1.2%

TOTAL

18,857

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 33

2012 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,318

23.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

13,721

74.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

160

0.9%

Other

201

1.1%

TOTAL

18,400

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 27

2008 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

5,281

28.3%

John McCain (R)

13,072

70.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

163

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

18,680

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 24

2004 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

14,370

76.2%

John Kerry (D)

4,392

23.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

18,849

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 26

2000 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

12,837

74.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,063

23.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

254

1.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

124

0.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

17,344

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 26

1996 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

4,972

30.8%

Robert Dole (R)

9,294

57.5%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,767

10.9%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

16,158

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 17

1992 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,962

23.3%

George Bush* (R)

9,338

54.9%

Ross Perot (I)

3,648

21.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

17,004

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

1988 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

11,183

73.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

4,004

26.2%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

15,301

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

1984 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

11,937

78.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,194

20.9%

Other

121

0.8%

TOTAL

15,252

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 19

1980 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

9,752

68.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,742

26.4%

John Anderson (I)

533

3.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

140

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

14,193

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 18

1976 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

5,035

39.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

7,332

57.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

256

2.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

12,710

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 10

1972 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

8,185

66.3%

George McGovern (D)

3,729

30.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

405

3.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

12,342

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

1968 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

7,188

59.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

3,530

29.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,387

11.5%

TOTAL

12,105

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 16

1964 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

7,014

57.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

5,221

42.7%

TOTAL

12,235

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

1956 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

8,408

70.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,538

29.6%

TOTAL

11,946

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 13

1952 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

8,398

68.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,799

31.1%

TOTAL

12,197

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

1948 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

5,114

50.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,006

49.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.3%

TOTAL

10,148

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 4

1936 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,786

46.2%

Alf Landon (R)

4,151

33.2%

William Lemke (Union)

2,566

20.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

12,517

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

1932 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

8,078

68.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,646

30.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,879

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -9

1928 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

5,537

49.2%

Al Smith (D)

5,667

50.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

11,254

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -9

1924 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

4,377

41.8%

John Davis (D)

4,795

45.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1,283

12.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

10,465

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -12

1920 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

5,157

52.1%

James Cox (D)

4,673

47.2%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,899

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

4,294

64.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,243

33.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

TOTAL

6,628

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

1912 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

4,000

62.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,182

18.4%

William Taft* (R)

1,000

15.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

144

2.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,410

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,483

33.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,836

64.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.9%

Thomas Hisgen (I)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,485

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -18

1904 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,853

39.5%

Alton Parker (D)

4,145

57.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.2%

Silas Swallow (Proh)

138

1.9%

Thomas Watson (Pop)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

7,226

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -17

1900 President, Putnam County, OH

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,817

35.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

4,943

63.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

7,848

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Putnam County, OH

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	59%	J.D. Vance (R)	12,332	82.2%	Tim Ryan (D)	2,667	17.8%	5 [+]	0.0%	15,004	29	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.0%);
2022	G	59%	Mike DeWine* (R)	13,402	89.4%	Nan Whaley (D)	1,550	10.3%	37 [+]	0.2%	14,989	27	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 37 (0.2%);

2018	S1	58%	Jim Renacci (R)	10,408	70.4%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	4,369	29.6%	4 [+]	0.0%	14,781	24	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);
2018	G	58%	Mike DeWine (R)	11,875	79.8%	Richard Cordray (D)	2,672	18.0%	332 [+]	2.2%	14,879	29	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Travis Irvine (Libertarian) 213 (1.4%); Constance Gadell-Newton (Green) 119 (0.8%);
2016	S3	73%	Rob Portman* (R)	15,326	82.7%	Ted Strickland (D)	2,538	13.7%	669 [+]	3.6%	18,533	25	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Tom Connors (I) 283 (1.5%); Scott Rupert (I) 251 (1.4%); Joseph DeMare (Green) 135 (0.7%);
2014	G	43%	John Kasich* (R)	8,808	80.0%	Edward FitzGerald (D)	2,009	18.3%	190 [+]	1.7%	11,007	16	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Anita Rios (Green) 190 (1.7%);
2012	S1	72%	Josh Mandel (R)	12,899	70.9%	Sherrod Brown* (D)	4,584	25.2%	722 [+]	4.0%	18,205	26	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Scott Rupert (I) 722 (4.0%);
2010	S3	52%	Rob Portman (R)	9,950	75.4%	Lee Fisher (D)	2,833	21.5%	418 [+]	3.2%	13,201	19	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Eric Deaton (Constitution) 199 (1.5%); Michael Pryce (I) 169 (1.3%); Daniel LaBotz (Socialist) 50 (0.4%);
2010	G	52%	John Kasich (R)	8,210	62.1%	Ted Strickland* (D)	4,446	33.6%	570 [+]	4.3%	13,226	13	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Ken Matesz (Libertarian) 362 (2.7%); Dennis Spisak (Green) 208 (1.6%);

2006	S1	57%	Mike DeWine* (R)	8,539	60.4%	Sherrod Brown (D)	5,600	39.6%	2 [+]	0.0%	14,141	17	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2006	G	57%	Kenneth Blackwell (R)	7,248	51.2%	Ted Strickland (D)	6,439	45.5%	474 [+]	3.3%	14,161	15	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Bill Peirce (Libertarian) 339 (2.4%); Bob Fitrakis (Green) 134 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2004	S3	75%	George Voinovich* (R)	14,671	79.5%	Eric Fingerhut (D)	3,794	20.5%	0	0.0%	18,465	16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2002	G	50%	Bob Taft III* (R)	8,592	69.7%	Tim Hagan (D)	3,110	25.2%	621 [+]	5.0%	12,323	12	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: John Eastman (I) 621 (5.0%);
2000	S1	69%	Mike DeWine* (R)	12,714	75.4%	Ted Celeste (D)	3,616	21.4%	540 [+]	3.2%	16,870	15	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: John McAlister (Libertarian) 310 (1.8%); John Eastman (Natural Law) 230 (1.4%);

1998	S3	53%	George Voinovich (R)	8,624	67.8%	Mary Boyle (D)	4,102	32.2%	0	0.0%	12,726	11	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1998:
1998	G	51%	Bob Taft III (R)	7,815	63.4%	Lee Fisher (D)	3,907	31.7%	598 [+]	4.9%	12,320	13	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: John Mitchel (Reform) 359 (2.9%); Zanna Feitler (Natural Law) 239 (1.9%);
1994	S1	55%	Mike DeWine (R)	8,963	69.5%	Joel Hyatt (D)	3,092	24.0%	835 [+]	6.5%	12,890	16	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Joe Slovenec (I) 835 (6.5%);
1994	G	52%	George Voinovich* (R)	9,833	79.5%	Robert Burch (D)	2,075	16.8%	461 [+]	3.7%	12,369	8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Billy Inmon (I) 461 (3.7%);
1992	S3	72%	Mike DeWine (R)	10,228	60.9%	John Glenn* (D)	5,326	31.7%	1,235 [+]	7.4%	16,789	19	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Martha Grevatt (I) 1,235 (7.4%);
1990	G	55%	George Voinovich (R)	8,763	68.6%	Anthony Celebrezze (D)	4,013	31.4%	0	0.0%	12,776	13	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1988	S1	67%	George Voinovich (R)	9,695	63.4%	Howard Metzenbaum* (D)	5,585	36.6%	0	0.0%	15,280	20	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1988:
1986	S3	53%	John Glenn* (D)	6,233	51.7%	Thomas Kindness (R)	5,818	48.3%	0	0.0%	12,051	11	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1986	G	52%	James Rhodes (R)	5,944	50.6%	Richard Celeste* (D)	5,810	49.4%	0	0.0%	11,754	11	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1982	S1	53%	Paul Pfeifer (R)	5,991	51.1%	Howard Metzenbaum* (D)	5,405	46.1%	323 [+]	2.8%	11,719	10	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Alicia Mertel (I) 323 (2.8%);
1982	G	52%	Clarence Brown, Jr. (R)	5,710	50.0%	Richard Celeste (D)	5,442	47.7%	263 [+]	2.3%	11,415	11	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Phyllis Goetz (Libertarian) 107 (0.9%); Irwin Reupert (I) 81 (0.7%); Kurt Landefield (I) 75 (0.7%);
1980	S3	63%	John Glenn* (D)	7,474	54.4%	James Betts (R)	5,927	43.1%	344 [+]	2.5%	13,745	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Powers (I) 344 (2.5%);

1978	G	49%	James Rhodes* (R)	4,743	47.8%	Richard Celeste (D)	4,692	47.3%	479 [+]	4.8%	9,914	-1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Patricia Wright (Socialist Workers) 207 (2.1%); John O'Neill (I) 182 (1.8%); Allan Friedman (I) 90 (0.9%);
1976	S1	62%	Robert Taft, Jr.* (R)	6,861	55.5%	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	5,002	40.4%	504 [+]	4.1%	12,367	9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: John O'Neill (I) 504 (4.1%);
1974	S3	50%	John Glenn (D)	6,086	61.3%	Ralph Perk (R)	3,325	33.5%	519 [+]	5.2%	9,930	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Kathleen Harloff (I) 519 (5.2%);
1974	G	52%	James Rhodes (R)	5,416	53.4%	John Gilligan* (D)	4,140	40.9%	577 [+]	5.7%	10,133	5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: Nancy Lazar (I) 575 (5.7%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
1970	S1	53%	Robert Taft, Jr. (R)	5,399	57.0%	Howard Metzenbaum (D)	3,859	40.8%	210 [+]	2.2%	9,468	7	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Richard Kay (American Independent) 210 (2.2%);
1970	G	54%	Roger Cloud (R)	5,027	52.4%	John Gilligan (D)	4,360	45.4%	208 [+]	2.2%	9,595	9	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Edwin Lawton (American Independent) 194 (2.0%); Joseph Pirincin (Socialist Labor) 14 (0.1%);

1968	S3	69%	William Saxbe (R)	6,242	53.0%	John Gilligan (D)	5,532	47.0%	0	0.0%	11,774	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1968:
1966	G	57%	James Rhodes* (R)	5,647	59.3%	Frazier Reams, Jr. (D)	3,882	40.7%	0	0.0%	9,529	-3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1964	S1	72%	Robert Taft, Jr. (R)	6,435	54.2%	Stephen Young* (D)	5,436	45.8%	0	0.0%	11,871	4	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1962	S3	62%	Frank Lausche* (D)	6,194	61.7%	John Briley (R)	3,841	38.3%	0	0.0%	10,035	0	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1962	G	63%	James Rhodes (R)	6,341	62.2%	Michael DiSalle* (D)	3,855	37.8%	0	0.0%	10,196	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Putnam County, OH

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Voter Registration Data for Putnam County, OH

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Putnam County, OH were estimated to be 54% Republican and 13% Democrat.

2022 Census data
White:	31,429	91.54%	2.5%
Black:	181	0.53%	129.1%
Indian:	57	0.17%	23.9%
Asian:	86	0.25%	6.2%
2+ races:	250	0.73%	63.4%
Hispanic:	2,331	6.79%	23.3%

Total non-White:	2,905	8.46%	28.9%

Change in White population:	-817	-2.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	652	1.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	13,345	88.3%	Craig Swartz (D)	1,767	11.7%	0	0.0%	15,112
County Total for 2022-11-08:										15,112

2020-11-03	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	16,935	87.3%	Nick Rubando (D)	2,461	12.7%	0	0.0%	19,396
County Total for 2020-11-03:										19,396

2018-11-06	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	12,387	83.0%	Michael Galbraith (D)	2,218	14.9%	316	2.1%	14,921
County Total for 2018-11-06:										14,921

2016-11-08	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	15,943	86.9%	James Neu (D)	2,404	13.1%	0	0.0%	18,347
County Total for 2016-11-08:										18,347

2014-11-04	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	9,024	81.1%	Robert Fry (D)	1,771	15.9%	334	3.0%	11,129
County Total for 2014-11-04:										11,129

2012-11-06	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	14,039	77.9%	Angela Zimmann (D)	3,562	19.8%	430	2.4%	18,031
County Total for 2012-11-06:										18,031

2010-11-02	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	10,644	79.8%	Caleb Finkenbiner (D)	2,173	16.3%	524	3.9%	13,341
County Total for 2010-11-02:										13,341

2008-11-04	OH05	Bob Latta* (R)	13,963	77.9%	George Mays (D)	3,965	22.1%	0	0.0%	17,928
County Total for 2008-11-04:										17,928

2007-12-11 sp	OH05	Bob Latta (R)	4,086	70.8%	Robin Weirauch (D)	1,684	29.2%	5	0.1%	5,775
County Total for 2007-12-11:										5,775

2006-11-07	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	9,415	66.8%	Robin Weirauch (D)	4,674	33.2%	0	0.0%	14,089
County Total for 2006-11-07:										14,089

2004-11-02	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	13,847	76.6%	Robin Weirauch (D)	4,236	23.4%	0	0.0%	18,083
County Total for 2004-11-02:										18,083

2002-11-05	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	9,402	76.0%	Roger Anderson (D)	2,385	19.3%	586	4.7%	12,373
County Total for 2002-11-05:										12,373

2000-11-07	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	13,368	80.3%	Donnie Edmon (D)	2,620	15.7%	661	4.0%	16,649
County Total for 2000-11-07:										16,649

1996-11-05	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	11,649	74.4%	Annie Saunders (D)	3,468	22.2%	534	3.4%	15,651
County Total for 1996-11-05:										15,651

1994-11-08	OH05	Paul Gillmor* (R)	10,090	80.0%	Jarrod Tudor (D)	2,521	20.0%	0	0.0%	12,611
County Total for 1994-11-08:										12,611

Year	Total			Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	23,516	0.0%	0.0%	23,516	100.0%	n/a	n/a	92%
2022	23,706	0.0%	0.0%	23,706	100.0%	n/a	n/a	93%
2020	23,859	0.0%	0.0%	23,859	100.0%	n/a	n/a	94%
2018	23,828	0.0%	0.0%	23,828	100.0%	n/a	n/a	94%
2016	23,507	0.0%	0.0%	23,507	100.0%	n/a	n/a	93%
2014	23,497	0.0%	0.0%	23,497	100.0%	n/a	n/a	93%
2012	23,796	0.0%	0.0%	23,796	100.0%	n/a	n/a	94%
2010	24,328	0.0%	0.0%	24,328	100.0%	n/a	n/a	96%
2008	24,320	0.0%	0.0%	24,320	100.0%	n/a	n/a	97%
2006	24,265	0.0%	0.0%	24,265	100.0%	n/a	n/a	97%
2004	24,579	0.0%	0.0%	24,579	100.0%	n/a	n/a	99%
2002	24,360	0.0%	0.0%	24,360	100.0%	n/a	n/a	99%
2000	24,105	0.0%	0.0%	24,105	100.0%	n/a	n/a	99%
1998	22,601	0.0%	0.0%	22,601	100.0%	n/a	n/a	94%

Putnam County, OH

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