Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · OH
Clinton led Ohio's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 8.7 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
Ohio 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 1,259,620 | 53.5% |
| Obama | 1,055,769 | 44.8% |
| Other | 39,332 | 1.7% |
By county (88)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County | Obama | +8.7 | 354,467 |
| Franklin County | Obama | +14.8 | 228,961 |
| Hamilton County | Obama | +26.8 | 163,854 |
| Summit County | Clinton | +9.6 | 131,684 |
| Montgomery County | Obama | +10.7 | 117,270 |
| Lucas County | Clinton | +4.5 | 101,235 |
| Stark County | Clinton | +19.4 | 84,204 |
| Mahoning County | Clinton | +28.7 | 79,792 |
| Lorain County | Clinton | +15.3 | 66,504 |
| Trumbull County | Clinton | +35.5 | 65,496 |
| Butler County | Clinton | +9.4 | 51,012 |
| Lake County | Clinton | +25.8 | 50,620 |
| Portage County | Clinton | +20.8 | 34,665 |
| Medina County | Clinton | +22.9 | 33,283 |
| Delaware County | Obama | +1.3 | 29,608 |
| Licking County | Clinton | +21.6 | 28,799 |
| Warren County | Clinton | +12.6 | 28,706 |
| Greene County | Clinton | +1.8 | 27,338 |
| Clermont County | Clinton | +22.3 | 27,325 |
| Clark County | Clinton | +19.7 | 27,270 |
| Fairfield County | Clinton | +20.5 | 24,826 |
| Wood County | Clinton | +19.7 | 23,653 |
| Richland County | Clinton | +15.9 | 21,803 |
| Jefferson County | Clinton | +38.6 | 20,988 |
| Columbiana County | Clinton | +44.0 | 20,875 |
| Ashtabula County | Clinton | +34.3 | 20,018 |
| Tuscarawas County | Clinton | +30.0 | 19,839 |
| Belmont County | Clinton | +48.4 | 19,772 |
| Geauga County | Clinton | +10.6 | 19,255 |
| Erie County | Clinton | +13.6 | 17,765 |
| Wayne County | Clinton | +20.3 | 16,826 |
| Miami County | Clinton | +15.9 | 15,848 |
| Athens County | Clinton | +1.3 | 15,348 |
| Scioto County | Clinton | +65.0 | 15,146 |
| Allen County | Clinton | +2.8 | 14,351 |
| Muskingum County | Clinton | +35.9 | 14,154 |
| Ross County | Clinton | +40.3 | 13,882 |
| Sandusky County | Clinton | +18.3 | 12,102 |
| Washington County | Clinton | +44.9 | 11,714 |
| Marion County | Clinton | +32.8 | 11,127 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton | +58.6 | 10,968 |
| Ottawa County | Clinton | +25.9 | 9,564 |
| Seneca County | Clinton | +17.9 | 9,512 |
| Pickaway County | Clinton | +38.8 | 9,392 |
| Hancock County | Clinton | +12.2 | 8,808 |
| Knox County | Clinton | +13.4 | 8,610 |
| Huron County | Clinton | +25.1 | 8,319 |
| Brown County | Clinton | +45.9 | 7,711 |
| Shelby County | Clinton | +19.2 | 7,109 |
| Darke County | Clinton | +18.0 | 6,920 |
| Fulton County | Clinton | +23.8 | 6,779 |
| Crawford County | Clinton | +26.2 | 6,748 |
| Guernsey County | Clinton | +44.9 | 6,685 |
| Union County | Clinton | +16.4 | 6,672 |
| Ashland County | Clinton | +19.9 | 6,653 |
| Preble County | Clinton | +35.7 | 6,547 |
| Perry County | Clinton | +51.8 | 6,439 |
| Coshocton County | Clinton | +33.8 | 6,315 |
| Champaign County | Clinton | +21.7 | 6,071 |
| Defiance County | Clinton | +14.5 | 5,938 |
| Highland County | Clinton | +46.1 | 5,786 |
| Hocking County | Clinton | +36.7 | 5,698 |
| Pike County | Clinton | +55.4 | 5,645 |
| Carroll County | Clinton | +34.3 | 5,626 |
| Logan County | Clinton | +18.2 | 5,624 |
| Morrow County | Clinton | +31.6 | 5,530 |
| Mercer County | Clinton | +11.2 | 5,368 |
| Clinton County | Clinton | +27.3 | 5,296 |
| Williams County | Clinton | +15.8 | 5,292 |
| Auglaize County | Clinton | +17.5 | 5,278 |
| Madison County | Clinton | +33.0 | 4,969 |
| Jackson County | Clinton | +64.1 | 4,813 |
| Putnam County | Clinton | +8.3 | 4,805 |
| Gallia County | Clinton | +59.4 | 4,719 |
| Monroe County | Clinton | +48.5 | 4,516 |
| Henry County | Clinton | +16.6 | 4,420 |
| Harrison County | Clinton | +45.6 | 3,945 |
| Hardin County | Clinton | +33.3 | 3,890 |
| Adams County | Clinton | +52.6 | 3,803 |
| Meigs County | Clinton | +56.4 | 3,703 |
| Fayette County | Clinton | +39.9 | 3,644 |
| Van Wert County | Clinton | +24.6 | 3,503 |
| Wyandot County | Clinton | +17.7 | 3,084 |
| Paulding County | Clinton | +36.3 | 2,839 |
| Holmes County | Clinton | +15.1 | 2,655 |
| Vinton County | Clinton | +58.8 | 2,492 |
| Noble County | Clinton | +47.5 | 2,335 |
| Morgan County | Clinton | +41.2 | 2,298 |