Jim Rhodes served as Governor of Ohio from 1975-1983. He previously served a separate period as Governor of Ohio, as Auditor of Ohio, and as Mayor of Columbus. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2001.
1968
–Endorsed Nelson Rockefeller (R) for President (lost primary)
1976
–Endorsed Gerald Ford (R) for President (lost general election)
1980
–Endorsed Ronald Reagan (R) for President (won)
1984
–Endorsed Ronald Reagan (R) for President (won)
1988
–Endorsed George H. W. Bush (R) for President (won)
1992
–Endorsed George H. W. Bush (R) for President (lost general election)