We have searched for radio pulsar companions to 40 nearby OB runaway s
tars. Observations were made at 575 and 770 MHz with the NRAO 140 foot
(43 m) telescope. The survey was sensitive to long-period pulsars wit
h flux densities of 1 mJy or more. No pulsar companions to OB runaways
were discovered. One previously unknown pulsar was discovered, PSR J2
044+4614, while observing toward target O star ED +45 degrees 3260. Fo
llow-up timing observations of the pulsar measured its position to hig
h precision, revealing a 9' separation between the pulsar and the targ
et star, unequivocally indicating they are not associated. The pulsar
is ordinary, except that its dispersion measure, 315 pc cm(-3), is unu
sually high given its Galactic longitude, I = 85 degrees. The nondetec
tion of pulsars bound to target stars places an upper limit of 8% (95%
confidence) for the fraction of runaway OB stars with pulsar companio
ns detectable via pulsed radio emission by surveys such as ours. Assum
ing standard models for the pulsar beaming fraction and luminosity fun
ction, we conclude most OB runaways do not have pulsar companions.