The Ohio general elections, 2010 were held on November 2, 2010, throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4, 2010.

2010 Ohio elections

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Federal representatives

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United States Senate

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In the Democratic primary on May 4, 2010, current Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher defeated current Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. On November 2, Republican Rob Portman, who has served in two federal cabinet positions and as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives defeated Fisher as well as Eric W. Deaton of the Constitution Party and Dan La Botz of the Socialist Party.[1]

Portman replaced Republican Senator George Voinovich, who retired from office after his second term expired.[2]

United States House of Representatives

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All of Ohio's eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

State executive branch

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Governor and Lieutenant Governor

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2010 Ohio gubernatorial election
 
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
     
Nominee John Kasich Ted Strickland
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Mary Taylor Yvette Brown
Popular vote 1,889,186 1,812,059
Percentage 49.0% 47.0%

 
County results
Kasich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Strickland:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Ted Strickland
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Kasich
Republican

Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland ran for reelection to a second term in office. His running mate was Yvette McGee Brown, the founding president of the Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, and former Judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

John Kasich, former U.S. Representative and former Chair of the House Budget Committee, was the Republican nominee. His running mate was Ohio State Auditor Mary Taylor.

Ken Matesz was the Libertarian nominee. His running mate was Ann Leech.[1]

Dennis Spisak was the Green nominee. His running mate was Anita Rios.[1]

Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland with 49% of the vote.

Attorney General

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Ohio Attorney General election, 2010
 
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
     
Nominee Mike DeWine Richard Cordray
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,821,414 1,772,728
Percentage 47.5% 46.3%

 
County results

DeWine:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Cordray:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Richard Cordray
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Mike DeWine
Republican

In the Attorney General race, Democratic incumbent Richard Cordray was defeated by Republican Mike DeWine, a former two-term United States Senator from Ohio and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as well as a former county prosecutor. DeWine would go on to defeat Cordray once again in the 2018 race for governor with running mate Jon Husted, the former Secretary of State.

Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Richard
Cordray (D)
Mike
DeWine (R)
Survey USA[3] September 10–13, 2010 40% 47%
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 42% 44%
Public Policy Polling[5] August 27–29, 2010 40% 44%
Public Policy Polling[6] June 26–27, 2010 41% 44%

Results

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2010 Ohio Attorney General election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike DeWine 1,821,414 47.54
Democratic Richard Cordray (incumbent) 1,772,728 46.26
Constitution Robert Owens 130,065 3.39
Libertarian Marc Allan Feldman 107,521 2.81
Total votes 3,729,428 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

Secretary of State

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2010 Ohio Secretary of State election
 
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
     
Nominee Jon Husted Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,973,422 1,500,648
Percentage 54.0% 41.1%

 
County results

Husted:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

O'Shaughnessy:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election

Jennifer Brunner
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Jon Husted
Republican

Ohio's Secretary of State race featured a contested Republican primary on May 4, 2010, between Jon Husted, an Ohio State Senator and former Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, who defeated Sandra O'Brien, a former county auditor in Ashtabula County who secured the support of the Tea Party movement. In the general election, Husted defeated Democrat Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, the Clerk of Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, and Charlie Earl, a Libertarian.[1]

Incumbent Jennifer Brunner sought the Democratic nomination for United States Senator instead of running for re-election, but lost to incumbent Lt. Governor Lee Fisher.

Husted would later go on to run for Lieutenant Governor on Mike DeWine's ticket which defeated Richard Cordray in the 2018 election.

Polling

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Poll source Dates administered Maryellen
O'Shaughnessy (D)
Jon
Husted (R)
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 39% 42%

Results

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2010 Ohio Secretary of State election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Husted 1,973,422 54.04
Democratic Maryellen O'Shaughnessy 1,500,648 41.09
Libertarian Charlie Earl 179,495 4.87
Total votes 3,653,565 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

Treasurer

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Ohio State Treasurer election, 2010
 
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
     
Nominee Josh Mandel Kevin Boyce
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,008,892 1,471,727
Percentage 54.9% 41.1%

 
County results

Mandel:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Boyce:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

State Treasurer before election

Kevin Boyce
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Josh Mandel
Republican

In the Treasurer race, Democratic incumbent Kevin Boyce was defeated by Republican Josh Mandel, a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives and a two tour veteran of the Iraq War, and Matthew Cantrell, a Libertarian candidate.[1]

Polling

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Poll Source Dates administered Kevin
Boyce (D)
Josh
Mandel (R)
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 36% 40%

Results

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2010 Ohio State Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Mandel 2,008,892 54.89
Democratic Kevin Boyce (incumbent) 1,471,727 41.09
Libertarian Matthew Cantrell 179,495 4.90
Total votes 3,660,114 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

Auditor

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Ohio State Auditor election, 2010
 
← 2006 November 2, 2010 2014 →
     
Nominee Dave Yost David Pepper
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,842,264 1,624,183
Percentage 50.6% 44.6%

 
County results

Yost:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Pepper:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

State Auditor before election

Mary Taylor
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Dave Yost
Republican

Ohio's Auditor race also featured a contested Republican primary on May 4, 2010, between Seth Morgan, a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and Dave Yost, the Prosecuting Attorney for Delaware County, Ohio and former Delaware County Auditor. Yost beat Democrat David A. Pepper, a Commissioner for the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners, and L. Michael Howard, a Libertarian.[1]

Republican incumbent Mary Taylor decided to run for Lieutenant Governor as John Kasich's running-mate, instead of running for re-election.

Polling

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Poll source Dates administered David
Pepper (D)
Dave
Yost (R)
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 33% 42%

Results

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2010 Ohio State Auditor election [9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Yost 1,842,264 50.55
Democratic David Pepper 1,624,183 44.58
Libertarian L. Michael Howard 177,204 4.86
Total votes 3,643,651 100.00
Republican hold

State legislative branch

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State Senate

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The 17 odd-numbered districts out of 33 seats in the Ohio Senate were up for election in 2010.

State House of Representatives

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All 99 seats in the Ohio House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

State judicial branch

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Three seats in the Supreme Court of Ohio are up for election, including the office of Chief Justice. The Supreme Court is a non-partisan office and will not appear on primary ballots. Although the Democratic and Republic parties customarily endorse candidates in the general election, those endorsements are not noted on the general election ballots either. Justices Judith Lanziger and Paul Peiffer are running for re-election. Justice Maureen O'Connor is running for Chief Justice. Judges for Ohio District Courts of Appeal and Ohio Courts of Common Pleas will also appear on the ballot.

Chief Justice

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Poll source Dates administered Eric
Brown (D)
Maureen
O'Connor (R)
Undecided
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 18% 46% 36%

Associate Justice

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Poll source Dates administered Mary Jane
Trapp (D)
Judith Ann
Lanzinger (R)
Undecided
The Columbus Dispatch[4] August 25 – September 3, 2010 18% 19% 62%

Ballot initiatives

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Two measures were approved in the May 4 election. No ballot measures were approved for the general election.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ohio Secretary of State (March 5, 2010). "Statewide Candidates Certified for May Primary Ballot". Archived from the original on May 6, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  2. ^ Dubail, Jean (January 12, 2009). "It's official: Voinovich to retire from Senate after 2010". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Survey USA
  4. ^ a b c d e f The Columbus Dispatch
  5. ^ Public Policy Polling
  6. ^ Public Policy Polling
  7. ^ Leip, David. "2010 Secretary of State General Election Results". US Election Atlas. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Leip, David. "2010 Secretary of State General Election Results". US Election Atlas. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "State of Ohio 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Unofficial Results". Ohio Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.