The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. IncumbentDemocraticGovernorTed Strickland ran for re-election to a second term as governor and was opposed by former U.S. RepresentativeJohn Kasich; both Strickland and Kasich won their respective primaries uncontested. The race between the two major candidates was prolonged and brutal, with both candidates employing various campaign surrogates to bolster their campaigns. Ultimately, Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland in one of Ohio's closest gubernatorial elections in history.
Strickland's defeat was widely attributed to the decline of Ohio's economy, as well as the loss of 400,000 jobs since the beginning of his term. The policies of the then-president Barack Obama proved to be a hot topic among voters, with Strickland voicing his support for the healthcare overhauls initiated by Obama's administration, contrary to Kasich, who opposed the policies.[1] As of 2023, this is the last time an incumbent governor of Ohio lost re-election.
When the polls closed on election night, the race was very close, with Strickland and Kasich neck and neck. As the night wore on, Kasich's lead began to pick up strength, however once Cuyahoga County came in, Kasich's lead began to erode. In the end Kasich still won, but it was one of the closest gubernatorial elections in Ohio history. Strickland conceded at around 2 A.M. EST.
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See also 2010 United States gubernatorial elections The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2 2010 Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland ran for re election to a second term as governor and was opposed by former U S Representative John Kasich both Strickland and Kasich won their respective primaries uncontested The race between the two major candidates was prolonged and brutal with both candidates employing various campaign surrogates to bolster their campaigns Ultimately Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland in one of Ohio s closest gubernatorial elections in history 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election 2006 November 2 2010 2014 Nominee John Kasich Ted StricklandParty Republican DemocraticRunning mate Mary Taylor Yvette BrownPopular vote 1 889 186 1 812 059Percentage 49 0 47 0 County resultsCongressional district resultsKasich 40 50 50 60 60 70 Strickland 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionTed StricklandDemocratic Elected Governor John KasichRepublicanStrickland s defeat was widely attributed to the decline of Ohio s economy as well as the loss of 400 000 jobs since the beginning of his term The policies of the then president Barack Obama proved to be a hot topic among voters with Strickland voicing his support for the healthcare overhauls initiated by Obama s administration contrary to Kasich who opposed the policies 1 As of 2023 this is the last time an incumbent governor of Ohio lost re election Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 Libertarian primary 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 Green primary 4 1 Candidates 4 2 Results 5 General election 5 1 Predictions 5 2 Polling 5 3 Results 5 3 1 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 6 References 7 External linksDemocratic primary editCandidates edit Ted Strickland incumbent Governor of OhioResults edit Democratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ted Strickland incumbent 630 785 100 00 Total votes 630 785 100 00 Republican primary editCandidates edit John Kasich former U S Representative Chairman of the House Budget Committee and candidate for president in 2000Results edit Republican primary results 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Kasich 746 719 100 00 Total votes 746 719 100 00 Libertarian primary editCandidates edit Ken MateszResults edit Libertarian Party primary results 4 Party Candidate Votes Libertarian Ken Matesz 4 407 100 00 Total votes 4 407 100 00 Green primary editCandidates edit Dennis Spisak former congressional candidateResults edit Green Party primary results 5 Party Candidate Votes Green Dennis Spisak 924 100 00 Total votes 924 100 00 General election editPredictions edit Source Ranking As ofCook Political Report 6 Tossup October 14 2010Rothenberg 7 Tilt R flip October 28 2010RealClearPolitics 8 Tossup November 1 2010Sabato s Crystal Ball 9 Lean R flip October 28 2010CQ Politics 10 Tossup October 28 2010Polling edit Poll source Date s administered TedStrickland D JohnKasich R Public Policy Polling October 28 30 2010 48 49 Angus Reid Public Opinion October 27 29 2010 46 49 Survey USA October 22 26 2010 44 49 Quinnipiac University October 18 24 2010 43 49 Fox News POR October 23 2010 43 47 CNN Time Magazine October 15 19 2010 48 46 University of Cincinnati October 14 18 2010 47 49 Quinnipiac University October 12 17 2010 41 51 University of Cincinnati October 8 13 2010 43 51 Rasmussen Reports October 11 2010 45 48 Fox News POR October 9 2010 42 47 Angus Reid Public Opinion October 5 8 2010 46 48 Quinnipiac University September 29 October 3 2010 41 50 Fox News POR October 2 2010 43 49 Rasmussen Reports September 27 2010 42 50 CBS NY Times September 23 27 2010 42 43 Reuters Ipsos September 23 25 2010 46 47 Ohio Newspapers Poll UC September 24 2010 45 49 SurveyUSA September 14 2010 40 52 CNN Time Magazine September 10 14 2010 44 51 Quinnipiac September 9 14 2010 37 54 Rasmussen Reports September 13 2010 43 50 Fox News Pulse Research September 11 2010 43 48 The Columbus Dispatch August 25 September 3 2010 37 49 Rasmussen Reports August 30 2010 39 47 Public Policy Polling August 27 29 2010 40 50 Rasmussen Reports August 16 2010 40 48 Reuters Ipsos August 6 8 2010 39 48 Rasmussen Reports August 2 2010 42 45 Rasmussen Reports July 19 2010 43 48 Rasmussen Reports June 29 2010 40 47 Public Policy Polling June 26 27 2010 41 43 Quinnipiac June 22 27 2010 43 38 Rasmussen Reports June 3 2010 42 47 UC The Ohio Poll May 11 20 2010 49 44 Rasmussen Reports May 5 2010 45 46 Quinnipiac April 21 26 2010 44 38 Research 2000 April 5 7 2010 45 40 Rasmussen Reports March 30 2010 45 46 Quinnipiac March 23 29 2010 43 38 Public Policy Polling March 20 21 2010 37 42 Rasmussen Reports March 4 2010 38 49 Quinnipiac February 16 21 2010 44 39 Rasmussen Reports February 5 6 2010 41 47 The Ohio Newspaper January 13 19 2010 45 51 Ohio Right to Life permanent dead link January 8 12 2010 33 43 Rasmussen Reports January 12 2010 40 47 Rasmussen Reports December 7 2009 39 48 Quinnipiac November 5 9 2009 40 40 The Ohio Newspaper October 14 20 2009 48 47 Rasmussen Reports September 23 2009 45 46 Quinnipiac September 10 13 2009 46 36 Research 2000 July 8 2009 44 39 Quinnipiac June 26 July 1 2009 43 38 Public Policy Polling June 17 19 2009 44 42 Quinnipiac April 28 May 4 2009 51 32 Quinnipiac March 10 15 2009 51 31 Quinnipiac January 29 February 2 2009 56 26 Public Policy Polling January 17 18 2009 45 39 Results edit When the polls closed on election night the race was very close with Strickland and Kasich neck and neck As the night wore on Kasich s lead began to pick up strength however once Cuyahoga County came in Kasich s lead began to erode In the end Kasich still won but it was one of the closest gubernatorial elections in Ohio history Strickland conceded at around 2 A M EST 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election 11 Party Candidate Votes Republican John Kasich 1 889 186 49 04 12 39 Democratic Ted Strickland incumbent 1 812 059 47 04 13 50 Libertarian Ken Matesz 92 116 2 39 0 61 Green Dennis Spisak 58 475 1 52 0 50 Write in 633 0 02 N AMajority 77 127 2 00 21 89 Total votes 3 852 469 100 00 Republican gain from DemocraticCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Adams Largest city West Union Ashland Largest city Ashland Allen Largest city Lima Brown Largest city Georgetown Carroll Largest city Carrollton Champaign Largest city Urbana Clark largest municipality Springfield Clinton Largest city Wilmington Columbiana Largest city Salem Coshocton Largest city Coshocton Crawford Largest city Bucyrus Delaware Largest city Delaware Defiance Largest city Defiance Fairfield Largest city Lancaster Fayette Largest city Washington Court House Fulton Largest city Wauseon Gallia Largest city Gallipolis Geauga Largest city Chardon Guernsey Largest city Cambridge Hardin Largest city Kenton Henry Largest city Napoleon Highland Largest city Hillsboro Huron Largest city Norwalk Knox Largest city Mount Vernon Lake Largest city Mentor Licking Largest city Newark Madison Largest city London Marion Largest city Marion Medina Largest city Medina Morgan Largest city McConnelsville Morrow Largest city Mount Gilead Muskingum Largest city Zanesville Paulding Largest city Paulding Perry Largest city New Lexington Pickaway Largest city Circleville Portage largest city Kent Preble Largest city Eaton Richland Largest city Mansfield Sandusky Largest city Fremont Seneca Largest city Tiffin Stark largest city Canton Tuscarawas largest city New Philadelphia Wayne Largest city Wooster Williams Largest city Bryan Wyandot Largest city Upper Sandusky References edit Ohio Election Results 2010 The New York Times www nytimes com Retrieved May 21 2020 Governor and Lieutenant Governor Democratic May 4 2010 Ohio Secretary of State www sos state oh us Governor and Lieutenant Governor Republican May 4 2010 Ohio Secretary of State www sos state oh us Governor and Lieutenant Governor Libertarian May 4 2010 Ohio Secretary of State www sos state oh us Governor and Lieutenant Governor Green May 4 2010 Ohio Secretary of State www sos state oh us 2010 Governors Race Ratings Cook Political Report Archived from the original on October 28 2010 Retrieved October 28 2010 Governor Ratings Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 28 2010 2010 Governor Races RealClearPolitics Retrieved October 28 2010 THE CRYSTAL BALL S FINAL CALLS Sabato s Crystal Ball Retrieved October 28 2010 Race Ratings Chart Governor CQ Politics Archived from the original on October 5 2010 Retrieved October 28 2010 Governor and Lieutenant Governor November 2 2010 Ohio Secretary of State www sos state oh us External links editElections amp Ballot Issues at the Ohio Secretary of State Candidates for Ohio State Offices at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2010 Ohio Governor from Follow the Money 2010 Ohio Gubernatorial General Election John Kasich R vs Ted Strickland D graph of multiple polls from Pollster com Election 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