Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010

2006 ← November 2, 2010 → 2014

Nominee John Kasich Ted Strickland Party Republican Democratic Running mate Mary Taylor Yvette McGee Brown Popular vote 1,889,180 1,812,047 Percentage 49.0% 47.0%

County results

Governor before election Ted Strickland Democratic Elected Governor John Kasich Republican

The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Ted Strickland, a Democrat, was defeated by former Republican House Budget Chairman John Kasich.

Background

Incumbent Governor Ted Strickland won election in 2006 over Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell by a margin of 60-37%.^[1] In early 2010, Strickland announced he would seek a second term and will be challenged by former Republican Congressman John Kasich, who had been competitive against Strickland in recent polling.^[2]

Since 1978, Governors and Lieutenant Governors have been elected on the same ticket. The list of candidates below includes gubernatorial candidates, followed by their respective running mates. Ted Strickland has chosen Yvette McGee Brown as his running mate, as current Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher is running for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Senator George Voinovich against Rob Portman. John Kasich picked Mary Taylor as his running mate. On May 4, 2010, Strickland and Kasich officially won their party's nomination after both candidates ran unopposed in their respective primary.

Candidates

Democratic

• Ted Strickland, incumbent Governor
  • Yvette McGee Brown, former Judge of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Republican

• John Kasich, Former U.S. Representative
  • Mary Taylor, Ohio State Auditor

Green Party

• Dennis Spisak, Board of Education member
  • M. Anita Rios, president of the Ohio Chapter of NOW

Libertarian

• Ken Matesz
  • Ann Leech

Write-in

• David L. Sargent
  • Andrew C. Pfeifer

Polling

Poll source	Dates administered	Ted Strickland (D)	John Kasich (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-Oct. 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-Sept. 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	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

Ohio Governor's Race election in Ohio, 2010  [3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	John Kasich - Mary Taylor	1,889,180	49.04%
	Democratic	Ted Strickland - Yvette McGee Brown	1,812,047	47.04%
	Libertarian	Ken Matesz - Ann Leech	92,116	2.39%
	Green	Dennis Spisak - M. Anita Rios	58,475	1.52%
	N/A	David Sargent (Write-in)	635	0.02%
Totals			3,852,453	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

1. ^ Gubernational results 2006, CNN accessed 3 November 2010
2. ^ "Election 2010 - Ohio Governor - Kasich vs. Strickland". RealClearPolitics. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2010/governor/oh/ohio_governor_kasich_vs_strickland-1078.html. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
3. ^ "State of Ohio 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Official Results". Ohio Secretary of State. November 2, 2010. http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:10:0. Retrieved November 6, 2010. 

External links

• Elections & Ballot Issues at the Ohio Secretary of State
• Candidates for Ohio State Offices at Project Vote Smart
• Ohio Governor at OurCampaigns.com
• 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 2010: Ohio Governor from Rasmussen Reports
• 2010 Ohio Governor - Kasich vs. Strickland from Real Clear Politics
• 2010 Ohio Governor's Race from CQ Politics
• Race Profile in The New York Times

Debates

• Ohio Gubernatorial Debate, C-SPAN, September 14, 2010

Official campaign websites

• John Kasich for Governor
• Ken Matesz for Governor
• Dennis Spisak for Governor
• Ted Strickland for Governor incumbent