2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ted Strickland ran for a second term and was opposed by former U.S. Representative John Kasich; both Strickland and Kasich won their respective primaries uncontested. Ultimately, Kasich defeated Strickland by a 2% margin.

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. Republicans have held Ohio's governorship since this election.

Democratic primary

Candidates Ted Strickland, incumbent Governor of Ohio

Results

Republican primary

Candidates John Kasich, former U.S. Representative, Chairman of the House Budget Committee and candidate for president in 2000

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates Ken Matesz

Results

Green primary

Candidates Dennis Spisak, former congressional candidate

Results

General election

Predictions Source Ranking As of Cook Political Report October 14, 2010 Rothenberg October 28, 2010 RealClearPolitics November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 28, 2010 CQ Politics October 28, 2010

Polling Poll source Date(s) administered TedStrickland (D) JohnKasich (R)Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 28–30, 2010 48% 49%Angus Reid Public Opinion October 27–29, 2010 46% 49%Survey USASurvey USA October 22–26, 2010 44% 49%Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University October 18–24, 2010 43% 49%Fox News/PORFox News/POR October 23, 2010 43% 47%CNN/Time MagazineCNN/Time Magazine October 15–19, 2010 48% 46%University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati October 14–18, 2010 47% 49%Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University October 12–17, 2010 41% 51%University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati October 8–13, 2010 43% 51%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen ReportsOctober 11, 2010 45% 48%Fox News/PORFox News/POR October 9, 2010 42% 47%Angus Reid Public Opinion October 5–8, 2010 46% 48%Quinnipiac UniversityQuinnipiac University September 29 – October 3, 2010 41% 50%Fox News/PORFox News/POR October 2, 2010 43% 49%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 27, 2010 42% 50%CBS/NY Times September 23–27, 2010 42% 43%Reuters/IpsosReuters/Ipsos September 23–25, 2010 46% 47%Ohio Newspapers Poll/UCOhio Newspapers Poll/UC September 24, 2010 45% 49%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 14, 2010 40% 52%CNN/Time MagazineCNN/Time Magazine September 10–14, 2010 44% 51%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac September 9–14, 2010 37% 54%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 13, 2010 43% 50%Fox News/Pulse ResearchFox News/Pulse Research September 11, 2010 43% 48%The Columbus DispatchThe Columbus Dispatch August 25 – September 3, 2010 37% 49%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 30, 2010 39% 47%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 27–29, 2010 40% 50%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 16, 2010 40% 48%Reuters/IpsosReuters/Ipsos August 6–8, 2010 39% 48%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports August 2, 2010 42% 45%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports July 19, 2010 43% 48%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 29, 2010 40% 47%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 26–27, 2010 41% 43%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac June 22–27, 2010 43% 38%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports June 3, 2010 42% 47%UC/The Ohio PollUC/The Ohio Poll May 11–20, 2010 49% 44%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports May 5, 2010 45% 46%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac April 21–26, 2010 44% 38%Research 2000Research 2000 April 5–7, 2010 45% 40%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports March 30, 2010 45% 46%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac March 23–29, 2010 43% 38%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 20–21, 2010 37% 42%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports March 4, 2010 38% 49%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac February 16–21, 2010 44% 39%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports February 5–6, 2010 41% 47%The Ohio NewspaperThe Ohio Newspaper January 13–19, 2010 45% 51%Ohio Right to LifeOhio Right to Life January 8–12, 2010 33% 43%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports January 12, 2010 40% 47%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports December 7, 2009 39% 48%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac November 5–9, 2009 40% 40%The Ohio NewspaperThe Ohio Newspaper October 14–20, 2009 48% 47%Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports September 23, 2009 45% 46%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac September 10–13, 2009 46% 36%Research 2000Research 2000 July 8, 2009 44% 39%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac June 26 – July 1, 2009 43% 38%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 17–19, 2009 44% 42%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac April 28 – May 4, 2009 51% 32%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac March 10–15, 2009 51% 31%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac January 29 – February 2, 2009 56% 26%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling January 17–18, 2009 45% 39%

Results 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.

By county CountyJohn KasichRepublicanTed StricklandDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams4,83757.96%3,19138.23%3183.81%1,64619.73%8,346Allen18,98257.57%12,75538.69%1,2333.74%6,22718.88%32,970Ashland10,58660.89%5,89733.92%9025.19%4,68926.97%17,385Ashtabula12,58242.30%15,12850.85%2,0386.85%-2,546-8.55%29,748Athens4,52526.42%12,07370.48%5313.10%-7,548-44.06%17,129Auglaize10,87365.79%4,78828.97%8665.24%6,08536.82%16,527Belmont10,41143.96%12,46752.64%8053.40%-2,056-8.68%23,683Brown7,80358.60%4,89436.76%6184.64%2,90921.84%13,315Butler74,94262.69%40,15333.59%4,4443.72%34,78929.10%119,539Carroll5,00250.19%4,27242.87%6926.94%7307.32%9,966Champaign7,68856.89%5,13738.01%6895.10%2,55118.88%13,514Clark22,13548.14%21,66047.11%2,1814.75%4751.03%45,976Clermont42,76367.80%17,49027.73%2,8174.47%25,27340.07%63,070Clinton7,62162.86%3,83631.64%6665.50%3,78531.22%12,123Columbiana16,02148.39%15,55346.98%1,5354.63%4681.41%33,109Coshocton6,23451.22%5,17942.56%7576.22%1,0558.66%12,170Crawford7,90156.10%5,33437.87%8506.03%2,56718.23%14,085Cuyahoga148,61135.83%251,25160.57%14,9233.60%-102,640-24.74%414,785Darke11,97563.15%5,95731.42%1,0305.43%6,01831.73%18,962Defiance6,67751.69%5,56143.05%6805.26%1,1168.64%12,918Delaware45,28565.83%21,98831.96%1,5192.21%23,29733.87%68,792Erie13,09645.88%14,17149.64%1,2804.48%-1,075-3.76%28,547Fairfield29,74459.06%18,79537.32%1,8223.62%10,94921.74%50,361Fayette4,61459.77%2,82736.62%2783.61%1,78723.15%7,719Franklin169,48744.12%203,86253.07%10,7732.81%-34,375-8.95%384,122Fulton7,79853.41%6,13142.00%6704.59%1,66711.41%14,599Gallia4,80950.13%4,55347.46%2312.41%2562.67%9,593Geauga22,31260.30%13,14835.54%1,5404.16%9,16424.76%37,000Greene34,56459.16%21,56136.90%2,3033.94%13,00322.26%58,428Guernsey5,90048.56%5,59446.04%6565.40%3062.52%12,150Hamilton143,22250.42%132,08746.50%8,7453.08%11,1353.92%284,054Hancock15,06361.30%8,45034.39%1,0614.31%6,61326.91%24,574Hardin4,90454.62%3,50239.00%5736.38%1,40215.62%8,979Harrison2,54844.92%2,84050.07%2845.01%-292-5.15%5,672Henry5,52955.61%3,92239.45%4914.94%1,60716.16%9,942Highland7,45560.65%4,21534.29%6215.06%3,24026.36%12,291Hocking4,18446.27%4,44149.11%4184.62%-257-2.84%9,043Holmes5,96768.98%2,21225.57%4715.45%3,75543.41%8,650Huron9,05154.62%6,54739.51%9745.87%2,50415.11%16,572Jackson4,59245.34%5,22751.60%3103.06%-635-6.26%10,129Jefferson10,95744.30%12,81951.83%9573.87%-1,862-7.53%24,733Knox12,37160.42%7,04434.40%1,0605.18%5,32726.02%20,475Lake41,46752.35%34,15743.12%3,5814.53%7,3109.23%79,205Lawrence8,37447.20%8,95650.48%4102.32%-582-3.28%17,740Licking35,07358.98%21,89236.81%2,5054.21%13,18122.17%59,470Logan9,29263.96%4,42030.42%8165.62%4,87233.54%14,528Lorain43,99444.24%50,71451.00%4,7254.76%-6,720-6.76%99,433Lucas52,07035.98%88,21060.95%4,4563.07%-36,140-24.97%144,736Madison7,62360.16%4,54535.87%5043.97%3,07824.29%12,672Mahoning26,56631.07%56,22865.76%2,7123.17%-29,662-34.69%85,506Marion10,53552.47%8,51742.42%1,0255.11%2,01810.05%20,077Medina36,40757.77%23,76137.71%2,8484.52%12,64620.06%63,016Meigs3,32247.78%3,43049.34%2002.88%-108-1.56%6,952Mercer10,85268.00%4,39627.55%7104.45%6,45640.45%15,958Miami23,54363.39%11,72931.58%1,8655.03%11,81431.81%37,137Monroe2,10239.55%3,06357.63%1502.82%-961-18.08%5,315Montgomery89,21848.21%89,37948.30%6,4593.49%-161-0.09%185,056Morgan2,37149.25%2,24446.61%1994.14%1272.64%4,814Morrow7,07860.25%3,98933.95%6815.80%3,08926.30%11,748Muskingum13,50651.78%11,20242.95%1,3745.27%2,3048.83%26,082Noble2,35144.86%2,60949.78%2815.36%-258-4.92%5,241Ottawa7,35046.26%7,94550.00%5953.74%-595-3.74%15,890Paulding3,69553.73%2,79540.64%3875.63%90013.09%6,877Perry4,91348.41%4,74146.71%4954.88%1721.70%10,149Pickaway9,78957.42%6,63938.94%6213.64%3,15018.48%17,049Pike3,54940.44%4,94056.30%2863.26%-1,391-15.86%8,775Portage24,34148.78%23,16146.42%2,3954.80%1,1802.36%49,897Preble8,81758.91%5,21734.86%9336.23%3,60024.05%14,967Putnam8,21062.07%4,44633.62%5704.31%3,76428.45%13,226Richland22,69155.00%16,47039.92%2,0965.08%6,22115.08%41,257Ross10,24646.48%10,94949.67%8493.85%-703-3.19%22,044Sandusky9,32647.39%9,26147.06%1,0915.55%650.33%19,678Scioto8,99837.93%14,24460.04%4812.03%-5,246-22.11%23,723Seneca8,71649.35%7,79044.11%1,1556.54%9265.24%17,661Shelby11,40264.06%5,35530.09%1,0415.85%6,04733.97%17,798Stark63,77949.72%58,49245.60%5,9964.68%5,2874.12%128,267Summit79,96344.40%93,74052.05%6,4063.55%-13,777-7.65%180,109Trumbull24,81133.97%44,93561.52%3,2974.51%-20,124-27.55%73,043Tuscarawas14,21448.94%13,18245.39%1,6475.67%1,0323.55%29,043Union11,73966.30%5,30429.95%6643.75%6,43536.35%17,707Van Wert6,39664.63%3,01430.45%4874.92%3,38234.18%9,897Vinton1,76441.06%2,35154.73%1814.21%-587-13.67%4,296Warren54,53668.37%22,27127.92%2,9553.71%32,26540.45%79,762Washington10,23048.20%10,40849.04%5852.76%-178-0.84%21,223Wayne21,24358.12%13,49036.91%1,8184.97%7,75321.21%36,551Williams6,61054.23%4,93140.46%6475.31%1,67913.77%12,188Wood20,39046.61%21,36948.85%1,9874.54%-979-2.24%43,746Wyandot4,10356.87%2,66636.95%4466.18%1,43719.92%7,215Totals1,889,18649.04%1,812,05947.04%151,2243.92%77,1272.00%3,852,469

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 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)

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