2010 Ohio gubernatorial election
2010 Ohio gubernatorial election
County results
Congressional district results Kasich : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Strickland : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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 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.[ 1] As of 2023, this is the last time an incumbent governor of Ohio lost re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Results
Green primary
Candidates
Dennis Spisak, former congressional candidate
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Ted Strickland (D)
John Kasich (R)
Public Policy Polling [ 11]
October 28–30, 2010
48%
49%
Angus Reid Public Opinion [ 12]
October 27–29, 2010
46%
49%
Survey USA [ 13]
October 22–26, 2010
44%
49%
Quinnipiac University [ 14]
October 18–24, 2010
43%
49%
Fox News /POR [ 15]
October 23, 2010
43%
47%
CNN /Time Magazine [ 16]
October 15–19, 2010
48%
46%
University of Cincinnati [ 17]
October 14–18, 2010
47%
49%
Quinnipiac University [ 18]
October 12–17, 2010
41%
51%
University of Cincinnati [ 19]
October 8–13, 2010
43%
51%
Rasmussen Reports [ 20]
October 11, 2010
45%
48%
Fox News /POR [ 21]
October 9, 2010
42%
47%
Angus Reid Public Opinion [ 22]
October 5–8, 2010
46%
48%
Quinnipiac University [ 23]
September 29 – October 3, 2010
41%
50%
Fox News /POR [ 24]
October 2, 2010
43%
49%
Rasmussen Reports [ 25]
September 27, 2010
42%
50%
CBS /NY Times [ 26]
September 23–27, 2010
42%
43%
Reuters /Ipsos [ 27]
September 23–25, 2010
46%
47%
Ohio Newspapers Poll /UC [ 28]
September 24, 2010
45%
49%
SurveyUSA [ 29]
September 14, 2010
40%
52%
CNN /Time Magazine [ 30]
September 10–14, 2010
44%
51%
Quinnipiac [ 31]
September 9–14, 2010
37%
54%
Rasmussen Reports [ 32]
September 13, 2010
43%
50%
Fox News /Pulse Research [ 33]
September 11, 2010
43%
48%
The Columbus Dispatch [ 34]
August 25 – September 3, 2010
37%
49%
Rasmussen Reports [ 35]
August 30, 2010
39%
47%
Public Policy Polling [ 36]
August 27–29, 2010
40%
50%
Rasmussen Reports [ 37]
August 16, 2010
40%
48%
Reuters /Ipsos [ 38]
August 6–8, 2010
39%
48%
Rasmussen Reports [ 39]
August 2, 2010
42%
45%
Rasmussen Reports [ 40]
July 19, 2010
43%
48%
Rasmussen Reports [ 41]
June 29, 2010
40%
47%
Public Policy Polling [ 42]
June 26–27, 2010
41%
43%
Quinnipiac [ 43]
June 22–27, 2010
43%
38%
Rasmussen Reports [ 44]
June 3, 2010
42%
47%
UC /The Ohio Poll [ 45]
May 11–20, 2010
49%
44%
Rasmussen Reports [ 46]
May 5, 2010
45%
46%
Quinnipiac [ 47]
April 21–26, 2010
44%
38%
Research 2000 [ 48]
April 5–7, 2010
45%
40%
Rasmussen Reports [ 49]
March 30, 2010
45%
46%
Quinnipiac [ 50]
March 23–29, 2010
43%
38%
Public Policy Polling [ 51]
March 20–21, 2010
37%
42%
Rasmussen Reports [ 52]
March 4, 2010
38%
49%
Quinnipiac [ 53]
February 16–21, 2010
44%
39%
Rasmussen Reports [ 54]
February 5–6, 2010
41%
47%
The Ohio Newspaper [ 55]
January 13–19, 2010
45%
51%
Ohio Right to Life [ 56]
January 8–12, 2010
33%
43%
Rasmussen Reports [ 57]
January 12, 2010
40%
47%
Rasmussen Reports [ 58]
December 7, 2009
39%
48%
Quinnipiac [ 59]
November 5–9, 2009
40%
40%
The Ohio Newspaper [ 60]
October 14–20, 2009
48%
47%
Rasmussen Reports [ 61]
September 23, 2009
45%
46%
Quinnipiac [ 62]
September 10–13, 2009
46%
36%
Research 2000 [ 63]
July 8, 2009
44%
39%
Quinnipiac [ 64]
June 26 – July 1, 2009
43%
38%
Public Policy Polling [ 65]
June 17–19, 2009
44%
42%
Quinnipiac [ 66]
April 28 – May 4, 2009
51%
32%
Quinnipiac [ 67]
March 10–15, 2009
51%
31%
Quinnipiac [ 68]
January 29 – February 2, 2009
56%
26%
Public Policy Polling [ 69]
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
County
John Kasich Republican
Ted Strickland Democratic
Various candidates Other parties
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
4,837
57.96%
3,191
38.23%
318
3.81%
1,646
19.73%
8,346
Allen
18,982
57.57%
12,755
38.69%
1,233
3.74%
6,227
18.88%
32,970
Ashland
10,586
60.89%
5,897
33.92%
902
5.19%
4,689
26.97%
17,385
Ashtabula
12,582
42.30%
15,128
50.85%
2,038
6.85%
-2,546
-8.55%
29,748
Athens
4,525
26.42%
12,073
70.48%
531
3.10%
-7,548
-44.06%
17,129
Auglaize
10,873
65.79%
4,788
28.97%
866
5.24%
6,085
36.82%
16,527
Belmont
10,411
43.96%
12,467
52.64%
805
3.40%
-2,056
-8.68%
23,683
Brown
7,803
58.60%
4,894
36.76%
618
4.64%
2,909
21.84%
13,315
Butler
74,942
62.69%
40,153
33.59%
4,444
3.72%
34,789
29.10%
119,539
Carroll
5,002
50.19%
4,272
42.87%
692
6.94%
730
7.32%
9,966
Champaign
7,688
56.89%
5,137
38.01%
689
5.10%
2,551
18.88%
13,514
Clark
22,135
48.14%
21,660
47.11%
2,181
4.75%
475
1.03%
45,976
Clermont
42,763
67.80%
17,490
27.73%
2,817
4.47%
25,273
40.07%
63,070
Clinton
7,621
62.86%
3,836
31.64%
666
5.50%
3,785
31.22%
12,123
Columbiana
16,021
48.39%
15,553
46.98%
1,535
4.63%
468
1.41%
33,109
Coshocton
6,234
51.22%
5,179
42.56%
757
6.22%
1,055
8.66%
12,170
Crawford
7,901
56.10%
5,334
37.87%
850
6.03%
2,567
18.23%
14,085
Cuyahoga
148,611
35.83%
251,251
60.57%
14,923
3.60%
-102,640
-24.74%
414,785
Darke
11,975
63.15%
5,957
31.42%
1,030
5.43%
6,018
31.73%
18,962
Defiance
6,677
51.69%
5,561
43.05%
680
5.26%
1,116
8.64%
12,918
Delaware
45,285
65.83%
21,988
31.96%
1,519
2.21%
23,297
33.87%
68,792
Erie
13,096
45.88%
14,171
49.64%
1,280
4.48%
-1,075
-3.76%
28,547
Fairfield
29,744
59.06%
18,795
37.32%
1,822
3.62%
10,949
21.74%
50,361
Fayette
4,614
59.77%
2,827
36.62%
278
3.61%
1,787
23.15%
7,719
Franklin
169,487
44.12%
203,862
53.07%
10,773
2.81%
-34,375
-8.95%
384,122
Fulton
7,798
53.41%
6,131
42.00%
670
4.59%
1,667
11.41%
14,599
Gallia
4,809
50.13%
4,553
47.46%
231
2.41%
256
2.67%
9,593
Geauga
22,312
60.30%
13,148
35.54%
1,540
4.16%
9,164
24.76%
37,000
Greene
34,564
59.16%
21,561
36.90%
2,303
3.94%
13,003
22.26%
58,428
Guernsey
5,900
48.56%
5,594
46.04%
656
5.40%
306
2.52%
12,150
Hamilton
143,222
50.42%
132,087
46.50%
8,745
3.08%
11,135
3.92%
284,054
Hancock
15,063
61.30%
8,450
34.39%
1,061
4.31%
6,613
26.91%
24,574
Hardin
4,904
54.62%
3,502
39.00%
573
6.38%
1,402
15.62%
8,979
Harrison
2,548
44.92%
2,840
50.07%
284
5.01%
-292
-5.15%
5,672
Henry
5,529
55.61%
3,922
39.45%
491
4.94%
1,607
16.16%
9,942
Highland
7,455
60.65%
4,215
34.29%
621
5.06%
3,240
26.36%
12,291
Hocking
4,184
46.27%
4,441
49.11%
418
4.62%
-257
-2.84%
9,043
Holmes
5,967
68.98%
2,212
25.57%
471
5.45%
3,755
43.41%
8,650
Huron
9,051
54.62%
6,547
39.51%
974
5.87%
2,504
15.11%
16,572
Jackson
4,592
45.34%
5,227
51.60%
310
3.06%
-635
-6.26%
10,129
Jefferson
10,957
44.30%
12,819
51.83%
957
3.87%
-1,862
-7.53%
24,733
Knox
12,371
60.42%
7,044
34.40%
1,060
5.18%
5,327
26.02%
20,475
Lake
41,467
52.35%
34,157
43.12%
3,581
4.53%
7,310
9.23%
79,205
Lawrence
8,374
47.20%
8,956
50.48%
410
2.32%
-582
-3.28%
17,740
Licking
35,073
58.98%
21,892
36.81%
2,505
4.21%
13,181
22.17%
59,470
Logan
9,292
63.96%
4,420
30.42%
816
5.62%
4,872
33.54%
14,528
Lorain
43,994
44.24%
50,714
51.00%
4,725
4.76%
-6,720
-6.76%
99,433
Lucas
52,070
35.98%
88,210
60.95%
4,456
3.07%
-36,140
-24.97%
144,736
Madison
7,623
60.16%
4,545
35.87%
504
3.97%
3,078
24.29%
12,672
Mahoning
26,566
31.07%
56,228
65.76%
2,712
3.17%
-29,662
-34.69%
85,506
Marion
10,535
52.47%
8,517
42.42%
1,025
5.11%
2,018
10.05%
20,077
Medina
36,407
57.77%
23,761
37.71%
2,848
4.52%
12,646
20.06%
63,016
Meigs
3,322
47.78%
3,430
49.34%
200
2.88%
-108
-1.56%
6,952
Mercer
10,852
68.00%
4,396
27.55%
710
4.45%
6,456
40.45%
15,958
Miami
23,543
63.39%
11,729
31.58%
1,865
5.03%
11,814
31.81%
37,137
Monroe
2,102
39.55%
3,063
57.63%
150
2.82%
-961
-18.08%
5,315
Montgomery
89,218
48.21%
89,379
48.30%
6,459
3.49%
-161
-0.09%
185,056
Morgan
2,371
49.25%
2,244
46.61%
199
4.14%
127
2.64%
4,814
Morrow
7,078
60.25%
3,989
33.95%
681
5.80%
3,089
26.30%
11,748
Muskingum
13,506
51.78%
11,202
42.95%
1,374
5.27%
2,304
8.83%
26,082
Noble
2,351
44.86%
2,609
49.78%
281
5.36%
-258
-4.92%
5,241
Ottawa
7,350
46.26%
7,945
50.00%
595
3.74%
-595
-3.74%
15,890
Paulding
3,695
53.73%
2,795
40.64%
387
5.63%
900
13.09%
6,877
Perry
4,913
48.41%
4,741
46.71%
495
4.88%
172
1.70%
10,149
Pickaway
9,789
57.42%
6,639
38.94%
621
3.64%
3,150
18.48%
17,049
Pike
3,549
40.44%
4,940
56.30%
286
3.26%
-1,391
-15.86%
8,775
Portage
24,341
48.78%
23,161
46.42%
2,395
4.80%
1,180
2.36%
49,897
Preble
8,817
58.91%
5,217
34.86%
933
6.23%
3,600
24.05%
14,967
Putnam
8,210
62.07%
4,446
33.62%
570
4.31%
3,764
28.45%
13,226
Richland
22,691
55.00%
16,470
39.92%
2,096
5.08%
6,221
15.08%
41,257
Ross
10,246
46.48%
10,949
49.67%
849
3.85%
-703
-3.19%
22,044
Sandusky
9,326
47.39%
9,261
47.06%
1,091
5.55%
65
0.33%
19,678
Scioto
8,998
37.93%
14,244
60.04%
481
2.03%
-5,246
-22.11%
23,723
Seneca
8,716
49.35%
7,790
44.11%
1,155
6.54%
926
5.24%
17,661
Shelby
11,402
64.06%
5,355
30.09%
1,041
5.85%
6,047
33.97%
17,798
Stark
63,779
49.72%
58,492
45.60%
5,996
4.68%
5,287
4.12%
128,267
Summit
79,963
44.40%
93,740
52.05%
6,406
3.55%
-13,777
-7.65%
180,109
Trumbull
24,811
33.97%
44,935
61.52%
3,297
4.51%
-20,124
-27.55%
73,043
Tuscarawas
14,214
48.94%
13,182
45.39%
1,647
5.67%
1,032
3.55%
29,043
Union
11,739
66.30%
5,304
29.95%
664
3.75%
6,435
36.35%
17,707
Van Wert
6,396
64.63%
3,014
30.45%
487
4.92%
3,382
34.18%
9,897
Vinton
1,764
41.06%
2,351
54.73%
181
4.21%
-587
-13.67%
4,296
Warren
54,536
68.37%
22,271
27.92%
2,955
3.71%
32,265
40.45%
79,762
Washington
10,230
48.20%
10,408
49.04%
585
2.76%
-178
-0.84%
21,223
Wayne
21,243
58.12%
13,490
36.91%
1,818
4.97%
7,753
21.21%
36,551
Williams
6,610
54.23%
4,931
40.46%
647
5.31%
1,679
13.77%
12,188
Wood
20,390
46.61%
21,369
48.85%
1,987
4.54%
-979
-2.24%
43,746
Wyandot
4,103
56.87%
2,666
36.95%
446
6.18%
1,437
19.92%
7,215
Totals
1,889,186
49.04%
1,812,059
47.04%
151,224
3.92%
77,127
2.00%
3,852,469
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
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