2010 Ohio elections#Attorney General

{{main|United States Senate election in Ohio, 2010}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/PressReleases/2010/2010-03-05.aspx |title=Statewide Candidates Certified for May Primary Ballot |author=Ohio Secretary of State |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=April 1, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506033154/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/PressReleases/2010/2010-03-05.aspx |archive-date=May 6, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Portman replaced Republican Senator George Voinovich, who retired from office after his second term expired.{{cite web |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/openers/2009/01/its_official_voinovich_to_reti.html |title=It's official: Voinovich to retire from Senate after 2010 |author=Dubail, Jean |date=January 12, 2009 |work=Cleveland Plain Dealer |access-date=November 10, 2009 }}

{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010}}

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

{{main|Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = Yes

| previous_election = 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| image1 = File:Governor John Kasich.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = John Kasich

| running_mate1 = Mary Taylor

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,889,186

| percentage1 = 49.0%

| image2 = File:Tedstrickland (cropped).JPG

| nominee2 = Ted Strickland

| running_mate2 = Yvette Brown

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,812,059

| percentage2 = 47.0%

| map_image = File:2010 Ohio gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results
Kasich: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
Strickland: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Ted Strickland

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = John Kasich

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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.

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

Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland with 49% of the vote.

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{{main|2010 Ohio Attorney General election}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = Ohio Attorney General election, 2010

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout =

| previous_election = Ohio elections, 2006#Attorney General

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = Ohio elections, 2014#Attorney General

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| image1 = File:2011MikeDewineHiResWeb (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Mike DeWine

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,821,414

| percentage1 = 47.5%

| image2 = File:Richard Cordray.jpg

| nominee2 = Richard Cordray

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,772,728

| percentage2 = 46.3%

| map_image = 2010 Ohio Attorney General election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

DeWine: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}}

Cordray: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Richard Cordray

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Mike DeWine

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

|}}

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.

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| title = 2010 Ohio Attorney General election{{cite web |last1=Leip |first1=David |title=2010 Secretary of State General Election Results |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2010&off=7&elect=0&fips=39&f=0 |website=US Election Atlas |access-date=10 July 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike DeWine

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,821,414

| percentage = 47.54

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard Cordray (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,772,728

| percentage = 46.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Owens

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 130,065

| percentage = 3.39

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marc Allan Feldman

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 107,521

| percentage = 2.81

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 3,729,428

| percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2010 Ohio Secretary of State election

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout =

| previous_election = 2006 Ohio Secretary of State election

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = 2014 Ohio Secretary of State election

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| image1 = File:Jon Husted 2016-05-12 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Jon Husted

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,973,422

| percentage1 = 54.0%

| image2 = File:Maryellen O'Shaughnessy files for Secretary of State (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Maryellen O'Shaughnessy

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,500,648

| percentage2 = 41.1%

| map_image = 2010 Ohio Secretary of State election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

Husted: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

O'Shaughnessy: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = Secretary of State

| before_election = Jennifer Brunner

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Jon Husted

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

|}}

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.

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.

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| title = 2010 Ohio Secretary of State election{{cite web |last1=Leip |first1=David |title=2010 Secretary of State General Election Results |url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2010&off=7&elect=0&fips=39&f=0 |website=US Election Atlas |access-date=10 July 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jon Husted

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,973,422

| percentage = 54.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Maryellen O'Shaughnessy

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|votes = 1,500,648

|percentage = 41.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Charlie Earl

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 179,495

| percentage = 4.87

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,653,565

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Ohio State Treasurer election, 2010

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout =

| previous_election = Ohio elections, 2006#Treasurer

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = Ohio elections, 2014#Treasurer

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| image1 = File:Josh Mandel.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Josh Mandel

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 2,008,892

| percentage1 = 54.9%

| image2 = File:RootsCamp Ohio 2009 (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Kevin Boyce

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,471,727

| percentage2 = 41.1%

| map_image = 2010 Ohio State Treasurer election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

Mandel: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

Boyce: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = State Treasurer

| before_election = Kevin Boyce

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Josh Mandel

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

|}}

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.

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| title = 2010 Ohio State Treasurer election

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Josh Mandel

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,008,892

| percentage = 54.89

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate = Kevin Boyce (incumbent)

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|votes = 1,471,727

|percentage = 41.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate= Matthew Cantrell

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 179,495

| percentage = 4.90

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,660,114

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (US)

| loser = Democratic Party (US)

}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = Ohio State Auditor election, 2010

| country = Ohio

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| turnout =

| previous_election = Ohio elections, 2006#Auditor

| previous_year = 2006

| next_election = Ohio elections, 2014#Auditor

| next_year = 2014

| election_date = November 2, 2010

| image1 = File:Dave Yost, Sept 15, 2014 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Dave Yost

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,842,264

| percentage1 = 50.6%

| image2 = File:David A Pepper (City Club of Cleveland) (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = David Pepper

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,624,183

| percentage2 = 44.6%

| map_image = 2010 Ohio State Auditor election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

Yost: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40-50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70-80%}}

Pepper: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}

| title = State Auditor

| before_election = Mary Taylor

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Dave Yost

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

|}}

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.

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

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| title = 2010 Ohio State Auditor election {{cite web|url=http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:6:0 |title=State of Ohio 2010 General Election November 2, 2010 Unofficial Results |work=Ohio Secretary of State |date=November 2, 2010 |access-date=November 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105190829/http://vote.sos.state.oh.us/pls/enrpublic/f?p=130:6:0 |archive-date=November 5, 2010 }}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dave Yost

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 1,842,264

| percentage = 50.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate = David Pepper

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|votes = 1,624,183

|percentage = 44.58

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|candidate= L. Michael Howard

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 177,204

| percentage = 4.86

}}

{{Election box total no change

|votes = 3,643,651

|percentage = 100.00

}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|

|winner = Republican Party (US)

}}

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

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

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.

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

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