Ohio state elections, 2010

Elections were held in Ohio on November 2, 2010. Primary elections took place on May 4, 2010 for the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Constitution Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Socialist Party.

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.

Portman replaced Republican Senator George Voinovich, who retired from office after his second term expired.

All of Ohio's eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2010. All eighteen incumbents will be running for re-election.

Ted Strickland, the Democratic incumbent, was seeking reelection. John Kasich, the former House Budget Chairman, was the Republican candidate. Also running are Dennis Spisak of the Green Party and Ken Matesz of the Libertarian Party.

The election was a close one and Kasich narrowly defeated Strickland by only 2.59% (97,052 voters) on election night.

The Lieutenant Governor of Ohio is elected as part of a ticket with the Governor. The Democratic nominee was Yvette McGee Brown, the current and 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. The Republican nominee was Mary Taylor, the current Auditor of the State of Ohio. The Green Party nominee was Anita Rios, and the Libertarian nominee was Ann Leech. Taylor became Lieutenant Governor with the election of John Kasich as Governor

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