2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

See also: 2010 United States gubernatorial elections

2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | John Kasich | Ted Strickland |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Running mate  | Mary Taylor | Yvette Brown
Popular vote  | 1,889,186 | 1,812,059
Percentage  | 49.04% | 47.04%

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County results

Congressional district results

Kasich:  40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Strickland:  40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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| Governor before election

Ted Strickland
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| Elected Governor

John Kasich
Republican

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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 2025, this is the last time the Ohio Governor's office changed partisan control, and the last Ohio gubernatorial election where the incumbent was defeated.

## Democratic primary

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### Candidates

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* Ted Strickland, incumbent Governor of Ohio

### Results

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Democratic primary results[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Ted Strickland (incumbent)  | 630,785  | 100.00%
Total votes | 630,785  | 100.00%

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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

### Results

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Republican primary results[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | John Kasich | 746,719  | 100.00%
Total votes | 746,719  | 100.00%

## Libertarian primary

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### Candidates

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* Ken Matesz

### Results

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Libertarian Party primary results[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Libertarian | Ken Matesz  | 4,407  | 100.00%
Total votes | 4,407  | 100.00%

## Green primary

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### Candidates

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* Dennis Spisak, former congressional candidate

### Results

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Green Party primary results[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Green | Dennis Spisak  | 924  | 100.00%
Total votes | 924  | 100.00%

## General election

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### Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Cook Political Report[6] | Tossup  | October 14, 2010
Rothenberg[7] | Tilt R (flip) | October 28, 2010
RealClearPolitics[8] | Tossup  | November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Lean R (flip) | October 28, 2010
CQ Politics[10] | Tossup  | October 28, 2010

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s) administered  | Ted
Strickland (D)  | John
Kasich (R)

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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

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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.

2010 Ohio gubernatorial election[70] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | John Kasich | 1,889,186  | 49.04%  | +12.39%
| Democratic | Ted Strickland (incumbent)  | 1,812,059  | 47.04%  | −13.50%
| Libertarian | Ken Matesz  | 92,116  | 2.39%  | +0.61%
| Green | Dennis Spisak  | 58,475  | 1.52%  | +0.50%
| Write-in | 633  | 0.02%  | N/A
Majority | 77,127  | 2.00%  | −21.89%
Total votes  | 3,852,469  | 100.00%  |
| Republican gain from Democratic

#### By county

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County  | John Kasich
Republican  | Ted Strickland
Democratic  | Various candidates
Other parties  | Margin  | Total votes cast

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %
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

* 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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## External links

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* Elections & Ballot Issues at the Ohio Secretary of State
* Candidates for Ohio State Offices at Project Vote Smart
* 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
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