2006 Ohio gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election Ohio presidential no 2002 Ohio gubernatorial election 2002 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election 2010 November 7, 2006 Congressman Ted Strickland (cropped).jpg Ted Strickland Democratic Party (United States) Lee Fisher 2,435,505 60.54% File:Ken Blackwell (12988180853) (cropped).jpg Ken Blackwell Republican Party (United States) Tom Raga 1,474,331 36.65% 210px County results 210px| Congressional district results 210px Precinct results Strickland: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Blackwell: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Bob Taft Republican Party (United States) Ted Strickland Democratic Party (United States) 53.25% (registered voters) 6.07pp The 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2006, and was a race for the governor and lieutenant governor of Ohio. Because Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office, incumbent Governor Bob Taft was barred from running for re-election. The election was held concurrently with a U.S. Senate election. The general election for governor pitted Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, the Republican nominee, against United States Congressman Ted Strickland of Ohio's 6th congressional district, the Democratic nominee. Their running mates were former Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher on the Democratic ticket and State Representative Tom Raga on the Republican ticket. In the end, the contest was not close, and Strickland captured more than 60% of the vote, giving him a solid 24-point margin of victory. Strickland was declared the winner right at 7:30 P.M. EST, when the polls closed in Ohio. Blackwell called Strickland and conceded defeat at 8:45 P.M. EST.http://www.middletownjournal.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/11/08/ddn110806gov.html MiddletownJournal: Dayton, Ohio, news and information March 25, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110512013056/http://www.middletownjournal.com/hp/content/oh/story/news/local/2006/11/08/ddn110806gov.html May 12, 2011 Strickland won most areas of the state. In particular, he trounced Blackwell in eastern Ohio, with Blackwell only carrying one county in this region (Holmes). Blackwell did well in the Cincinnati suburbs, although he only won Hamilton County, which encompasses the City of Cincinnati, by just about 2,000 votes. He did win some rural western counties as well, but Strickland defeated Blackwell in Cuyahoga County and Franklin County, home of Cleveland and Columbus respectively. Strickland also performed strongly in the Rust Belt area from Cleveland all the way to Toledo, as well as in the Akron-Youngstown Area. This would turn out to be one of the most expensive gubernatorial elections in Ohio's history. As of , this is the last time that a Democrat was elected governor of Ohio, and the only time since 1986, as well as the first time that an African American (Blackwell) was the major party nominee for governor of Ohio. Historical background National attention As the election approached, there was increasing national attention on the Ohio gubernatorial election, focused largely on the ability of the Republican party to maintain control in Ohio. Results in Ohio in 2006 were regarded as a possible bellwether for the 2008 presidential election;https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E10F73F5B0C728EDDAD0894DE404482 The New York Times In the Race for Ohio Governor, All Sides Agree on a Need for Change Ian Urbina April 21, 2006 May 20, 2010 Ohio was considered a crucial swing state, with 20 electoral votes. Since the Republican Party's inception in 1854, no Republican presidential candidate has ever been elected to office without the electoral votes of Ohio. In contrast, a Democratic candidate has won the national election without the support of Ohio eight times (1836, 1844, 1856, 1884, 1892, 1944, 1960, and 2020). Overall, Ohio's electoral votes have gone to the winner of the election 78% of the time. Comedian and talk-show host Jon Stewart taped The Daily Show from October 30 to November 2, 2006, at the Roy Bowen Theater on the campus of Ohio State University. The series of episodes was entitled "Battlefield Ohio: The Daily Show's Midwest Midterm Midtacular" and was intended to bring further national attention to the election in Ohio.November 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes This was only the second time that the show had been filmed in a location other than New York City. Ohio, Blackwell, and the 2004 election 2004 United States election voting controversies Ohio played a decisive role in the 2004 presidential election, as Ohio's electoral votes would have been sufficient to swing the election from George W. Bush to John Kerry had Kerry won in Ohio. Given the importance of the state, Blackwell's role in the conduct of the election was closely scrutinized. As Ohio secretary of state, Blackwell was the state's chief elections officer. He was also an honorary co-chair for the Bush re-election campaign in Ohio and the most prominent backer of a ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage on the same ballot. Leading up to the election Blackwell made a number of decisions about the election process, most of which placed additional restrictions on voting. Opponents argued that Blackwell's decisions would have the effect of suppressing turnout among vulnerable populations, most of whom would be expected to vote for Kerry in the presidential contest—and that Blackwell had a conflict of interest as a co-chair of Bush's re-election campaign. Supporters argued that the Secretary of State had always been a partisan political office and that there was nothing wrong with Blackwell having a preference in the presidential elections; they denied that Blackwell's decisions were designed to benefit Bush. Reaction to Blackwell's conduct was so strong that a coalition of left-leaning organizations attempted to amend the Ohio Constitution to abolish the Secretary of State's oversight of elections, as part of a package of election reforms. The proposal was rejected by voters in November 2005.Welsh-Huggins Andrew Officials pushed out of politics https://www.newspapers.com/image/293108698/ subscription June 12, 2019 Chillicothe Gazette 3 Associated Press December 7, 2005 Blackwell opposes the legislation [to prohibit the Secretary of State from participating in a campaign other than his own], noting Ohio voters last month overwhelmingly defeated a ballot proposal that would have stripped the secretary of state of most election duties. Newspapers.com Dissatisfaction with Blackwell's involvement in the 2004 election apparently hurt him with Ohio's African-American community; according to exit polls, Blackwell received only 20% of the African-American vote in 2006.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006//pages/results/states/OH/G/00/epolls.0.html CNN CNN.com – Elections 2006 May 20, 2010 Exit polls showed that confidence in the election process among Ohio voters was even lower than voters in Florida, the state which produced an unprecedented five-week post-election fight in 2000.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/FL/G/00/epolls.0.html CNN CNN.com – Elections 2006 May 20, 2010 However, among voters who were "very confident" that votes would be counted accurately, Blackwell actually led Strickland. Republican control Entering the 2006 campaign, Ohio had been dominated for a decade by Republicans. Republicans had held the governorship for sixteen years, occupied all statewide constitutional offices, and controlled both houses of the state legislature. Important scandals Bob Taft Bob Taft At a low point in his popularity in November 2005, Taft garnered only a 6.5% approval rating.http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D%2F20051129%2FNEWS09%2F511290414 toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio 2006-04-04 live https://web.archive.org/web/20100826043024/http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20051129%2FNEWS09%2F511290414 2010-08-26 According to polling organization Survey USA, this was a lower proportion than any governor in the United States.http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGov060518State.htm SurveyUSA America's Neighborhood Pollster 2006-07-05 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171303/http://www.surveyusa.com/50State2006/50StateGov060518State.htm 2016-03-03 A poll taken in May 2006 indicated that only 2% of Ohio residents "strongly approved" of Taft's performance. The low approval ratings led pollster John Zogby to comment, "I'm not aware of anyone who's ever sunk lower."http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/Ohio%20Senate%20May.htm Rasmussen Reports: Election Poll 2006 - Ohio Senate May 15, 2006 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060526052529/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/May%202006/Ohio%20Senate%20May.htm May 26, 2006 Taft's low approval ratings follow several years of scandals. In 2005, Taft pleaded no contest to four ethics violations involving illegal gifts totaling $5,800.http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D%2F20060429%2FNEWS09%2F304290018 toledoblade.com -- Blackwell, Petro face uphill climb 2006-04-30 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070930032454/http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060429%2FNEWS09%2F304290018 2007-09-30 He was convicted of four misdemeanors and was ordered to pay a $4,000 fine and apologize to the people of Ohio. Taft is the only Ohio governor to be convicted of a crime while in office. Thomas Noe and Coingate Coingate scandal In 1996 the Republican controlled Ohio General Assembly removed a restriction requiring that state investments only be in safer, though lower-yielding, bonds. After the restriction was eliminated, hundreds of millions of dollars in state funds were invested by a number of investment firms with close ties to the Republican party. Among those investments was $50 million of the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation fund which was given to Thomas Noe, an investor in rare and unusual coins and major donor to the Republican Party including then-governor Bob Taft.http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story%3Ddispatch%2F2006%2F02%2F14%2F20060214-A1-00.html The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State 2011-03-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060223012851/http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch%2F2006%2F02%2F14%2F20060214-A1-00.html 2006-02-23 In 2005 it was revealed that Noe could only account for $13 million of the original investment. Among the missing funds were two coins worth over $300,000 alone. Throughout 2005, there was a protracted legal battle over the release of records which Noe claimed were privileged and prosecutors claimed were in the public domain. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5–2 in favor of the prosecutors. On February 13, 2006, Noe was indicted on 53 counts, including: engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (which carries a mandatory 10-year sentence), 11 counts of theft, 11 counts of money laundering, 8 counts of tampering with records, and 22 counts of forgery. The charges also accuse Noe of personally stealing $2 million. On November 20, 2006, Noe was found guilty of theft, money laundering, forgery and corrupt activity, and was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison, fined $213,000, ordered to pay the $2 million cost of his prosecution and make restitution to the Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation. Also in 2006, Noe pleaded guilty to three charges of using over a dozen people in 2004 as illegal "conduits" to make donations to George W. Bush's re-election campaign of over $45,000 in order to skirt laws limiting donations in federal campaigns to $2,000. Noe was convicted and sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and ordered to pay a $136,000 fine.http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D%2F20060912%2FBREAKINGNEWS%2F60912029 toledoblade.com -- Noe gets 27 months in federal prison for illegal Bush contributions 2006-09-26 live https://web.archive.org/web/20070930025208/http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060912%2FBREAKINGNEWS%2F60912029 2007-09-30 Democratic primary Candidates Bryan Flannery, former state representative and nominee for Ohio secretary of state in 2002 Ted Strickland, U.S. representative Campaign When Strickland first launched his campaign, he was originally also in a tough fight for the nomination, as Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman was also campaigning and raising money. Before attacks were traded between the nominees, Coleman bowed out, citing a need to spend more time with his family.http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/11/28/daily12.html Coleman drops out of Ohio governor's race November 29, 2005 Results thumb|210px|Primary results by county: #7996E2FF Strickland #7996E2FF 50–60% #6674DEFF 60–70% #584CDEFF 70–80% #1E1DBEFF 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Democratic primary resultshttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-0502DemGov.aspx DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR / LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: MAY 2, 2006 Ohio Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20150108135443/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-0502DemGov.aspx 2015-01-08 Ted Strickland Democratic Party (United States) 634,114 79.23 Bryan Flannery Democratic Party (United States) 166,253 20.77 800,367 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Ken Blackwell, Ohio secretary of state and nominee for OH-01 in 1990 Jim Petro, attorney general of Ohio Campaign Blackwell and Petro were initially going to be joined in their competitive primary by Ohio State Auditor Betty Montgomery, but Montgomery withdrew from the contest and instead ran for state attorney general, an office she lost. The campaign between the two candidates then heated up; despite commercials preaching his conservative values, Petro was never able to shake his previous pro-choice stance.http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/308544531908866.php Vindy.com - Petro blasts Blackwell, his ideas 2007-01-18 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224056/http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/308544531908866.php 2007-09-26 As the election approached, the barbs grew worse between Petro and Blackwell, only serving to bring more negative attention to the Ohio Republican Party. Results thumb|210px|Results map by county#E27F90 Blackwell—50–60%#CC2F4A Blackwell—60–70%#D40000 Blackwell—70–80%#ff7644 Petro—50–60%#f8581e Petro—60–70% Republican primary resultshttp://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-0502RepGov.aspx REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR / LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: MAY 2, 2006 Ohio Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20150108135331/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-0502RepGov.aspx 2015-01-08 Ken Blackwell Republican Party (United States) 460,349 55.73 Jim Petro Republican Party (United States) 365,618 44.27 825,967 100.00 General election Campaign finance thumb|200px|Ted Strickland campaigning before the election The race for the 2006 election was the most expensive in Ohio's history. Reflective of both the national significance of the race, as well as the powerful fundraising capabilities of both parties, Blackwell and Strickland passed the previous fundraising record set in 1998. That record, set when current Governor Bob Taft was running against Lee Fisher (Strickland's running mate), totaled a combined $18 million by the end of the election. As of September 9, 2006, Blackwell and Strickland had already raised a combined $21.2 million. Strickland led Blackwell, $11.2 million to $10 million.http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=306903&Category=13 Archived copy www.cantonrep.com 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192419/http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=306903&Category=13 27 September 2007 dead Most of the money raised in Ohio by both major party candidates came from a single zip code in downtown Columbus, which is home to their respective parties, labor and political groups, lobbyists and lawyers.http://www.cleveland.com/open/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fcuyahoga%2F1150533122181290.xml&coll=2 Archived copy 2011-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607082216/http://www.cleveland.com/open/plaindealer/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fcuyahoga%2F1150533122181290.xml&coll=2 2011-06-07 dead A significant amount of money was spent by private groups on behalf of the candidates as well, the estimated combined total at the time of the May 2 primary was $50 million.Ohio again center of political stage Julie Carr Smyth The Cincinnati Post (Associated Press) 2006-05-04 A2 http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060504/NEWS01/605040371 https://web.archive.org/web/20060821161314/http://news.cincypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060504%2FNEWS01%2F605040371 2006-08-21 Spending estimates already have reached $50 million. dead Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006 https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf The Cook Political Report October 1, 2006 June 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080605094803/https://cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_gov_ratings_nov6.pdf dead Solid D Flip November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallElection Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/ljs2006110601/ Sabato's Crystal Ball June 25, 2021 Safe D Flip November 6, 2006 Rothenberg Political Report2006 Gubernatorial Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2006-gubernatorial-ratings Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report June 25, 2021 Likely D Flip November 2, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsElection 2006 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/election_2006-21.html Real Clear Politics June 25, 2021 Likely D Flip November 6, 2006 Polling thumb|300 px|Graph of average poll results, Nov 2005 - Oct 2006 Since the first polls on the general election matchup were taken in November 2005, Strickland led Blackwell, though the margin substantially increased in March 2006. The greatest margin recorded in an individual poll was found in the October 26, 2006, SurveyUSA poll which showed Strickland leading by 30 points. The smallest recorded margin was the February 6, 2006, Zogby poll showing Strickland leading by a mere 3 points. When the results are averaged across the different polls, the greatest margin was in October 2006 with a difference of 22.6 points in favor of Strickland. The smallest average margin was during January 2006, with Strickland leading Blackwell by 4 points. Poll source Date(s) administered TedStrickland (D) KenBlackwell (R) BillPeirce (L) BobFitrakis (G)Survey USASurvey USA November 6, 2006 55% 38% 2% 1%University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati November 6, 2006 59% 37% 4% (Independents combined)CNNCNN October 31, 2006 59% 36%Survey USASurvey USA October 26, 2006 62% 32% 1% 1%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac October 18, 2006 59% 32%NY Times/CBS NewsNY Times/CBS News October 18, 2006 53% 29% 2% (Independents combined)University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati October 14, 2006 52% 38% 3% 1%Survey USASurvey USA October 12, 2006 60% 32% 2% 1%RasmussenRasmussen October 6, 2006 52% 40%ZogbyZogby September 28, 2006 48.3% 39.7% Survey USASurvey USA September 28, 2006 56% 35% 2% 2%RasmussenRasmussen September 20, 2006 54% 35%QuinnipiacQuinnipiac September 19, 2006 56% 34%University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati September 17, 2006 50% 38% 3% 2%Zogby September 11, 2006 47.5% 41.8% Zogby August 28, 2006 49.7% 41.4% RasmussenRasmussen August 27, 2006 57% 32%Survey USAhttps://archive.today/20130209092801/http://wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=55366 Survey USA August 7, 2006 57% 35% 2% 1%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060803080534/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/July%202006/ohioGovernor.htm 2006-08-03 August 1, 2006 50% 39%Zogby July 24, 2006 48.4% 43.8% Columbus DispatchColumbus Dispatch July 23, 2006 47% 27%RasmussenRasmussen June 27, 2006 50% 37%Zogby June 21, 2006 49.1% 44.3% Survey USASurvey USA June 13, 2006 53% 37% 2% 1%University of CincinnatiUniversity of Cincinnati May 25, 2006 50% 44% 2% (Independents combined)RasmussenRasmussen May 18, 2006 52% 36%RasmussenRasmussen April 25, 2006 52% 35%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20060426140704/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/March%202006/Ohio%20Governor%20March.htm 2006-04-26 March 31, 2006 50% 40%RasmussenRasmussen February 19, 2006 47% 35%ZogbyZogby February 6, 2006 38% 35%RasmussenRasmussen January 7, 2006 44% 40%RasmussenRasmussen https://web.archive.org/web/20051215231455/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2005/Ohio%20Governor%20Nov%2017.htm 2005-12-15 November 15, 2005 42% 36% Results Ohio gubernatorial election, 2006http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107GovLieutGov.aspx GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: NOVEMBER 7, 2006 Ohio Secretary of State December 31, 2012 July 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170702150650/http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2006ElectionsResults/06-1107GovLieutGov.aspx dead Democratic Party (United States) Ted Strickland 2,435,505 60.54% +22.23% Republican Party (United States) Ken Blackwell 1,474,331 36.65% -21.11% Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Peirce 71,473 1.78% Green Party (United States) Bob Fitrakis 40,967 1.02% 652 0.02% 961,174 23.89% +4.44% 4,022,928 53.25% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Results by county CountyTed StricklandDemocraticKen BlackwellRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adams4,72554.40%3,77143.42%1892.18%95410.98%8,685Allen18,00049.68%17,18447.43%1,0452.88%8162.25%36,229Ashland9,49249.04%9,15447.30%7093.66%3381.75%19,355Ashtabula22,25565.72%10,40630.73%1,2043.56%11,84934.99%33,865Athens16,18881.59%3,30316.65%3491.76%12,88564.94%19,840Auglaize7,60644.99%8,68751.38%6143.63%-1,081-6.39%16,907Belmont17,84274.35%5,59323.31%5612.34%12,24951.05%23,996Brown7,74355.13%5,95642.41%3452.46%1,78712.72%14,044Butler52,36545.18%60,01851.79%3,5123.03%-7,653-6.60%115,895Carroll6,94861.91%3,77533.64%5004.45%3,17328.27%11,223Champaign7,47552.40%6,35544.55%4343.04%1,1207.85%14,264Clark29,36459.86%18,20037.10%1,4923.04%11,16422.76%49,056Clermont27,30742.00%35,68754.89%2,0163.10%-8,380-12.89%65,010Clinton6,34250.15%5,94747.03%3572.82%3953.12%12,646Columbiana23,91466.02%11,32631.27%9832.71%12,58834.75%36,223Coshocton7,75457.83%5,18438.66%4703.51%2,57019.17%13,408Crawford8,28749.49%7,86346.96%5943.55%4242.53%16,744Cuyahoga335,38273.84%107,25823.61%11,5632.55%228,12450.23%454,203Darke9,36546.31%10,01849.54%8404.15%-653-3.23%20,223Defiance6,79849.85%6,29846.18%5423.97%5003.67%13,638Delaware32,50450.18%30,93147.75%1,3382.07%1,5732.43%64,773Erie20,25667.28%9,08930.19%7612.53%11,16737.09%30,106Fairfield30,18055.88%22,36341.41%1,4612.71%7,81714.47%54,004Fayette4,38452.18%3,84545.76%1732.06%5396.42%8,402Franklin241,53664.71%122,60132.85%9,1212.44%118,93531.86%373,258Fulton8,19350.76%7,42145.98%5273.26%7724.78%16,141Gallia6,57464.67%3,40633.51%1851.82%3,16831.17%10,165Geauga22,15456.59%15,85040.49%1,1442.92%6,30416.10%39,148Greene28,61248.40%28,71348.57%1,7883.02%-101-0.17%59,113Guernsey8,35062.43%4,60134.40%4243.17%3,74928.03%13,375Hamilton139,45148.51%141,37449.17%6,6712.32%-1,923-0.67%287,496Hancock10,93442.59%14,00754.56%7342.86%-3,073-11.97%25,675Hardin5,27354.23%4,09942.16%3513.61%1,17412.07%9,723Harrison4,23869.53%1,66127.25%1963.22%2,57742.28%6,095Henry5,72349.88%5,37146.81%3793.30%3523.07%11,473Highland7,00753.25%5,82244.25%3292.50%1,1859.01%13,158Hocking6,61967.13%2,99030.32%2512.55%3,62936.81%9,860Holmes3,30140.71%4,51455.67%2933.61%-1,213-14.96%8,108Huron10,71856.66%7,59240.13%6073.21%3,12616.52%18,917Jackson7,11768.28%3,15030.22%1561.50%3,96738.06%10,423Jefferson18,07169.15%7,18727.50%8753.35%10,88441.65%26,133Knox10,27849.46%9,94447.85%5582.69%3341.61%20,780Lake56,48264.18%28,67532.58%2,8493.24%27,80731.60%88,006Lawrence13,53070.80%5,28727.67%2921.53%8,24343.14%19,109Licking32,45554.96%24,74041.90%1,8563.14%7,71513.06%59,051Logan7,61147.33%7,94149.38%5283.28%-330-2.05%16,080Lorain68,78368.35%28,34228.16%3,5073.48%40,44140.19%100,632Lucas95,11866.62%44,30731.03%3,3592.35%50,81135.59%142,784Madison7,24453.89%5,81543.26%3822.84%1,42910.63%13,441Mahoning72,07675.67%20,35621.37%2,8192.96%51,72054.30%95,251Marion11,96355.15%9,05441.74%6743.11%2,90913.41%21,691Medina39,06159.63%24,62937.60%1,8212.78%14,43222.03%65,511Meigs5,29568.70%2,28529.65%1271.65%3,01039.06%7,707Mercer5,69236.38%9,42960.26%5253.36%-3,737-23.88%15,646Miami17,26346.59%18,39549.64%1,3963.77%-1,132-3.06%37,054Monroe4,68277.18%1,23720.39%1472.42%3,44556.79%6,066Montgomery107,59356.87%76,18940.27%5,4192.86%31,40416.60%189,201Morgan3,46862.87%1,87634.01%1723.12%1,59228.86%5,516Morrow6,42551.09%5,66845.07%4823.83%7576.02%12,575Muskingum16,73358.26%11,07338.56%9133.18%5,66019.71%28,719Noble3,34265.89%1,58331.21%1472.90%1,75934.68%5,072Ottawa10,85863.10%5,80933.76%5403.14%5,04929.34%17,207Paulding3,71749.70%3,27643.80%4866.50%4415.90%7,479Perry7,37165.28%3,57731.68%3433.04%3,79433.60%11,291Pickaway10,60959.07%6,95338.71%3982.22%3,65620.36%17,960Pike7,11872.81%2,51125.69%1471.50%4,60747.13%9,776Portage36,55366.50%16,22329.51%2,1943.99%20,33036.98%54,970Preble7,86350.56%7,09645.62%5943.82%7674.93%15,553Putnam6,43945.47%7,24851.18%4743.35%-809-5.71%14,161Richland24,39853.27%19,85543.35%1,5463.38%4,5439.92%45,799Ross15,93066.82%7,45231.26%4571.92%8,47835.56%23,839Sandusky13,47359.26%8,46737.24%7963.50%5,00622.02%22,736Scioto19,78475.03%6,32824.00%2570.97%13,45651.03%26,369Seneca11,38756.79%8,01139.95%6533.26%3,37616.84%20,051Shelby8,06147.34%8,35849.08%6103.58%-297-1.74%17,029Stark89,41664.14%45,41332.57%4,5853.29%44,00331.56%139,414Summit135,14768.34%57,34429.00%5,2562.66%77,80339.34%197,747Trumbull60,16174.16%18,55622.87%2,4112.97%41,60551.28%81,128Tuscarawas20,55665.08%10,13432.08%8952.83%10,42233.00%31,585Union7,68945.56%8,61351.03%5753.41%-924-5.47%16,877Van Wert4,51443.37%5,33151.22%5645.42%-817-7.85%10,409Vinton3,16571.57%1,16626.37%912.06%1,99945.21%4,422Warren27,43440.29%39,09457.41%1,5632.30%-11,660-17.12%68,091Washington15,03765.99%7,41232.53%3391.49%7,62533.46%22,788Wayne19,82051.42%17,50445.41%1,2223.17%2,3166.01%38,546Williams6,69651.38%5,85344.91%4843.71%8436.47%13,033Wood26,77158.69%17,50038.36%1,3452.95%9,27120.32%45,616Wyandot4,09750.21%3,85247.21%2112.59%2453.00%8,160Totals2,435,50560.54%1,474,33136.65%113,0922.81%961,17423.89%4,022,928 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sandusky (largest city: Fremont) Seneca (largest city: Tiffin) Huron (largest city: Norwalk) Lake (largest city: Mentor) Portage (largest city: Kent) Stark (largest city: Canton) Columbiana (largest city: Salem) Carroll (largest city: Carrollton) Tuscarawas (largest city: New Philadelphia) Guernsey (largest city: Cambridge) Clark (largest municipality: Springfield) Gallia (largest city: Gallipolis) Adams (largest city: West Union) Ashland (largest city: Ashland) Allen (largest city: Lima) Champaign (largest city: Urbana) Brown (largest city: Georgetown) Clinton (largest city: Wilmington) 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) Geauga (largest city: Chardon) Highland (largest city: Hillsboro) Hardin (largest city: Kenton) Henry (largest city: Napoleon) Knox (largest city: Mount Vernon) 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) Perry (largest city: New Lexington) Pickaway (largest city: Circleville) Preble (largest city: Eaton) Richland (largest city: Mansfield) Wayne (largest city: Wooster) Williams (largest city: Bryan) Wyandot (largest city: Upper Sandusky) Harrison (largest city: Cadiz) Hocking (largest city: Logan) Jackson (largest city: Jackson) Lawrence (largest city: Ironton) Meigs (largest city: Middleport) Noble (largest city: Caldwell) Ottawa (largest city: Port Clinton) Perry (largest city: New Lexington) Pike (largest city: Waverly) Ross (largest city: Chillicothe) Scioto (largest city: Portsmouth) Vinton (largest city: McArthur) Wood (largest city: Bowling Green) Belmont (largest city: Martins Ferry) Jefferson (largest city: Steubenville) Ashtabula (largest city: Ashtabula) Erie (largest city: Sandusky) Montgomery (largest city: Dayton) Wood (largest city: Bowling Green) Franklin (largest city: Columbus) Lucas (largest city: Toledo) Washington (largest city: Marietta) Monroe (largest city: Woodsfield) By congressional district Strickland won 16 of 18 congressional districts, including nine which elected Republicans to the House.https://twitter.com/JMilesColeman/status/1408171836500856843 Twitter District Strickland Blackwell Representative1st 49.7% 47.9%Steve Chabot2nd47.4%50.4%Jean Schmidt3rd 54.0% 43.4%Mike Turner4th49.9%46.9%Mike Oxley (109th Congress)Jim Jordan (110th Congress)5th53.2%43.2%Paul Gillmor 6th70.2%27.4%Ted Strickland (109th Congress)Charlie Wilson (110th Congress)7th 59.0% 38.3%Dave Hobson8th 47.1% 49.6%John Boehner9th 66.9% 30.5%Marcy Kaptur10th 71.1% 26.1%Dennis Kucinich11th 80.8% 16.9%Stephanie Tubbs Jones12th 58.4% 39.4%Pat Tiberi13th67.6%29.5%Sherrod Brown (109th Congress)Betty Sutton (110th Congress)14th 62.8% 34.3%Steve LaTourette15th 61.9% 35.6%Deborah Pryce16th 59.9% 36.9%Ralph Regula17th 74.0% 22.9%Tim Ryan18th61.4%35.7%Bob Ney (109th Congress)Zack Space (110th Congress) See also Coingate scandal References External links Campaign websites (archived) Ted Strickland (D) for Governor Bryan Flannery (D) for Governor Michael Coleman (D) for Governor Ken Blackwell (R) for Governor Jim Petro (R) for Governor Betty Montgomery (R) for Governor Bill 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