2010 Ohio Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 Ohio Attorney General election Ohio presidential no 46.3% 2008 Ohio Attorney General special election 2008 (special) 2014 Ohio Attorney General election 2014 November 2, 2010 File:2011MikeDewineHiResWeb (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) 1,821,414 47.54% File:Richard Cordray.jpg Richard Cordray Democratic Party (United States) 1,772,728 46.26% 210px County results 210px Congressional district results 1 200px DeWine: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Cordray: #a5b0ff 40-50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Attorney General Richard Cordray Democratic Party (United States) Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) The 2010 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, concurrently with other statewide offices including a Class 1 Senate election as well as the Governor election. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray was first elected in a 2008 special election, and ran for a full 4-year term, losing to Republican challenger and former 2-term U.S. senator Mike DeWine. Being decided by 1.2%, this was the closest statewide election in Ohio. DeWine was later elected Governor of Ohio in 2018 in a rematch with Cordray. Background In 2008, then Ohio State Treasurer Richard Cordray ascended to the office of Attorney General following his victory in a 2008 special election triggered by the resignation of Marc Dann. Cordray won his election in a landslide winning by 18 percentage points, being held concurrently with the presidential election when Barack Obama carried the state by a bit under 5 percentage points. During Cordray's tenure, he got involved in cases against the Bank of America Corporation as well as the American International Group. In 2009, former United States Senator Mike DeWine announced he would seek the office of Attorney General, 3 years after Sherrod Brown defeated him in the 2006 election.https://www.cleveland.com/open/2009/07/mike_dewine_will_run_for_ohio.html Mike DeWine will run for Ohio attorney general 22 July 2009 Due to the growing unpopularity of the Obama administration, many political observers predicted 2010 would be a tough year for Democrats. As such, polling predicted that DeWine had a narrow edge over Cordray.https://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=63f7766d-2465-4015-ab25-e62ddc7e6722 Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #17045 13 September 2010 Democratic primary Candidates Declared Richard Cordray, incumbent Attorney General, former Ohio State Treasurer, former Ohio House of Representatives member from the 33rd district, former Treasurer of Franklin County, former Solicitor General of Ohio, nominee for OH-15 in 1992, nominee for Attorney General in 1998, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2000.https://news.wosu.org/news/2010-02-16/ohio-attorney-general-richard-cordray-has-announced-hell-run-for-re-election Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray Has Announced He'll Run for Re-election 16 February 2010 Results Democratic primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553280 Our Campaigns - OH Attorney General - R Primary Race - May 04, 2010 Richard Cordray (Incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 558,810 100.00% 558,810 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Declared Mike DeWine, former U.S. Senator, former lieutenant governor of Ohio, and former U.S. Representative.https://www.cleveland.com/open/2009/07/mike_dewine_will_run_for_ohio.html Mike DeWine will run for Ohio attorney general 22 July 2009 Results Republican primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=553280 Our Campaigns - OH Attorney General - R Primary Race - May 04, 2010 Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) 687,507 100.00% 687,507 100.00% General election Polling Poll source Dates administered RichardCordray (D) MikeDeWine (R)Survey USASurvey USA September 10–13, 2010 40% 47%The Columbus DispatchThe Columbus Dispatch August 25 – September 3, 2010 42% 44%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 27–29, 2010 40% 44%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 26–27, 2010 41% 44% Endorsements Richard Cordray Newspapers The Cincinnati Enquirerhttp://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/cincy-enquirer-endorses-cordray-pepper-boyce Cincy Enquirer Endorses Cordray, Pepper, Boyce | OhioDaily www.ohiodailyblog.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20160206162508/http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/cincy-enquirer-endorses-cordray-pepper-boyce 6 February 2016 usurped Columbus Dispatchhttps://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/10/13/for-attorney-general.html?sid=101 Endorsement: Cordray for attorney general | the Columbus Dispatch www.dispatch.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101115080529/https://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/10/13/for-attorney-general.html?sid=101 15 November 2010 dead Cleveland Plain Dealerhttps://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2010/10/the_plain_dealer_endorses_rich.html The Plain Dealer endorses Richard Cordray for attorney general of Ohio: Editorial 6 October 2010 Organizations Buckeye Firearms Associationhttps://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/7360 Buckeye Firearms Association endorses Richard Cordray for Ohio Attorney General | Buckeye Firearms Association Canton Police Patrolman's Associationhttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Associationhttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead Toledo Police Command Officers Associationhttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead Toledo Police Patrolmen's Associationhttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead Troopers for a Safer Ohiohttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Associationhttps://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ Every law enforcement group in State has endorsed Cordray | Glass City Jungle glasscityjungle.com 30 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20101126185421/https://glasscityjungle.com/2010/08/every-law-enforcement-group-in-state-has-endorsed-cordray/ 26 November 2010 dead NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio Unions Ohio AFL–CIO Communications Workers of America Mike DeWine Organizations Ohio Right to Life Ohio Veterans United Results In the end, DeWine defeated Cordary by exactly 1.28 percentage points. Cordray held his own in his home county of Franklin and various other suburbs but, his loss can be mainly attributed to his loss of ground in Appalachian Ohio as well as the overwhelmingly Republican national environment. DeWine similarly did well in his home county of Greene and narrowly carried the ancestrally Republican Hamilton County. 2010 Ohio Attorney General electionhttps://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/election-results-and-data/2010-elections-results/attorney-general-november-2-2010/ ATTORNEY GENERAL: NOVEMBER 2, 2010. Amended Official Results Ohio Secretary of State Mike DeWine Republican Party (United States) 1,821,414 47.54 +9.13% Richard Cordray (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,772,728 46.26 -10.46% Robert Owens Constitution Party (United States) 130,065 3.39 N/A Marc Allan Feldman Libertarian Party (United States) 107,521 2.81 N/A 3,729,428 100.00 N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Notes Category:2010 Ohio elections 2010 Category:2010 United States state attorney general elections