The Green Papers: Ohio 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 4 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:20(3.72% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:18(4.14% of 435)
2000 Census:11,374,540 (4.03% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Columbus
Tuesday 4 May 2010 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
 

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Ohio State and Local Government

The state legislators who will meet over the two years from 2009 through 2010 will make up the 128th GENERAL ASSEMBLY of OHIO.

18 February 2010: Statewide candidates that filed candidacy papers with Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner’s Office for the May 4 statewide primary election

5 March 2010: Official Certified 2010 Primary Ballot for statewide candidates for the 4 May 2010 election.

The 4 May 2010 primary will choose nominees for the Constitution, Democratic, Green, Libertarian, Republican, and the Socialist USA parties.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator  Sherrod Brown
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 3
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Senator George V. Voinovich
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 12 January 2009: Announced retirement
    Democratic     Charlena Renee Bradley - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Insufficient signatures for ballot access.
• FEC S0OH00232: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Jennifer L. Brunner
• FEC S0OH00141: $677,658
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Lee Irwin Fisher
• FEC S0OH00158: $3,349,619
    Democratic     Traci "TJ" Johnson - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Insufficient signatures for ballot access..
    Democratic     former state Representative Tyrone K. Yates - apparently not a candidate
• 3 June 2009: Announced he is dropping his bid for the U.S. Senate and will run for re-election in the Ohio House of Representatives.
    Republican     Jason David Howard - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
• FEC S0OH00166: Financial report not available
    Republican     James E. Lundeen, Sr. - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Robert Jones "Rob" Portman
• FEC S0OH00133: $7,654,320
    Republican     Senator George V. Voinovich - apparently not a candidate
• 12 January 2009: Announced retirement
• FEC S8OH00011: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution     Eric William Deaton
• FEC S0OH00190: $8,010
    Libertarian     Steven R. "Steve" Linnabary - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Insufficient signatures for ballot access.
    Libertarian     Jeremy D. Swartz - apparently not a candidate
• 23 February 2010: Running for Congress CD 9.
• FEC S0OH00216: $831
  Candidate Socialist Party USA     Daniel H. La Botz
  Candidate Independent     Warren P. Brown
• FEC S0OH00240: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Eric LaMont Gregory
• FEC S0OH00174: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Stephen Lahanas
  Candidate Independent     David Lee "Dave" Myers
• FEC S0OH00224: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     William G. "Bill" Pierce
• FEC S6OH00171: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Michael L. Pryce
  Candidate Independent     Adam D. Shaffer
• FEC S0OH00208: $448
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor  Ted Strickland
• First elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Ted Strickland
• for Lieutenant Governor: Yvette McGee Brown
    Republican     state Senator Kevin Coughlin - apparently not a candidate
• 13 July 2009: Announced he would not run-- "I have decided that now is not my time.".
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  John Richard Kasich
• for Lieutenant Governor: Auditor Mary Taylor
  Candidate Green     Dennis S. Spisak
• for Lieutenant Governor: Anita Rios
  Candidate Libertarian     Kenneth "Ken" Matesz
• for Lieutenant Governor: Margaret Ann Leech
  Candidate Write-in     Sean Swain
• Incarcerated at the Mansfield Correctional Institution.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Lee Fisher
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 10 February 2009: Candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
10 Democratic (10 Undetermined);
8 Republican (8 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Steven Leo "Steve" Driehaus
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Steven Leo "Steve" Driehaus
• FEC H8OH01068: $869,134
  Candidate Democratic     Eric Wilson
• FEC H8OH01076: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Steven J. "Steve" Chabot
• FEC H8OH01043: $704,669
  Candidate Green     Rich Stevenson
  Candidate Libertarian     Jim Berns
  Candidate Libertarian     Jared Croxton
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt
• Elected in a Special Election, 2 August 2005, held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Rob Portman in order to become U.S. Trade Representative, 29 April 2005
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
    Democratic     state Representative  Thomas Todd "Todd" Book - apparently not a candidate
• 23 November 2009: Dropped out
• FEC H0OH02030: $80,089
  Candidate Democratic     David Harry Krikorian
• Ran as an Independent in 2008
• FEC H8OH02090: $209,540
  Candidate Democratic     James John "Jim" Parker
• 25 October 2009: Announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination.
8 January 2010: Announced he is going to run as a Democratic after Thomas Todd "Todd" Book dropped out.
• FEC H0OH02071: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Victoria Wulsin - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H6OH02151: $45,744
  Candidate Democratic     Surya "Chili" Yalamanchili
• 13 January 2010: Switched from Independent to Democrat
• FEC H0OH02048: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Debbi Alsfelder
    Republican     Robert Bryan "Bryan" Hawkins - apparently not a candidate
• circa 10 March 2010: "I have decided not to file my petitions, and thus, will not be running for the Republican nomination in 2010."
• FEC H0OH02055: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Warren County Commissioner  C. Michael "Mike" Kilburn
• FEC H0OH02063: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Tim Martz
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt
• FEC H6OH02086: $480,406
  Candidate Libertarian     Marcus "Marc" Johnston
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Michael R. "Mike" Turner
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Mark A. MacNealy
• FEC H0OH03061: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Rene Louise Oberer
• FEC H0OH03053: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michael R. "Mike" Turner
• FEC H2OH03067: $373,932
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  James D. "Jim" Jordan
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Doug Litt
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  James D. "Jim" Jordan
• FEC H6OH04082: $397,923
  Candidate Libertarian     Don Kissick
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Robert Edward "Bob" Latta
• First elected in a special election (re: death of Congressman Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Caleb Finkenbiner
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Robert Edward "Bob" Latta
• FEC H8OH05036: $229,812
  Candidate Republican     Robert Wallis
  Candidate Libertarian     Brian Smith
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     James "Jim" Renner
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr.
• FEC H6OH06095: $352,096
  Candidate Republican     Donald Kenneth Allen
• FEC H0OH06163: $27,070
    Republican     Samuel A. "Sam" Hepfner, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• 4 March 2010: "I am going to pass the responsibility for correcting the mistakes in Washington on to the other three candidates running in this primary."
  Candidate Republican     Bill Johnson
• 12 October 2009: Exploring running in CD 17.
11 February 2010: Decided to run in CD 6.
• FEC H0OH06189: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Richard Stobbs
  Candidate Constitution     Richard E. Cadle
  Candidate Libertarian     Martin J. "Buck" Elsass
  Candidate Independent     Cory McCusker
• FEC H0OH06171: Financial report not available
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Steve C. Austria
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     James John Barton
• FEC H0OH07096: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     William Russell "Bill" Conner
  Candidate Democratic     Olivia Freeman
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steve C. Austria
• FEC H8OH07065: $438,548
  Candidate Republican     John Mitchel
  Candidate Constitution     David Easton
  Candidate Libertarian     John Anderson
  Candidate Independent     Chad A. Kreemer
• FEC H0OH07088: $0
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John A. Boehner
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Justin Coussoule
• FEC H0OH08102: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John A. Boehner
• FEC H0OH08029: $2,386,207
    Republican     Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones - apparently not a candidate
• 19 June 2009: "After extensive review and discussions with various individuals in the political and private sectors ... I have decided to continue as sheriff of Butler County." - Sheriff Jones
  Candidate Republican     Tom McMasters
  Candidate Republican     Manfred Richard Schreyer
• FEC H0OH08094: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     David Harlow
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Marcy C. Kaptur
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Marcy C. Kaptur
• FEC H2OH09031: $146,045
  Candidate Democratic     Dale Terry
  Candidate Republican     Richard Bradley "Rich" Iott
• 14 January 2010: Filed as an Independent with the FEC.
27 January 2010: Filed as a Republican with the FEC.
• FEC H0OH09092: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jackie Lee "Jack" Smith
• FEC H0OH09100: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Joseph Michael Jaffe
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeremy D. Swartz
• FEC S0OH00216: $831
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Dennis J. Kucinich
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Dennis J. Kucinich
• FEC H6OH23033: $273,144
  Candidate Republican     Peter J. Corrigan
• FEC H0OH10082: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     W. Benjamin Franklin
    Republican     Thomas R. "Tom" Olschlager - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Per the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections he withdrew via letter dated 12 March 2010. His name will appear on the ballot, but votes cast will not be counted.
• FEC H0OH10074: $2,359
    Constitution     Jason Werner - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Withdrew via letter dated 20 February 2010 per Cuyahoga County Elections Board.
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeff Goggins
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Marcia L. Fudge
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Marcia L. Fudge
• FEC H8OH11141: $231,913
  Candidate Democratic     Isaac Powell
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel W. Reilly
    Republican     Matt Brakey - apparently not a candidate
• 23 February 2010: May run for County Council instead.
20 March 2010: Withdrew via letter dated 20 February 2010 per Cuyahoga County Elections Board.
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Thomas Pekarek
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Franklin County Commissioner  Paula L. Brooks
• FEC H0OH12120: $392,550
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi
• FEC H0OH12062: $1,185,083
  Candidate Republican     Andrew George Zukowski
• aka Andrzej Jerzy Zukowski
• FEC H0OH12088: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Eddie Florek
  Candidate Libertarian     Travis M. Irvine
  Candidate Independent     Robert M. Suwinski
• FEC H0OH12138: Financial report not available
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Robert Fitrakis
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Betty Sue Sutton
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Betty Sue Sutton
• FEC H6OH13133: $365,515
  Candidate Democratic     Justin Paul Wooden
• FEC H0OH13110: $1,043
  Candidate Republican     James F. Brihan
    Republican     Frank Chestney - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     Thomas D. "Tom" Ganley
• 17 February 2010: Switched from the U.S. Senate Class 3 contest to the U.S. House CD 13 contest.
• FEC H0OH13136: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     William "Bill" Haney
  Candidate Republican     James C. Hrubik, Sr.
  Candidate Republican     Jason Ashley Meade
• FEC H0OH13102: Financial report not available
    Republican     Lance Reed - apparently not a candidate
• February 2010: Running for the Ohio House of Representatives
• FEC H0OH13128: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     C. Todd Sharkey
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Dale Virgil Blanchard
  Candidate Democratic     John H. Greene, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     William M. "Bill" O'Neill
• FEC H8OH14087: $500
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette
• FEC H4OH19036: $656,117
  Candidate Libertarian     John M. Jelenic
    Libertarian     David Macko - apparently not a candidate
• 18 February 2010: Running for state Representative District 17
CD 15
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Mary Jo Kilroy
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Mary Jo Kilroy
• FEC H6OH15104: $1,096,565
  Candidate Republican     John Adams
  Candidate Republican     Ralph A. Applegate
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Steve E. Stivers
• FEC H8OH15076: $561,416
  Candidate Constitution     Christopher A. "Chris" Micisco
  Candidate Constitution; (Republican)     David Blair Ryon
• 4 March 2009: Filed to run as a Republican with the FEC.
27 October 2009: Announced he would run in the Constitution Party primary.
3 November 2009: Announced "I decided to leave the GOP...".
11 February 2010: Filed to run under the Constitution banner with the Ohio Secretary of State.
• FEC H8OH12081: $1,039
  Candidate Libertarian     William J. "Bill" Kammerer
  Candidate Independent     Scott Alan Hubbard
• FEC H0OH15081: Financial report not available
CD 16
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  John A. Boccieri
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John A. Boccieri
• FEC H8OH16058: $824,158
    Republican     Kevin Kapel - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Republican     former Ashland County Commissioner Matt Miller
• FEC H6OH16102: $29,690
  Candidate Republican     former Wadsworth Mayor James B. "Jim" Renacci
• FEC H0OH16097: $414,527
  Candidate Republican     Paul Raymond Schiffer
• FEC H8OH16082: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Herbert Doyle Smith
• FEC H0OH16105: Financial report not available
  Candidate Libertarian     Jeffrey J. "Jeff" Blevins
• FEC H0OH16089: $641
CD 17
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• 15 March 2009: Possible candidate for Lt. Governor in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Crow
  Candidate Democratic     Dan Moadus
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan
• FEC H2OH17109: $449,334
  Candidate Republican     Damian P. Degenova
  Candidate Republican     James J. "Jim" Graham
• FEC H0OH17145: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Murrell Elliot "Bing" Henderson
• FEC H0OH17137: $18,368
  Candidate Write-in; (Green)     Elaine R. Mastromatteo
CD 18
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Zachary T. "Zach" Space
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
    Democratic     Mark Pitrone - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Zachary T. "Zach" Space
• FEC H6OH18157: $1,309,288
  Candidate Republican     Beau Bromberg
    Republican     Patrick T. Carlisle - apparently not a candidate
• May not have filed
• FEC H0OH18069: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Fred L. Dailey
• FEC H8OH18088: $90,300
  Candidate Republican     David Edward "Dave" Daubenmire
• FEC H0OH18093: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Robert Brian "Bob" Gibbs
• FEC H0OH18077: $216,096
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Ron Hood
  Candidate Republican     Hombre Michael Liggett
• FEC H0OH18085: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jeanette M. Moll
• FEC H8OH18070: $116,225
  Candidate Republican     Michael D. Royer
    Republican     Helen Haskett Wolfe - apparently not a candidate
• 20 March 2010: Does not appear on any list recently provided by recognized election authorities.
    Libertarian     Clifford J. "Cliff" Snyder - apparently not a candidate
• 21 January 2010: Appears to have withdrawn
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Lindsey Dean Sutton
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Secretary of State  Jennifer L. Brunner
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Running for the Senate Class 3 Seat in 2010
    Democratic     Franklin County Commissioner Marilyn Brown - apparently not a candidate
• 1 October 2009: Running for re-election instead of for Secretary of State
    Democratic     state Representative Jennifer Garrison - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 30 January 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Jon A. Husted
  Candidate Republican     former Ashtabula County Treasurer Sandra "Sandy" O'Brien
  Candidate Libertarian     Charles R. "Charlie" Earl
• Former Republican member of the Ohio state legislature.
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Attorney General  Richard "Rich" Cordray
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  Richard "Rich" Cordray
    Republican     Steven Christopher - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Insufficient signatures for ballot access.
17 March 2010: Challenging his disqualification.
  Candidate Republican     former Senator  Michael "Mike" DeWine
    Republican     Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney  David Yost - apparently not a candidate
• Running for Auditor of State rather than Attorney General
    Constitution     Robert M. Owens - apparently not a candidate
• 5 March 2010: Insufficient signatures for ballot access.
18 March 2010: Challenging his disqualification.
  Candidate Constitution     Robert Owens
  Candidate Libertarian     Marc Allan Feldman
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer  Kevin L. Boyce
• Appointed by Governor Ted Strickland: 2008 (re: the vacancy caused by Treasurer Richard "Rich" Cordray election's as Attorney General)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer  Kevin L. Boyce
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Josh Mandel
  Candidate Libertarian     Matthew P. Cantrell
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Auditor  Mary Taylor
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 15 January 2010: Candidate for Lieutenant Governor as John Kasich's running mate.
  Candidate Democratic     Hamilton County Commissioner  David Pepper
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Seth A. Morgan
    Republican     Auditor  Mary Taylor - apparently not a candidate
• 15 January 2010: Candidate for Lieutenant Governor as John Kasich's running mate.
  Candidate Republican     Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney  David A. Yost
• Had been a candidate for State Attorney General
  Candidate Libertarian     L. Michael "Mike" Howard
 
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 16 incumbents, 39 candidates
 • Republican: 10 incumbents, 59 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 7 candidates
 • Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
 • Libertarian: 21 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • Conservative USA
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Party USA: 1 candidate
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 11 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 5 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm
Election Authority
 • Ohio Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Ohio General Assembly
 • Ohio House of Representatives
 • Ohio Senate
Democratic
 • Ohio Democratic Party
 • Ohio House Democratic Caucus
 • The Ohio Senate Democrats
Republican
 • Ohio Republican Party
Third Party
 • America First Party of Ohio
 • Conservative Party USA Ohio
 • Constitution Party of Ohio
 • Green Party of Ohio
 • Libertarian Party of Ohio
 • Natural Law Party of Ohio
 • Ohio Right to Life Society
 • The Unity Party of Ohio
Media & others
 • Akron Beacon Journal
 • Chagrin Valley Times
 • Chillicothe Gazette
 • Cincinnati Enquirer
 • City News Ohio
 • cleveland.com - Everything Cleveland
 • Columbus Dispatch
 • Courier - Findlay
 • Dayton Daily News
 • DC's Political Report - Ohio
 • Election Ohio
 • Gay People Chronicle - Cleveland
 • Gongwer News Service
 • JournalNews - Hamilton
 • Lima News
 • Lisbon Morning Journal
 • Medina Gazette
 • Middletown Journal
 • News-Herald - Willoughby
 • NewsLink.org - Ohio Newspapers
 • Ohio Elects
 • Ohio News Network
 • OpenElections.org (Voter rights)
 • Politics1.com - Ohio
 • Record-Courier - Ravenna
 • Sentinel-Tribune - Bowling Green
 • Star Beacon - Ashtabula
 • The Advertiser-Tribune - Tiffin
 • The Cincinnati Post
 • The Enquirer - Cincinnati
 • The Free Press - Columbus
 • The Herald-Star - Steubenville
 • The Independent - Massillon
 • The Lima News - Lima
 • The Oxford Press
 • The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
 • The Repository - Canton
 • The Times-Reporter - New Philadelphia
 • The Tribune Chronicle - Mahoning Valley
 • The Vindicator - Youngstown
 • The Western Star - Lebanon
 • Toledo Blade
 • Wapakoneta Daily News
 • WBNS TV - CBS - Central Ohio
 • West Life - Westlake
 • WEWS TV - ABC - Cleveland - Akron
 • WFMJ TV - NBC - Youngstown
 • WHIO AM - Dayton
 • WHIO TV - CBS - Dayton
 • WKYC TV - NBC - Cleveland
 • WNWO TV - NBC - Toledo
 • WTOL TV - CBS - Toledo
 • WTVG TV - ABC - Toledo
 

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  2010 Partisan Composition by State  
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  Political Parties  
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  Senate Electoral Classes  
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  Change in Representation in U.S. House by REGION and Subregion between 2000 and 2002  
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  Political Party Floor Leaders in the Congress of the United States  

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