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Election 2010

Governor of Ohio

November 2, 2010 · general election · 2 candidates with a page

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by surname. Ohio rotates the order candidates appear in by precinct, so no order on this page is the order on a ballot.

John Kasich

John Kasich

Republican · Former Governor of Ohio, 2011–2019

  • Administrative assistant to an Ohio state senator, 1975-1977, before his own election to the Ohio Legislature.
  • Managing director in Lehman Brothers' investment-banking division, Columbus, Ohio, 2001-2008.
  • Hosted "Heartland with John Kasich" on the Fox News Channel after leaving Congress in 2001.

certified

10 of 11 sections researched · 23 sources

Ted Strickland

Ted Strickland

Democratic · Former Governor of Ohio, 2007–2011

  • Counseling psychologist at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.
  • Professor of psychology at Shawnee State University.
  • Administrator at a Methodist children's home before his 1992 election to Congress.

certified

10 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources

John Kasich

Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 10 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 5 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 1 entryRecord in office: 6 entriesMoney: 3 entriesFinancial interests: 1 entryPolling and approval: 2 entriesElections: 3 entriesEndorsements given: None found in the records checkedSources: 11 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 23 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for John Kasich, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsresearched
claimsresearched
recordresearched
moneyresearched
interestsresearched
pollingresearched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnone found
sourcesresearched

Ted Strickland

Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Profile: 12 entriesOn the ballot: 0 entriesWhere they stand: 8 entriesWhat they have said, checked: 4 entriesRecord in office: 8 entriesMoney: 6 entriesFinancial interests: 2 entriesPolling and approval: 3 entriesElections: 7 entriesEndorsements given: Not yet researchedSources: 27 entries10 of 11 sections researched · 44 sources
Coverage, by section10 of 11 sections researched.Source: Cracked Buckeye coverage record for Ted Strickland, 10 of 11 sections researched · as of 2026-09-25 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
SectionState
profileresearched
ballotresearched
positionsresearched
claimsresearched
recordresearched
moneyresearched
interestsresearched
pollingresearched
electionsresearched
endorsementsnot researched
sourcesresearched

The race in pictures

Polls, Governor of Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.None found in the records checked
Polls, Governor of Ohio, as publishedNo poll of this race is on file yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Kasich not yet researched, Strickland $11.1M; as of November 2010.RaisedKasich (R)John Kasich: raised not yet researchedNot yet researchedStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: raised $11.1M as filed with the Ohio Secretary of State, as of 2010-11$11.1MSpentKasich (R)John Kasich: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: spent not yet researchedNot yet researchedCash on handKasich (R)John Kasich: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researchedStrickland (D)Ted Strickland: cash on hand not yet researchedNot yet researched
Money, raised, spent and cash on hand, as filedRaised, as filed: Kasich not yet researched, Strickland $11.1M; as of November 2010.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings · as of 2010-11 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemUSDNote
RaisedKasich (R)Not yet researched
RaisedStrickland (D)11,065,559
SpentKasich (R)Not yet researched
SpentStrickland (D)Not yet researched
Cash on handKasich (R)Not yet researched
Cash on handStrickland (D)Not yet researched

A note on our coverage

Read before the columns: where one candidate has more entries than another, this says which of the two reasons it is.

Sources: Ted Strickland has 27 entries and John Kasich has 11 entries. The difference reflects the length of each public record and the depth of our research; it is not a judgment.

Jump to a candidate

Where they stand

Their own words, by issue, with the date, the venue and the link. A paraphrase is marked as one.

Campaign finance

John Kasich

None found in the records checked

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

A May 14, 2016 fundraising email from his campaign, sent by his campaign manager, said: "we don’t have a super PAC, and quite frankly, we don’t want one that spends millions to spew out lies and distortions"

May 2016 · Campaign statement: fundraising email signed by his campaign manager (not his own words), per PolitiFact

Source: politifact.com

Economy

John Kasich

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Campaigned on his first term having restored Ohio's fiscal stability and turned around an economy that, like the rest of the Rust Belt, had languished after the Great Recession, crediting the administration with diversifying Ohio's economy and adding private-sector jobs.

April 15, 2014 · 2014 re-election TV ad "Deliver", per the research archive

Source: John Kasich

Ted Strickland

I'm running for the United States Senate in 2016 because I am determined to restore the American Dream for working people in this country

2015 · Campaign announcement, per Governing.com

Source: governing.com

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Argued the 2007-2010 job losses stemmed primarily from the national financial crisis and Great Recession rather than his own policies, and that Ohio's economy was beginning to recover by 2010.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Proposed the 'Turnaround Ohio' plan linking economic growth to educational achievement: expanded health screenings and preschool access, workforce retraining, state-funded children's college savings accounts, and a roughly $250 million alternative-energy initiative aimed at manufacturing jobs.

2006 · 'Turnaround Ohio' campaign plan, per Policy Matters Ohio

Source: policymattersohio.org

Government ethics

John Kasich

None found in the records checked

Ted Strickland

Taft-Blackwell way of governing

September 2006 · Youngstown debate, per WOSU

Source: wosu.org

Health care

John Kasich

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed the Obama administration's health care law, in contrast with Strickland's support for it, and opposed federal cap-and-trade emissions limits.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Supported the Obama administration's health care overhaul, drawing a contrast with Kasich, who opposed it, and defended his record on education reform.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election

Medicaid expansion

John Kasich

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Campaigned on having expanded Medicaid coverage to an estimated 366,000 low-income Ohioans starting January 2014, using the ACA's expansion funds after his own Republican legislature would not authorize it directly, citing its role in addiction treatment during Ohio's opioid crisis.

2014 · 2014 campaign, per the research archive

Source: John Kasich

Ted Strickland

None found in the records checked

Taxes

John Kasich

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Signed a budget (House Bill 59) phasing in a roughly 10% cut to state income-tax rates and a 50% tax reduction for small businesses on their first $250,000 of income, offset in part by raising the state sales tax from 5.5% to 5.75%, and eliminating Ohio's estate tax effective January 1, 2013.

2013 · 2013-2014 state budget, per the research archive

Source: John Kasich

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Opposed Blackwell's proposed flat 3.25% state income tax, arguing it favored high earners, while supporting middle-class tax cuts and marriage-tax relief; an outside analysis found 61% of Ohio taxpayers would pay more under Blackwell's plan.

2006 · 2006 campaign, per Policy Matters Ohio

Source: policymattersohio.org

Taxes and government spending

John Kasich

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Campaigned on restoring Ohio's fiscal stability and balancing the state budget without raising taxes, drawing on his record as former House Budget Committee chairman, and on cutting taxes and reducing regulation to spur job growth after the 2008-2010 recession.

2010 · 2010 campaign platform, per the research archive

Source: Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010

Ted Strickland

None found in the records checked

Trade

John Kasich

None found in the records checked

Ted Strickland

Paraphrase of a linked source, not their words:

Made opposition to trade deals a centerpiece of the campaign, attacking Portman's support for NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership and accusing him of failing to stop Chinese steel dumping.

2016 · Campaign record, per Ideastream/WKSU

Source: wksu.org

What they have said, checked

Newest first. Each check is shown in the checker's own rating word, with their name, the date and the link.

John Kasich

None found in the records checked

Ted Strickland

None found in the records checked

Record in office

Dated actions. Any evaluation of an action is printed with the name of whoever made it and the link.

Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis14 record entries from 1997 to 2013; 8 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.199020002010Kasich (R)Governor of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-01U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio's 12th District, 1983-01 to 2001-01Governor of Ohio, 2011-01 to 2019-011997-08 (bill): As chairman of the House Budget Committee (1995-2001), was a lead architect and chief House sponsor of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a bi2001 (action): Joined Lehman Brothers' investment banking division as a managing director in 2001, running its two-person Columbus, Ohio office, and remain2002 (action): While at Lehman Brothers, sought to persuade two Ohio state pension funds to invest with the firm; after Lehman's 2008 collapse, Ohio's publ2011-03 (bill): Signed Senate Bill 5, sharply restricting collective-bargaining rights for public employees including police, firefighters and teachers; Ohi2013-06 (bill): Signed, in a private ceremony, a law reclassifying JobsOhio's liquor-profit funding as private and exempt from state audit, after State Audi2013-10-21 (action): His administration won approval for Ohio's Medicaid expansion from the seven-member Ohio Controlling Board, 5-2, after being unable to get tStrickland (D)U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, 1993-01 to 1995-01U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District, 1997-01 to 2007-01Governor of Ohio, 2007-01 to 2011-012007 (action): Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation 2007 (action): Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing empl2007 (action): Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though Politi2008 (bill): Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.2008-07 (bill): Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.2009 (action): Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balan2010-09-17 (statement): His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the2011 (action): After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employ
Record in office, dated entries, both candidates on one axis14 record entries from 1997 to 2013; 8 of them actions; 6 offices held on the record.Source: Cracked Buckeye person record for Kasich (R) and Strickland (D), 14 dated entries · as of 2013-10-21 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
PersonDateKindEntry
Kasich (R)2011-01officeGovernor of Ohio
Kasich (R)1983-01officeU.S. House of Representatives, Ohio's 12th District
Kasich (R)2011-01officeGovernor of Ohio
Kasich (R)1997-08bill1997-08 (bill): As chairman of the House Budget Committee (1995-2001), was a lead architect and chief House sponsor of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a bi
Kasich (R)2001action2001 (action): Joined Lehman Brothers' investment banking division as a managing director in 2001, running its two-person Columbus, Ohio office, and remain
Kasich (R)2002action2002 (action): While at Lehman Brothers, sought to persuade two Ohio state pension funds to invest with the firm; after Lehman's 2008 collapse, Ohio's publ
Kasich (R)2011-03bill2011-03 (bill): Signed Senate Bill 5, sharply restricting collective-bargaining rights for public employees including police, firefighters and teachers; Ohi
Kasich (R)2013-06bill2013-06 (bill): Signed, in a private ceremony, a law reclassifying JobsOhio's liquor-profit funding as private and exempt from state audit, after State Audi
Kasich (R)2013-10-21action2013-10-21 (action): His administration won approval for Ohio's Medicaid expansion from the seven-member Ohio Controlling Board, 5-2, after being unable to get t
Strickland (D)1993-01officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District
Strickland (D)1997-01officeU.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District
Strickland (D)2007-01officeGovernor of Ohio
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing empl
Strickland (D)2007action2007 (action): Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though Politi
Strickland (D)2008bill2008 (bill): Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.
Strickland (D)2008-07bill2008-07 (bill): Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.
Strickland (D)2009action2009 (action): Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balan
Strickland (D)2010-09-17statement2010-09-17 (statement): His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the
Strickland (D)2011action2011 (action): After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employ

John Kasich

  1. October 21, 2013 · action

    His administration won approval for Ohio's Medicaid expansion from the seven-member Ohio Controlling Board, 5-2, after being unable to get the GOP-controlled General Assembly to authorize it directly; two anti-abortion groups and six Republican state lawmakers sued the next day, arguing the Board lacked authority to approve the spending.

    Source: John Kasich

  2. June 2013 · bill

    Signed, in a private ceremony, a law reclassifying JobsOhio's liquor-profit funding as private and exempt from state audit, after State Auditor Dave Yost had subpoenaed the agency's records in March 2013 to audit the roughly $100-228 million a year in liquor profits funding it.

    Good Jobs First, a national watchdog group, October 23, 2013 report: JobsOhio's board included major campaign contributors and executives of companies that were themselves recipients of large state subsidies · the source

    Source: National Report Criticizes JobsOhio, Other Privatized Agencies

  3. March 2011 · bill

    Signed Senate Bill 5, sharply restricting collective-bargaining rights for public employees including police, firefighters and teachers; Ohio voters repealed it by referendum on November 8, 2011, 61.33%-39.67%.

    Source: An Ohio gubernatorial race blow-out? Wouldn't be the first time

  4. 2002 · action

    While at Lehman Brothers, sought to persuade two Ohio state pension funds to invest with the firm; after Lehman's 2008 collapse, Ohio's public pension systems suffered losses reported at roughly $480 million tied to Lehman-related investments.

    Source: John Kasich's Work at Lehman Brothers Connected to Hit That Ohio Seniors Have Taken in New TV Ad

  5. 2001 · action

    Joined Lehman Brothers' investment banking division as a managing director in 2001, running its two-person Columbus, Ohio office, and remained there until the firm's September 2008 bankruptcy, earning a documented $432,200 bonus atop a $182,692 salary in 2008 alone.

    Source: John Kasich's Wall Street ties could haunt 2016 bid

  6. August 1997 · bill

    As chairman of the House Budget Committee (1995-2001), was a lead architect and chief House sponsor of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, a bipartisan agreement with the Clinton administration that helped produce the first federal budget surpluses since the late 1960s.

    House Speaker Newt Gingrich, per Bloomberg: more than any single man... responsible for balancing the budget · the source

    Source: Did John Kasich Help Balance the Federal Budget as Budget Chairman?

Ted Strickland

  1. 2011 · action

    After leaving office, helped lead the 2011 citizen-referendum campaign against Senate Bill 5, which would have sharply limited public-employee collective bargaining; Ohio voters repealed SB 5 with more than 60% support.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  2. September 17, 2010 · statement

    His administration's public accounting said about $4.89 billion in one-time money was used to balance the state budget; PolitiFact found the real total was closer to $6.51 billion once later budget actions were included.

    PolitiFact, September 17, 2010: False · the source

    Source: Strickland administration figures for one-time money used in state budget don't measure up

  3. 2009 · action

    Drew down Ohio's Budget Stabilization ('rainy day') Fund from roughly $1 billion to $0.89 by the time he left office, using it to help balance the state budget during the 2008-09 recession.

    U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a 2016 ad: As governor, Ted Strickland left only 89 cents in Ohio's rainy day fund. · the source

    Source: politifact.com

  4. July 2008 · bill

    Signed a 2008 renewable portfolio standard requiring 25% of Ohio's electricity to come from renewable and advanced-energy sources by 2025.

    Source: Ted Strickland

  5. 2008 · bill

    Signed Ohio's renewable-portfolio standard, mandating that 25% of the state's electricity come from renewable/advanced sources by 2025.

    Source: en.wikipedia.org

  6. 2007 · action

    Ohio public schools rose in national rankings, from 27th to 5th per Education Week, during his education-reform push, and manufacturing employment grew by roughly 9,300 jobs between January and December 2010.

    Source: Quality Counts

  7. 2007 · action

    Ohio lost a net of roughly 367,800 to 400,000 nonfarm jobs during his term and unemployment rose from 5.6% to a peak of 10.7%, though PolitiFact found attack ads placing full blame on Strickland lacked context since the losses were driven substantially by the national recession.

    PolitiFact, October 19, 2010: False · the source

    Source: Kasich ad puts all the state's budget woes, job losses on Strickland

  8. 2007 · action

    Created the University System of Ohio to expand access to in-state higher education; Ohio's K-12 system rose from 27th to 5th in the nation (grade B-) in Education Week's 'Quality Counts' rankings during his term.

    Sources: thinkbeyond.osu.edu · edweek.org

Money

Totals and donors exactly as filed with the FEC or the Ohio Secretary of State, each figure with its filing link.

Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.None found in the records checked
Itemized contributions from inside Ohio, share of all itemizedNo filing in this race breaks itemized contributions down by state.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

John Kasich

Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for John Kasich in this race yet.None found in the records checked
Where the money went, as filedNo campaign finance filing is on file for John Kasich in this race yet.Source: fec.gov · as of 2026-10-31 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
Status
None found in the records checked

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of November 2010: raised .

Source: Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010

Top donors, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

Ted Strickland

Where the money went, as filedTed Strickland raised $11.1M as of November 2010; no cash on hand is filed.Ted Strickland: Raised, $11.1M as filed, as of 2010-11Raised$11.1MIn, as filedWhere it went, as filed
Where the money went, as filedTed Strickland raised $11.1M as of November 2010; no cash on hand is filed.Source: Ohio Secretary of State campaign finance filings, through 2010-11 · as of 2010-11 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
FromToDollarsShare of totalNote

Totals as filed

OhioSOS, as of November 2010: raised $11,065,559.

Source: Ted Strickland Top Contributors

Top donors, as filed

None found in the records checked

Outside spending

None found in the records checked

In-state share

Not yet researched

The result

Past election results, share of the vote8 prior races on file across 2 candidates.Kasich1998 U.S. House 12John Kasich, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 12th District: won, 67.2%67.2%2014 GovernorJohn Kasich, Governor of Ohio: won, 63.6%63.6%Strickland1998 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 57.0%57.0%2000 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 57.7%57.7%2002 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 59.5%59.5%2004 U.S. House 6Ted Strickland, U.S. Representative, Ohio's 6th District: won, 99.9%99.9%2006 GovernorTed Strickland, Governor of Ohio: won, 60.5%60.5%2016 U.S. SenateTed Strickland, U.S. Senator from Ohio: lost, 37.2%37.2%
Past election results, share of the vote8 prior races on file across 2 candidates.Source: Ohio Secretary of State, official canvass, 1998-2016 · as of 2016 · Download this chart
The numbers behind this figure, as a table
GroupItemPCTNote
Kasich1998 U.S. House 1267.2
Kasich2014 Governor63.6
Strickland1998 U.S. House 657
Strickland2000 U.S. House 657.7
Strickland2002 U.S. House 659.5
Strickland2004 U.S. House 699.9
Strickland2006 Governor60.5
Strickland2016 U.S. Senate37.2

John Kasich

CandidateVotesShare
John Kasich1,889,18649.0%
Ted Strickland1,812,05947.0%

Source: Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010

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Data from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0: 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election · John Kasich · 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election · Ted Strickland · 2016 United States Senate election in Ohio · United States congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction · 2006 Ohio gubernatorial election · Coingate scandal

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Quick answers

When was the 2010 Governor of Ohio election?

The election for Governor of Ohio was held on November 2, 2010.

Who ran for Governor of Ohio in 2010?

On the ballot for Governor of Ohio, in surname order: John Kasich (Republican), Ted Strickland (Democratic).

Who won the 2010 Governor of Ohio election?

John Kasich won the election for Governor of Ohio. Results as certified: John Kasich 49.0%, Ted Strickland 47.0%.

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