U.S. Senate election, Ohio, 2010
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The Ohio United States Senate election of 2010 was held on November 2, 2010, following a primary election on May 4, 2010.
Rob Portman (R) won 56.9% of the vote to defeat Lee Fisher (D), who won 39.4% of the vote, in the Ohio U.S. Senate election on November 2, 2010.[1]
Background
Republican Senator George Victor Voinovich is the former Governor of Ohio and served in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011. On Monday, January 12, 2009, Voinovich announced that he would be retiring at the end of the Congressional term.[2]
Qualifications
Standard qualifications necessary in order to be considered for a United States Senate position included being at least 30 years of age, a United States citizen for at least nine years prior to the date of the election and, in this instance, an inhabitant of Ohio when elected.
In order to be placed on the ballot in Ohio, major party candidates must have gathered a thousand signatures and submit them to the Secretary of State’s Elections Division in Columbus by 4 p.m. on February 18, 2010, 90 days before the state primary election. Individuals running as independents were required to collect and submit five thousand signatures by May 3, 2010, one day before the primary.[3]
General election
On November 2, 2010, Portman won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Lee Fisher (D), Michael L. Pryce (I), Eric W. Deaton (Constitution), Daniel H. LaBotz (Socialist) and Arthur T. Sullivan (Write-in) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. Senate, Ohio General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rob Portman |
56.8% | 2,168,742 | |
| Democrat | Lee Fisher | 39.4% | 1,503,297 | |
| Independent | Michael L. Pryce | 1.3% | 50,101 | |
| Constitution | Eric W. Deaton | 1.7% | 65,856 | |
| Socialist | Daniel H. LaBotz | 0.7% | 26,454 | |
| Write-in | Arthur T. Sullivan | 0% | 648 | |
| Total Votes | 3,815,098 | |||
May 4, 2010 primaries
Democratic primary
Candidates
Electoral results
| 2010 Race for United States Senate - Democratic Primary[7] | ||||
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| Candidates | Percentage | |||
 Lee Fisher (D)
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55.6% | |||
| Jennifer Brunner (D) | 44.4% | |||
| Total votes | 673,597 | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Former Congressman, Robert "Rob" Jones Portman[8]
Electoral results
- Rob Portman ran unopposed
Other candidates
- Eric William Deaton, a New Lebanon electrical engineer(Constitution Party)[9]
- Daniel H. La Botz (Socialist Party USA)[10]
- Warren P. Brown (Independent)[11]
- Eric LaMont Gregory, an former-Oxford University scientist (Independent)[12]
- David "Dave" Lee Myers, a small business owner (Independent)[13]
- Adam D. Shaffer, an employee of the Timken Company, based out of Canton, Ohio (Independent)[14]
- Stephen Lahanas (Independent)[15]
- Michael L. Pryce (Independent)[16]
- Steven "Steve" R. Linnabary (Libertarian)[17]
- Jeremy D. Swartz (Libertarian)[18]
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Noteworthy events
Campaign Finances
The Federal Election Commission requested additional information from Democratic primary candidate and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner's office after filing campaign finance reports.
John Collins, a spokesperson for Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher's campaign, said, "Hiding political expenses isn't courageous, and it doesn't build trust."[19]
Brunner said, "I'm not sure what we're required to do by the FEC, but we're not trying to hide anything."[20]
No complaints were filed against Brunner's campaign. The Federal Election Commission considered an advisory opinion request from Brunner's office in December 2009, but was unable to reach an agreement.[21]
External links
General Election candidates
- Lee Fisher for Ohio Campaign website
- Rob Portman for U.S. Senate Campaign website
- Deaton for Senate Campaign website
- Eric LaMont Gregory for U.S. Senate Campaign website
- Dave Myers for Senate Campaign website
- Adam Shaffer for Senate Campaign website
- Swartz for U.S. Senate Campaign website
Primary candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2010," accessed May 23, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Voinovich announces retirement" 12 Jan. 2009
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State, "Ohio Candidate Requirement Guide," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrats Jennifer Brunner, Lee Fisher to run for U.S. Senate" 17 Feb. 2009
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Jennifer Brunner announces candidacy for U.S. Senate" 17 Feb. 2009
- ↑ Ohio Secretary of State - 2010 Democratic Primary Election Results
- ↑ Cleveland.com, "Rob Portman stops in Cleveland on campaign kickoff tour" 15 Jan. 2009
- ↑ The Herald Dispatch, "Independent candidate who ran for U.S. Senate seat" 28 Aug. 2009
- ↑ FEC.gov, "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Open Secrets, "Ohio Senate 2010 Race," accessed May 9, 2010
- ↑ The Highland Country Press, "Gregory withdraws from race for U.S. Senate," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Likely Democratic Primary Voters," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Likely Democratic Primary Voters," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Independent Political Report, "Independent candidates speak out" 26 Dec. 2009
- ↑ FEC.gov, "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES SENATE," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Likely Democratic Primary Voters," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Suffolk University, "Likely Democratic Primary Voters," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Critics complain Brunner skirting reporting rules," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ The Columbus Dispatch, "Critics complain Brunner skirting reporting rules," accessed May 9, 2024
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Record: Federal Election Commission," accessed May 9, 2024
