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Parents > United States > Ohio > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2010 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 05:30am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedMr. Matt January 13, 2011 05:02pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge V. Voinovich Votes3,464,356 (63.85%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin1,503,185 (+27.70%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/2016
NameRob Portman Votes3,118,567 (58.03%)
Term01/03/2017 - 01/03/2023 Margin1,121,659 (+20.87%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 04, 2010 OH US Senate - R Primary
Rob Portman
R 667,347
May 04, 2010 OH US Senate - D Primary
Lee Fisher
D 684,206
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/07/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rob Portman 16 14 17 11
Lee Fisher 3 1 --1
Leaning Call: Rob Portman (93.92%)
Weighted Call: Rob Portman (99.99%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/06/2010 10/31/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Budget Director Rob Portman Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher Eric Deaton Michael L. Pryce Dan La Botz (W) Arthur T. Sullivan  
PartyRepublican Democratic Constitution Independent Socialist Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,168,736 (56.85%) 1,503,286 (39.40%) 65,856 (1.73%) 50,100 (1.31%) 26,454 (0.69%) 648 (0.02%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -665,450 (-17.44%) -2,102,880 (-55.12%) -2,118,636 (-55.53%) -2,142,282 (-56.15%) -2,168,088 (-56.83%)  
Predict Avg.54.28% 44.60% 1.00% 0.50% 0.36% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 3/31 $7,634,253.83 3/31 $1,829,436.28 $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 02/18/2010 00/00/2010  
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MATCHUP POLLS (46 from 16 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg54.06%-- 38.13%-- 1.13%-- 1.74%-- 0.65%-- 0.00%--  
YouGov 
10/28/10-10/31/10
51.50% 1.5 38.90% 0.7 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/28/10-10/30/10
57.00% 12.0 39.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10
53.00% -- 39.60% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/22/10-10/26/10
52.00% 3.0 37.00% 3.0 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/18/10-10/24/10
53.00% 2.0 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ccAdvertising (R) 
10/19/10-10/19/10
53.64% -- 35.34% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/15/10-10/18/10
55.00% 3.0 40.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/11/10-10/11/10
57.00% 8.0 34.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/09/10-10/09/10
52.00% 1.0 35.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/04/10-10/06/10
47.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/29/10-10/03/10
55.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/02/10-10/02/10
53.00% 3.0 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
New York Times - CBS News 
09/23/10-09/27/10
45.00% -- 34.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Ipsos-Public Affairs 
09/23/10-09/25/10
50.00% 7.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
09/25/10-09/25/10
50.00% 1.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
09/18/10-09/18/10
49.00% 1.0 36.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
09/10/10-09/14/10
52.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/09/10-09/14/10
55.00% 15.0 35.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/13/10-09/13/10
49.00% 2.0 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
09/10/10-09/13/10
49.00% -- 40.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
09/11/10-09/11/10
48.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Columbus Dispatch 
08/25/10-09/03/10
50.00% -- 37.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/30/10-08/30/10
47.00% 1.0 41.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
08/27/10-08/29/10
45.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/16/10-08/16/10
48.00% 4.0 39.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Ipsos-Public Affairs 
08/06/10-08/08/10
43.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/02/10-08/02/10
44.00% 1.0 40.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/19/10-07/19/10
45.00% 2.0 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/29/10-06/29/10
43.00% -- 39.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
06/22/10-06/27/10
40.00% 3.0 42.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
06/26/10-06/27/10
38.00% 3.0 40.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/03/10-06/03/10
43.00% 1.0 43.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Cincinnati (The Ohio Poll) 
05/11/10-05/20/10
46.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
05/05/10-05/05/10
42.00% 1.0 43.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
04/21/10-04/26/10
37.00% -- 40.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
04/05/10-04/07/10
39.00% -- 43.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
03/30/10-03/30/10
43.00% 1.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/23/10-03/29/10
37.00% 3.0 41.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
03/20/10-03/21/10
41.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
03/04/10-03/04/10
44.00% 1.0 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mellman Group (D) 
03/01/10-03/04/10
35.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
02/16/10-02/21/10
40.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
02/05/10-02/06/10
43.00% 1.0 39.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
01/12/10-01/12/10
44.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Wenzel Strategies (R) 
01/08/10-01/12/10
36.90% -- 30.70% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
01/06/10-01/11/10
37.00% -- 31.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
11/01/2010 Lee Fisher TVAd Contrast eng Proud  00:00:30 RBH 
09/29/2010 Rob Portman TVAd Attack eng Jobs Fair   00:00:32 RP 
09/13/2010 Rob Portman TVAd Attack eng Jobs Czar  00:00:32 RP 
09/07/2010 Lee Fisher TVAd Attack eng Economic Plan  00:00:32 RP 
08/31/2010 Rob Portman TVAd Issue eng New Statewide Portman for Senate TV Ad   00:00:33 RP 
07/27/2010 Rob Portman TVAd Attack eng Jobs 2  00:00:33 RP 
07/06/2010 Rob Portman TVAd Issue eng Job Killer Energy Tax  00:00:32 RP 
06/10/2010 Lee Fisher TVAd Attack eng Outsourcer   00:00:32 RP 
00/00/2010 Lee Fisher vs Rob Portman Web Only Ad Attack eng Ohio Democratic Party: Portman Took The Shirt off My Back   00:00:44 Green Pigs 

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Sep 01, 2010 01:55pm Scandal Ohio Teabagger Senate Candidate Indicted For Sex Thing With Minor  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Aug 31, 2010 02:00pm Poll PPP: Ohio Voters DO Miss President Bush  Article excelsior 
Jul 27, 2010 09:00pm News Dems nervously eye Fisher's troubles in Ohio  Article Penn Con 
Jul 08, 2010 05:00pm News Portman nears $9 million war chest  Article ScottĀ³ 
May 07, 2010 11:30am News GOP Denies Accusations That Attack Ad Depicts [Lee Fisher] Masturbating  Article J.R. 
Feb 18, 2010 05:00pm Announcement Dan La Botz, Cincinnati School Teacher, Socialist Party Candidate for U.S. Senate  Article Zeus the Moose 

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