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  OH Governor
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Ohio > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 08, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 10, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorWishful Thinking
Last Modifiedbudgeteer May 18, 2017 07:15am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameRobert A. "Bob" Taft III Votes1,865,007 (57.76%)
Term01/13/2003 - 01/08/2007 Margin628,083 (+19.45%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameJohn Kasich Votes1,889,186 (49.04%)
Term01/10/2011 - 01/12/2015 Margin77,127 (+2.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 02, 2006 OH Governor - R Primary
J. Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell
R 825,967
May 02, 2006 OH Governor - D Primary
Ted Strickland
D 800,367
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/03/2003 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
J. Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell 4 6 2 1
Ted Strickland 9 17 15 19
Leaning Call: Ted Strickland (86.32%)
Weighted Call: Ted Strickland (99.97%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/16/2006 11/05/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Rep. Ted Strickland Secretary of State J. Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell Bill Peirce Bob Fitrakis (W) James Lundeen (W) Larry Bays  
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,435,505 (60.54%) 1,474,331 (36.65%) 71,473 (1.78%) 40,967 (1.02%) 579 (0.01%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -961,174 (-23.89%) -2,364,032 (-58.77%) -2,394,538 (-59.52%) -2,434,926 (-60.53%) -2,435,505 (-60.54%)  
Predict Avg.55.16% 43.33% 0.25% 0.25% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 11/29/2005 00/00/0001 08/00/2006  
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MATCHUP POLLS (39 from 14 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg57.10%-- 34.99%-- -0.33%-- -0.07%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
University of Cincinnati (The Ohio Poll) 
11/01/06-11/05/06		 59.00% 7.0 37.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Polimetrix 
10/27/06-11/05/06		 62.00% -- 35.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Columbus Dispatch 
10/25/06-11/03/06		 67.00% 20.0 31.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/31/06-11/02/06		 56.00% 2.0 37.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/26/06-10/29/06		 59.00% -- 36.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Zogby Interactive 
10/23/06-10/27/06		 50.80% 0.2 43.30% 2.7 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Ashley
LBR Old LW
REFS Servo
D Sarnstrom
D Brandonius Maximus
D asearchforreason
I lucky
D PaGuy
AENM Angry Russian
R Eric J. Brewer
R TurnerforCongress
R PAVictory06
R ...
R CAGOP
R SC Moose
I Chase McFadden
RTL FREDTHOMPSON08
LBT WickedLib
NPA None Entered
Veg Thomas Walker
G BR_Green
G-R TONY
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 18, 2006 02:00pm General [OH] Governor's race turns ugly  Article DFWDem 
Oct 14, 2006 11:00am News Blackwell to rule on Strickland residency  Article COSDem 
Aug 23, 2006 05:00pm General Shut out: A Libertarian gets brushed off  Article Thomas Walker 
Aug 02, 2006 11:00am General Which candidate is seeking Castro's endorsement?  Article Thomas Walker 
Jul 28, 2006 01:00pm General (OH) Gubernatorial campaign in gutter? E-mail suggests it is  Article Thomas Walker 
Jul 23, 2006 09:00am News Strickland Far Ahead, early poll indicates  Article Default User 

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