2010 United States Senate election in Ohio

2010 United States Senate election in Ohio

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Nominee Rob Portman Lee Fisher
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,168,742 1,503,297
Percentage 56.85% 39.40%

Portman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Fisher:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

George Voinovich
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Rob Portman[1]
Republican

The 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 2, 2010, as one of many Ohio elections in 2010. Incumbent two-term Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich decided to retire instead of seeking a third term.[2] Former Representative Republican Rob Portman won the open seat.

  1. ^ "Ohio Senate election results – Politics – Decision 2010 – msnbc.com". Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Dubail, Jean (January 12, 2009). "It's official: Voinovich to retire from Senate after 2010". Cleveland Plain Dealer. Retrieved November 10, 2009.