Ohio

ohio-stamp Incumbent: John Kasich (R)

Primary Election: May 4, 2010
General Election: November 2, 2010

STATUS: Incumbent Running
RATING: Likely Democratic Retention

RECENT ELECTION RETURNS:
2002 Result: Taft wins 58%-38%
2006 Result: Strickland wins 61%-37%

Ohio Gubernatorial Race: Headlines

Democrats:
Ted Strickland (i) Web Site twitter YouTube facebook

Republicans:
John Kasich Web Site twitter YouTube facebook

State Resources:
Ohio SecState Elections

Local Online Resources:
The Buckeye Institute (free-market policy think tank)
Future of Ohio.org (education advocacy – OEA)
Plunderbund (progressive)

PollWatch:
Quinnipiac: Unknown Dem gains on Kasich, who holds a 44-37% lead over FitzGerald (11/26/13)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich, Mandel in real danger; Kasich job approval numbers at 37-42% (11/12/13)
Quinnipiac: Kasich job approval numbers reach new high; Leads FitzGerald 47-33% (6/25/13)
Quinnipiac: Big gender gap as Kasich leads 2014 Ohio gov race; leads Dem challengers in early look at 2014 race (4/18/13)
Quinnipiac: Kasich job approval hits all-time high (53%); leads Dem challengers in early look at ’14 race (2/28/13)
Quinnipiac: Ohio voters give Gov. Kasich first positive score, but there is little support for 4 more years (12/11/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval continues improving, 56-38% (11/3/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval inches up 53-41% (10/24/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval at 50-42% (10/19/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval inches up, 52-39% (10/12/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval at 47-44% (10/7/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval hits 50% (9/15/12)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich approval on the rise (8/15/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich job approval numbers continue to improve, now at 51-41% (8/13/12)
Quinnipiac: Kasich job approval improves to 47-38% (8/1/12)
Magellan (R): Kasich job approval at 41-42% (7/25/12)
Rasmussen: 47% of Ohio voters approve of Kasich’s job performance (7/20/12)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich job approval rating sinks to 40-48% (6/26/12)
Quinnipiac: Ohio voters more satisfied, but Kasich still has negative job rating, 41-44% (5/9/12)
Rasmussen: Kasich receives 44% job approval rating, Obama at 50% (2/11/12)
Public Policy Polling: Ohioans would re-do gubernatorial election, Strickland defeats Kasich by 20 points (2/7/12)
Univ of Akron Buckeye Poll: Still many undecided voters on both Issues 2 and 3 (10/28/11)
Quinnipiac: Kasich’s job approval numbers continue to fall, 36-52% negative (10/25/11)
Quinnipiac: Kasich’s job approval rating remains in negative territory, 40-49% (9/27/11)
Quinnipiac: Kasich’s approval rating continues to slide (7/20/11)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich’s approval rating slips further to 33-56% (5/25/11)
Quinnipiac: Kasich’s job approval rating remains negative, 38-49%; majority supports repeal of anti-union law (5/18/11)
Quinnipiac: Kasich job approval off to a dismal start; voters disapprove of his performance by 46-30% (3/23/11)
Ohio Poll: Kasich job approval at 40 percent; Ohioans weigh in on budget (3/14/11)
Quinnipiac: Voters wary of Kasich’s ‘no tax’ pledge, budget balancing proposals (1/19/11)
Dispatch Mail: Kasich by a hair, 49-47% (10/31/10)
Public Policy Polling: Gov contest a true toss-up, Kasich leads 49-48% (10/30/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich holds slim lead over Strickland, 48-44% (10/26/10)
CNN/TIME: Strickland pulls even – Strickland 48%, Kasich 47% (10/19/10)
Quinnipiac: Kasich holds 10-point lead, 51-41% (10/19/10)
Ohio Poll: Kasich expands lead over Strickland, 51-43% (10/15/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich holds narrow lead, 48-45% (10/11/10)
Quinnipiac: Strickland gains ground, but still trails Kasich, 50-41% (10/5/10)
Reuters/IPSOS: Race now a dead heat, Kasich 47%, Strickland 46% (9/28/10)
CBS/New York Times: Strickland, Kasich basically tied among likely voters, Kasich 43%, Strickland 42% (9/27/10)
Cincinnati Inquirer/Ohio Newspaper Poll: Kasich holds narrow edge, 49-45% (9/26/10)
FOX News/Pulse Opinion: Kasich holds slim lead, 48-43% (9/25/10)
Quinnipiac: Kasich opens double-digit lead, 54-37% (9/16/10)
CNN/TIME, Opinion Research: Kasich up by seven, 51-44% among likely voters (9/15/10)
Survey USA: Kasich leads by a dozen, 52-40% (9/13/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich leads by seven, 50-43% (9/13/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich maintains lead, 47-40% (8/30/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich widens lead over Strickland, 48-40 (8/16/10)
Rasmussen: Race becomes a toss-up, Kasich leads 45-42 (8/2/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich lead narrows, 48-43 (7/19/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich holds steady, leads 47-40 (6/29/10)
Quinnipiac: Strickland maintains slim lead over Kasich, 43-38 (6/29/10)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich holds slight lead, 43-41 (6/28/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich opens narrow lead, 47-42 (6/3/10)
Ohio Poll: Strickland holds narrow lead, 49-44 (5/11-5/20)
Rasmussen: Kasich, Strickland essentially tied, 46-45 (5/5/10)
Quinnipiac: Strickland holds narrow lead 44-38 (4/29/10)
DailyKos/Research 2000: Strickland leads Kasich, 45-40 (4/7/10)
Rasmussen: Strickland draws even with Kasich (3/30/10)
Public Policy Polling: Kasich leads Strickland, 42-37 (3/23/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich widens lead, 49-38 (3/8/10)
Quinnipiac: Strickland pulls ahead of Kasich, 44-39 (2/23/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich still leading, 47-41 (2/9/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich up 47-40 (1/14/10)
Rasmussen: Kasich even with Strickland (September 23, 2009)
Quinnipiac: Strickland’s job number improves, leads Kasich by ten, 46-36 (September 15, 2009)
Research 2000: Strickland leads Kasich by five (July 8, 2009)
Quinnipiac: Budget crisis taking toll on Strickland (June 09)
PPP: Economy hurting Strickland, close race with Kasich ahead? (pdf) (June 09)
Quinnipiac: Strickland well ahead of Kasich (May 09)