2010 Ohio Attorney General election

2010 Ohio Attorney General election

November 2, 2010
Turnout46.3%
 
Nominee Mike DeWine Richard Cordray
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,821,414 1,772,728
Percentage 47.54% 46.26%

DeWine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Cordray:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Richard Cordray
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Mike DeWine
Republican

The 2010 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 2, 2010, concurrently with other statewide offices including a Class 1 Senate election as well as the Governor election. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray was first elected in a 2008 special election, and ran for a full 4-year term, losing to Republican challenger and former 2-term U.S. senator Mike DeWine. Being decided by 1.2%, this was the closest statewide election in Ohio. DeWine was later elected Governor of Ohio in 2018 in a rematch with Cordray.