2010 Ohio Attorney General election

The 2010 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2010, concurrently with other statewide offices including a Class 1 Senate election as well as the Governor election. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Cordray who was elected in a 2008 special election ran for a full 4-year term but was defeated by Republican challenger and former 2-term United States senator Mike DeWine. Being decided by 1.2%, this was the closest statewide election in Ohio. Cordray and DeWine faced off again in Ohio's 2018 Governor election; DeWine won that election by 3.7 percentage points.

2010 Ohio Attorney General election

November 2, 2010
 
Nominee Mike DeWine Richard Cordray
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,821,414 1,772,728
Percentage 47.5% 46.3%

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

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