2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Ohio Governor
Governor · Ohio
Ted Strickland (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating J. Kenneth Blackwell (R) by 24.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ted StricklandDemocrat · winner
62.3%2,435,384
J. Kenneth BlackwellRepublican
37.7%1,474,285
3,909,669 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET