2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Ohio's 1st District
U.S. House · Ohio
Steve Chabot (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Steve Driehaus (D) by 5.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Steve ChabotRepublican · winner
51.5%103,770
Steve DriehausDemocrat
46.0%92,672
Jim BernsLibertarian
1.5%3,076
Rich StevensonGreen
1.0%2,000
201,518 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Steve DriehausSteve Chabot
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$650
Cash on hand
$7.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010
The candidates
Steve Chabot (R)Steve Driehaus (D)
Also on the ballot: Jim Berns (Libertarian), 1.5%; Rich Stevenson (Green), 1.0%