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2010Final results

2010 election for Ohio Senate District 21

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Shirley A. Smith (D) won with 84.4% of the vote, defeating Burrell Jackson (R) by 68.8 points.

Shirley A. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.4%55,836
Burrell JacksonRepublican
15.6%10,321
66,157 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+72.01998D+64.62002D+70.72006D+68.82010D+73.32014D+75.42018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET