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2010Final results

2010 election for Ohio Senate District 9

Ohio State Senate · Ohio

Eric Kearney (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Deborah McKinney (R) by 39.5 points.

Eric KearneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%54,430
28.6%22,842
Jessica MearsLibertarian
3.3%2,677
79,949 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

EvenR+12.91994D+18.21998D+43.02006D+39.52010D+14.32014D+52.62018

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

The candidates

Eric Kearney (D)Deborah McKinney (R)

Also on the ballot: Jessica Mears (Libertarian), 3.3%