2010 Cuyahoga County executive election

The 2010 Cuyahoga County executive election took place on November 2, 2010, to elect the County Executive of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This was the first held under the newly ratified Charter of Cuyahoga County, which replaced Cuyahoga's 200 year old Board of County Commissioners with an executive and legislature, establishing the office of County Executive.[2]

2010 Cuyahoga County executive election

November 2, 2010 2014 →
Turnout44.2%[1]
 
Candidate Ed FitzGerald Matt Dolan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 188,475 133,646
Percentage 45.7% 30.3%

 
Candidate Ken Lanci Tim McCormack
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 47,110 33,760
Percentage 11.4% 8.2%

Results by municipality
FitzGerald:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Dolan:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Executive before election

Office established

Elected Executive

Ed FitzGerald
Democratic

The Democrats nominated the mayor of Lakewood Ed FitzGerald, while the Republicans nominated former Ohio State Representative Matt Dolan.[3] This was the only Cuyahoga County executive election to date with more than two candidates on the ballot, with the Green Party nominating architect David H. Ellison,[4] and businessmen Ken Lanci and Don Scipione as well as former Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim McCormack running as independents.[5][6][7]

FitzGerald defeated Dolan by approximately 50,000 votes with 45.7% of the vote to Dolan's 30.3%, making it the closest County Executive election in Cuyahoga's history, and the only to be won by a plurality of the vote.[8]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed FitzGerald 50,012 48.66%
Democratic Terri Hamilton Brown 33,496 32.59%
Democratic Dianna Lynn Hill 14,057 13.68%
Democratic James F. Brown 5,205 5.06%
Total votes 102,770 100.0%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Paul Casey, high school wrestling coach[15]
  • Victor S. Voinovich Sr., real estate broker[16]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Dolan 33,174 68.29%
Republican Victor S. Voinovich Sr. 9,363 19.27%
Republican Paul Casey 6,044 12.44%
Total votes 48,581 100.0%

Green primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • David H. Ellison, architect[17]

Primary results

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Green Party primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green David H. Ellison 420 100.0%
Total votes 420 100.0%

Independents

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Candidates

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General election

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Results

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2010 Cuyahoga County executive election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed FitzGerald 188,475 45.73%
Republican Matt Dolan 124,719 30.26%
Independent Ken Lanci 47,110 11.43%
Independent Tim McCormack 33,760 8.19%
Independent Don Scipione 11,897 2.89%
Green David H. Ellison 6,193 1.50%
Total votes 412,154 100.0%
Democratic win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ "November 4, 2014 General Election Official Canvass Certification Data". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 25, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Cetina, Judith G. "Cuyahoga County Government". Case Western Reserve University. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (September 8, 2010). "Ed FitzGerald, Matt Dolan win primaries for Cuyahoga County executive". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (September 19, 2010). "David Ellison offers novel ideas, raises Green Party's profile in county executive race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Niedermier, Kevin (October 27, 2010). "Businessman Lanci wants to be Cuyahoga's first county executive". WKSU. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Johnston, Laura (October 3, 2010). "Don Scipione struggles to get his ideas heard in Cuyahoga County executive race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Gomez, Henry J. (May 26, 2010). "Longtime Democrat Tim McCormack makes it official; will run for Cuyahoga County executive as an independent". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ "New Era: Democrat Ed FitzGerald secures win, becomes Cuyahoga County Executive". WOIO. November 3, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (December 16, 2009). "Lakewood Mayor Ed FitzGerald to seek Cuyahoga County executive seat". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  10. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (August 1, 2010). "Political newcomer James Brown keeps low profile in race for Cuyahoga County executive". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  11. ^ Trickey, Erick (August 18, 2010). "Terri Hamilton Brown, 48 / Democrat". Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  12. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (August 1, 2010). "Dianna Hill brings personality, promise of 'military-style' rule to Cuyahoga County executive race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "September 7, 2010 Primary Election Amended Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. November 17, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  14. ^ Jones, David W. (November 7, 2009). "Dolan plans bid in Cuyahoga". The News-Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  15. ^ Gomez, Henry J. (August 1, 2010). "Cuyahoga County executive hopeful Paul Casey brings message of faith to campaign trail". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  16. ^ Johnston, Laura (June 16, 2010). "Republican Victor Voinovich jumps into Cuyahoga County executive race". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  17. ^ Sheridan, John (October 6, 2010). "Green Party Candidate David Ellison Answers Observer County Executive Questions". The Lakewood Observer. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "November 2, 2010 General Election Amended Official Results". Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2022.