2014 Ohio Attorney General election
The 2014 Ohio Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2010, concurrently with other statewide offices including the Gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican Attorney General and former 2-term United States Senator Mike DeWine was challenged by former member of the Hamilton County, Ohio Board of Commissioners and candidate for Auditor in 2010 David Pepper. DeWine won in a landslide winning 61% of the vote to Pepper's 38%, a 23-point margin of victory.
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As of 2022, this along with many other concurrently held statewide races is the last time Franklin County was won by a Republican.
Republican primary
Declared
- Mike DeWine, incumbent Attorney General, former U.S. Senator, former lieutenant governor of Ohio, and former U.S. Representative.
Democratic primary
Declared
- David Pepper, former member of the Hamilton County Ohio Board of Commissioners, Democratic nominee for Auditor in 2010.[1]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike DeWine (R) |
David Pepper (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Columbus Dispatch | October 22–31, 2014 | 1,009 | ± 3.3% | 61% | 39% | — |
| The Columbus Dispatch | September 3–12, 2014 | 1,185 | ± 2.7% | 60% | 32% | 7% |
| Buckeye Poll | August 31, 2014 | 600 | ± 4% | 41% | 22% | 37% |
| Ohio GOP | August 20–23, 2014 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 60% | 31% | 9% |
| Public Policy Polling | August 16–19, 2013 | 551 RV | ± 4.2% | 46% | 32% | 21% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike DeWine (incumbent) | 1,882,048 | 61.50% | +13.96% | |
| Democratic | David Pepper | 1,178,426 | 38.50% | -7.76% | |
| Total votes | 3,060,474 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
Footnotes
- "David Pepper announces run for Ohio Attorney General - News Story". wcpo.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- "2014 Elections Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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