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Strickland Leads Two Republicans in Ohio
(Angus Reid Global Scan) - United States congressman Ted Strickland has emerged as the early frontrunner in Ohio's gubernatorial election, according to a poll by the Rasmussen Reports. At least 39 per cent of respondents in the Buckeye State would vote for the Democrat in head-to-head contests against two prospective Republican rivals.
Bob Taft—a Republican—has acted as Ohio's governor since 1999. The former state secretary defeated Tim Hagan in the November 2002 election with 58 per cent of the vote.
In August, Taft was convicted of four misdemeanour crimes after failing to report $3,500 U.S. worth of golf outings and gifts received from political and business leaders. The governor was fined $4,000 U.S. plus court costs.
Strickland holds six-point advantages over both Ohio state secretary Ken Blackwell, and former U.S. congressman and current television host John Kasich.
No Democrat has won a gubernatorial election in the Buckeye State since Dick Celeste in 1986. The next ballot is scheduled for November 2006.
Polling Data
Who would you vote for in the gubernatorial election?
Option 1
Ted Strickland (D) | 42% |
Ken Blackwell (R) | 36% |
Other | 6% |
Option 2
Ted Strickland (D) | 39% |
John Kasich (R) | 33% |
Other | 7% |
Source: Rasmussen Reports
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 500 likely Ohio voters, conducted on Nov. 15, 2005. Margin of error is 4.5 per cent.