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 Turnout 44.2%[ 1]
Results by municipalityFitzGerald : 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Dolan : 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The Democrats nominated the mayor of Lakewood Ed FitzGerald , while the Republicans nominated former Ohio State Representative Matt Dolan .[ 3] Green Party nominating architect David H. Ellison,[ 4] 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]
Eliminated in primary
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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]
David H. Ellison, architect[ 17]
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