2006 Ohio Gubernatorial Campaign
Strickland successfully ran for Governor of Ohio in 2006, when Governor Bob Taft was term-limited and could not run for re-election. Strickland selected former Ohio Attorney General and 1998 Democratic nominee for governor Lee Fisher as his running mate. He was sworn in as governor on January 8, 2007.
Strickland easily won the Democratic primary on May 2, 2006, winning 80 percent of the vote. In the November general election, he was challenged by Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, Libertarian economist Bill Peirce and Green Bob Fitrakis, but won handily on November 7, 2006, capturing 60% of the vote. Blackwell finished in a distant second with 37% of the vote.
He was endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of Ohio, Fraternal Order of Police, National Association of Police Organizations, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats, Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Ohio Trooper Coalition, Ohio Education Association, Ohio Federation of Teachers, Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, National Rifle Association, The Akron Beacon Journal, The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), Dayton Daily News, The Toledo Blade, The Canton Repository, Mayor Mark L. Mallory of Cincinnati, Mayor Frank G. Jackson of Cleveland, Mayor Michael B. Coleman of Columbus, Mayor Rhine McLin of Dayton, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner of Toledo, and Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown.
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