2006 Ohio Secretary of State election

The 2006 Ohio Secretary of State election was held on November 7, 2006, to elect the Ohio Secretary of State, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections, as part of the 2006 midterm elections. Primary elections were held on May 2, 2006, though both major party candidates ran uncontested.^[1] A debate was hosted by the League of Women Voters and Ohio News Network on October 19, 2006.^[2]

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2006 Ohio Secretary of State election

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Nominee Jennifer Brunner Greg Hartmann Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,104,114 1,546,454 Percentage 55.03% 40.45%

County results Brunner:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Hartmann:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

Secretary of State before election Ken Blackwell Republican Elected Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner Democratic

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Incumbent Republican secretary Ken Blackwell was term-limited and instead was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor.^[3] Democratic Franklin County Common Pleas judge Jennifer Brunner defeated Republican Hamilton County judge Greg Hartmann in the general election.^[4] Prior to the election, Hartmann was involved in a controversy regarding Social Security numbers being public and leaked in Hamilton County, which was brought up during a debate between him and Brunner.^[5] Brunner became the first woman to be elected as Ohio Secretary of State.^[6]