Ken Blackwell, Gubernatorial candidate

Ken Blackwell

Gubernatorial candidate
Born
February 28, 1948
Current age
78
Home state
Ohio
Party
Republican
On the ballot
1990–2006

Photo: Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Career timeline
0-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Blackwell1.6M
Opponents2.5M
2
Elections run

Between 1990 and 2006, Ken Blackwell ran in 2 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and Governor), losing all 2. Blackwell's biggest single-election total was 1,474,331 votes, in the 2006 governor election in Ohio.

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How many votes has Ken Blackwell received?

Ken Blackwell has received 1,554,693 popular votes across 2 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–2.

Election history

Ken Blackwell’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2006GovernorOhioLost1,474,33136.65%Ted Strickland
1990U.S. HouseOhioLost80,36248.91%Charles Luken
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q6387338). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Ken Blackwell: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/ken-blackwell. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.