The Green Papers: Ohio 2007 Off Year Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Party Primary House CD 5: Tuesday 6 November 2007
Special General Election House CD 5: Tuesday 11 December 2007
Electoral Votes:20(3.72% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:18(4.14% of 435)
2000 Census:11,374,540 (4.03% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):8,433,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):7,537,822
Capital:Columbus
Tuesday 6 November 2007 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).
Tuesday 11 December 2007 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).
 

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Ohio State and Local Government


Off-Year General Election Day

Tuesday 6 November 2007

Ohio Special Primary CD 5
to nominate candidates to ultimately fill the vacancy caused by the 4 September 2007 passing of Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Republican). The Special General Election for this vacant seat will be held 11 December 2007.

DEMOCRATIC nominee: Robin Weirauch
REPUBLICAN nominee: Robert E. "Bob" Latta

OHIO Special Primary returns re: 5th Congressional District from an official source.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3 Republican Senator George V. Voinovich
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Ted Strickland (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. No separate primaries for Gov and Lt Gov.

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
11 Republican (8 Undetermined, 3 Open);
7 Democratic (7 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Republican Congressman Steven J. "Steve" Chabot (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 2
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Republican Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt (as candidate)
Elected in a Special Election, 2 August 2005, held to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Rob Portman in order to become U.S. Trade Representative, 29 April 2005
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 3
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Republican Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner (as candidate)
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 4
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Republican Congressman James D. "Jim" Jordan (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Robert E. "Bob" Latta
First elected in a special election (re: death of Congressman Paul E. Gillmor): 11 December 2007
Seat up for election: Tuesday 11 December 2007
  Elected Republican 56,367 56.87% state Representative Robert E. "Bob" Latta
FEC: $640,755
  Candidate Democratic 42,563 42.95% Robin R. Weirauch
Party endorsed candidate

FEC: $45,563
  Candidate Write-in 180 0.18% John F. "Jack" Green
    Democratic     George F. Mays - lost primary
    Republican     state Senator Steve Buehrer (as officeholder) - lost primary
FEC: $256,169
    Republican     Mark Hollenbaugh - lost primary
    Republican     Fred Pieper - lost primary
    Republican     Michael "Mike" Smitley - lost primary
Total 99,110 100.00%  
  

Wednesday 5 September 2007: Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Republican), 68, passed away suddenly Tuesday night. First elected in 1988, he served 10 terms in the House. Media reports state that when Congressman Gillmor did not show up this morning, his staff become concerned. He was later found dead in his apartment.

On Friday 14 September 2007, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announced that a 6 November 2007 Special Party Primary (Democratic and Republican) and an 11 December 2007 Special General election will be held to fill the vacancy caused by the passing of Congressman Paul E. Gillmor (Republican). The filing deadline is 28 September 2007. The winner will complete the late Congressman's term which ends in January 2009. Reference: http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/ElectionsVoter/directives/2007/Dir2007-15.pdf

Reference: Wood County Board of Elections


CD 6
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Democratic Congressman Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr.
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 7
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Republican Congressman David Lee "Dave" Hobson
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Announced retirement 14 October 2007

CD 8
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Republican Congressman John A. Boehner (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 9
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Democratic Congressman Marcy Kaptur (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 10
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Democratic Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 11
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Democratic Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 12
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Republican Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 13
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Democratic Congressman Betty Sue Sutton (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 14
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Republican Congressman Steven C. LaTourette (as candidate)
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 15
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Republican Congressman Deborah D. Pryce
First elected: 1992
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Announced retirment 16 August 2007

CD 16
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Republican Congressman Ralph S. Regula
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Announced retirement 12 October 2007

CD 17
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Democratic Congressman Timothy J. Ryan (as candidate)
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 18
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Democratic Congressman Zachary T. "Zach" Space (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer L. Brunner (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Democratic Treasurer Richard Cordray
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

  Republican Auditor Mary Taylor (as candidate)
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 1 candidate
  Republican: 13 incumbents, 1 candidate
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  America First
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Natural Law (affiliates)
  Right to Life
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/constitution.cfm
Election Authority
  Ohio Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Ohio General Assembly
  Ohio House of Representatives
  Ohio Senate
Democratic
  Ohio Democratic Party
  Ohio Democratic Party
  Ohio House Democratic Caucus
  The Ohio Senate Democrats
Republican
  Ohio Republican Party
Third Party
  America First Party of Ohio
  Constitution Party of Ohio
  Constitution Party of Ohio
  Green Party of Ohio
  Libertarian Party of Ohio
  Natural Law Party of Ohio
  Ohio Right to Life Society
Media & others
  Akron Beacon Journal
  Campaigns & Elections Magazine - ohpols.com
  Chagrin Valley Times
  Chillicothe Gazette
  Cincinnati Enquirer
  City News Ohio
  cleveland.com - Everything Cleveland
  Columbus Dispatch
  Courier - Findlay
  Dayton Daily News
  DC's Political Report - Ohio
  Election Ohio
  Gay People Chronicle - Cleveland
  Gongwer News Service
  JournalNews - Hamilton
  Lima News
  Lisbon Morning Journal
  Medina Gazette
  Middletown Journal
  News-Herald - Willoughby
  NewsLink.org - Ohio Newspapers
  Ohio Elects
  Ohio News Network
  OpenElections.org (Voter rights)
  Politics1.com - Ohio
  Record-Courier - Ravenna
  Sentinel-Tribune - Bowling Green
  Star Beacon - Ashtabula
  State of the Union (Ohio Republican Party)
  The Advertiser-Tribune - Tiffin
  The Cincinnati Post
  The Enquirer - Cincinnati
  The Free Press - Columbus
  The Herald-Star - Steubenville
  The Independent - Massillon
  The Lima News - Lima
  The Oxford Press
  The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
  The Repository - Canton
  The Times-Reporter - New Philadelphia
  The Tribune Chronicle - Mahoning Valley
  The Vindicator - Youngstown
  The Western Star - Lebanon
  Toledo Blade
  Wapakoneta Daily News
  WBNS TV - CBS - Central Ohio
  West Life - Westlake
  WEWS TV - ABC - Cleveland - Akron
  WFMJ TV - NBC - Youngstown
  WHIO AM - Dayton
  WHIO TV - CBS - Dayton
  WKYC TV - NBC - Cleveland
  WNWO TV - NBC - Toledo
  WTOL TV - CBS - Toledo
  WTVG TV - ABC - Toledo

 


  2007 Off Year Election Home  
 
  U.S. Senate Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Gubernatorial Popular Vote by Party  
  U.S. House Popular Vote and FEC Total Receipts by Party  
  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
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  2007 Partisan Composition by State  
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