The Green Papers: Ohio 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 4 March 2008
General Election, Special Election AG: Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 4 March 2008 polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).
 

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Ohio State and Local Government

Ohio 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

OHIO State and Local Primaries

Tuesday 4 March 2008

OHIO Primary Returns from an official source.

polls close: 7:30 PM local time (0030 UTC).

Parties listed below have more than one contender for that Party's nomination for the office in question. Nomination contests involving an incumbent are in boldface. Party abbreviations are as follows:

  • D: Democrats
  • R: Republican
  • U.S. House of Representatives
    • CD 2: D, R.
    • CD 3: D.
    • CD 5: R.
    • CD 7: D, R.
    • CD 9: R.
    • CD 10: D.
    • CD 12: D, R.
    • CD 13: R.
    • CD 14: D.
    • CD 15: R.
    • CD 16: D, R.
    • CD 18: D.
 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 20 (Winner-take-all)
Up for election in 2008
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown
• 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
• 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 Renominated, 3 Open);
7 Democratic (7 Renominated)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Steven J. "Steve" Chabot
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Steven Leo "Steve" Driehaus
• FEC H8OH01068: $694,701
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Steven J. "Steve" Chabot
• FEC H8OH01043: $1,294,081
  Candidate Independent     Rich Stevenson
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt
• 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
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Stephen L. "Steve" Black - lost primary
• FEC H8OH02066: $641,179
    Democratic     William R. Smith - lost primary
• FEC H8OH02074: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Victoria Wells Wulsin
• FEC H6OH02151: $771,471
    Republican     Nathan W. Bailey - lost primary
• FEC H8OH02082: $3,352
    Republican     state Representative Thomas E. "Tom" Brinkman, Jr. - lost primary
• FEC H6OH02102: $149,815
    Republican     Philip Murray "Phil" Heimlich - apparently not a candidate
• Withdrew 24 January 2008 after the Hamilton County Republican party endorsed Congressman Schmidt.
• FEC H8OH02058: $367,183
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jeannette H. "Jean" Schmidt
• FEC H6OH02086: $566,577
  Candidate Unaffiliated     David Harry Krikorian
• FEC H8OH02090: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     David Esrati - lost primary
• FEC H8OH03098: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Louella Jane "Jane" Mitakides
• FEC H4OH03055: $164,251
    Democratic     former Waynesville Mayor Charles W. Sanders - lost primary
• FEC H8OH02041: $6,948
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Michael R. "Mike" Turner
• FEC H2OH03067: $789,648
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman James D. "Jim" Jordan
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Mike Carroll
• FEC H8OH04054: $6,435
  Candidate Republican     Congressman James D. "Jim" Jordan
• FEC H6OH04082: $543,387
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 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     George F. Mays
• FEC H8OH05093: $0
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Robert E. "Bob" Latta
• FEC H8OH05036: $1,274,333
    Republican     Scott B. Radcliffe - lost primary
• FEC H8OH05143: $61,691
    Republican     Michael L. Reynolds - lost primary
• FEC H8OH05127: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr.
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr.
• FEC H6OH06095: $480,201
  Candidate Republican     Richard D. "Dick" Stobbs
• FEC H6OH06137: Financial report not available
CD 7
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman David Lee "Dave" Hobson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced retirement 14 October 2007
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
    Democratic     William Russell "Bill" Conner - lost primary
• FEC H6OH07101: $7,962
  Candidate Democratic     Sharen Swartz Neuhardt
• FEC H8OH07099: $172,990
    Democratic     Jack D. Null - lost primary
• FEC H0OH07062: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Thomas L. "Tom" Scrivens - lost primary
• FEC H8OH07115: Financial report not available
    Democratic     F. David "Dave" Woolever - lost primary
• FEC H8OH07057: $10,024
    Democratic     Richard J. Wyderski - lost primary
• FEC H8OH07107: $4,672
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Steve Austria
• FEC H8OH07065: $476,776
    Republican     Daniel C. "Dan" Harkins - lost primary
• FEC H8OH07081: $63,910
    Republican     former state Representative Ronald Edward "Ron" Hood - lost primary
• FEC H8OH07073: $170,528
    Republican     John R. Mitchel - lost primary
• FEC H0OH07070: Financial report not available
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman John A. Boehner
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Nicholas Adam "Nick" von Stein
• FEC H8OH08063: $12,880
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John A. Boehner
• FEC H0OH08029: $2,399,951
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Marcy Kaptur
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Marcy Kaptur
• FEC H2OH09031: $303,544
    Republican     Ed Emery - lost primary
• FEC H8OH09046: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Bradley S. Leavitt
• FEC H6OH09081: Financial report not available
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Cleveland City Councilman Joseph "Joe" Cimperman - lost primary
• FEC H8OH10069: $620,162
    Democratic     Barbara Anne Ferris - lost primary
• FEC H4OH10134: $70,479
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich
• FEC H6OH23033: $1,570,477
    Democratic     North Olmsted Mayor Thomas E. "Tom" O'Grady - lost primary
• FEC H8OH10077: $37,902
    Democratic     Rosemary A. Palmer - lost primary
• FEC H8OH10051: $181,076
  Candidate Republican     James Peter "Jim" Trakas
• FEC H8OH10085: $85,827
    Republican     Jason David Werner - lost primary
• FEC H6OH10097: $7,769
  Candidate Independent     Paul Visokaj
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Stephanie Tubbs Jones
• FEC H8OH11067: $652,424
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Pekarek
• FEC H8OH11133: Financial report not available
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Aaron James Dagres - lost primary
• FEC H8OH12073: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Russ Goodwin - lost primary
• FEC H8OH12099: $21,315
  Candidate Democratic     David W. Robinson
• FEC H8OH12107: $27,382
    Republican     David Blair Ryon - lost primary
• FEC H8OH12081: $1,923
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi
• FEC H0OH12062: $1,159,306
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Betty Sue Sutton
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Betty Sue Sutton
• FEC H6OH13133: $466,049
    Republican     Frank Chestney - lost primary
• FEC H8OH13097: Financial report not available
    Republican     Frances L. Kalapodis - lost primary
• FEC H8OH13105: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     David S. Potter
• FEC H8OH13113: Financial report not available
CD 14
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Dale Virgil Blanchard - lost primary
• FEC H6OH14172: Financial report not available
    Democratic     John H. Greene, Jr. - lost primary
  Candidate Democratic     William M. "Bill" O'Neill
• FEC H8OH14087: $246,620
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Steven C. LaTourette
• FEC H4OH19036: $826,947
CD 15
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman Deborah D. Pryce
• First elected: 1992
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced retirment 16 August 2007
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy
• FEC H6OH15104: $1,208,858
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Steve Stivers
• FEC H8OH15076: $788,840
    Republican     Robert M. Wagner - lost primary
• FEC H8OH15084: $11,410
CD 16
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman Ralph S. Regula
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Announced retirement 12 October 2007
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator John A. Boccieri
• FEC H8OH16058: $692,020
    Democratic     Council Member At- Large Mary M. Cirelli - lost primary
• FEC H8OH16074: Financial report not available
    Republican     Matt Miller - lost primary
• FEC H6OH16102: $121,074
    Republican     Paul R. Schiffer - lost primary
• FEC H8OH16082: $13,400
  Candidate Republican     state Senator J. Kirk Schuring
• FEC H8OH16066: $490,687
CD 17
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan
• FEC H2OH17109: $950,433
  Candidate Republican     Duane Virgil Grassell
• FEC H8OH17064: Financial report not available
CD 18
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Zachary T. "Zach" Space
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 4 March 2008 Primary
    Democratic     Mark Pitrone - lost primary
• FEC H8OH18104: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Zachary T. "Zach" Space
• FEC H6OH18157: $1,473,813
    Republican     Beau M. Bromberg - lost primary
• FEC H8OH18112: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Fred L. Dailey
• FEC H8OH18088: $157,173
    Republican     Jeanette M. Moll - lost primary
• FEC H8OH18070: $131,989
    Republican     Paul Phillips - lost primary
• FEC H8OH18062: $100,784
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer L. Brunner
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic interim First Assistant Attorney Tom Winters
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
 

13 May 2008: Ohio House Democrats filed articles of impeachment against Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann, accusing the state's top lawyer of misconduct and malfeasance in office. Attorney General Marc Dann, who was first elected in 2006, resigned the next day.

By law, first assistant attorney general, Tom Winters, becomes the interim Attorney General until Democratic Governor Ted Strickland appoints a replacement. Each party will name a nominee for a 4 November 2008 special election to fill the remainder of Mr. Dann's term. The next regular election for this office is 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
• 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, 18 candidates
 • Republican: 13 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • America First
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Right to Life
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • Unaffiliated: 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
 • Libertarian Party of Ohio
 • Natural Law Party of Ohio
 • Ohio Right to Life Society
Media & others
 • Akron Beacon Journal
 • Bring Ohio Home (Democratic Blog)
 • 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
 

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