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Elections in Ohio |
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The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election.
Ohio was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006 [1] | |||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
Republican | 1,870,460 | 47.22% | 12 | 11 | -1 | ||
Democratic | 2,081,869 | 52.55% | 6 | 7 | +1 | ||
Independent | 9,068 | 0.23% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Totals | 3,961,397 | 100% | 18 | 18 | — |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Chabot | 31,342 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Cranley | 17,344 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Tilt R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Tossup | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Tossup | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Chabot (Incumbent) | 105,680 | 52.25 | |
Democratic | John Cranley | 96,584 | 47.75 | |
Total votes | 202,264 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
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![]() County results Schmidt: 50–60% Wulsin: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Schmidt | 33,938 | 47.67 | |
Republican | Bob McEwen | 30,297 | 42.56 | |
Republican | Deborah A. Kraus | 4,433 | 6.23 | |
Republican | James E. Constable | 2,526 | 3.55 | |
Total votes | 71,194 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Victoria Wells Wulsin | 10,455 | 36.65 | |
Democratic | Thor Jacobs | 6,535 | 22.91 | |
Democratic | Jim Parker | 6,376 | 22.35 | |
Democratic | Gaby Downey | 3,668 | 12.86 | |
Democratic | Jeff Sinnard | 1,489 | 5.22 | |
Total votes | 28,523 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Tilt D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Tossup | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Tossup | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Schmidt (Incumbent) | 120,112 | 50.45 | |
Democratic | Victoria Wells Wulsin | 117,595 | 49.39 | |
Independent | Nathan Noy (Write-in) | 298 | 0.13 | |
Independent | James J. Condit, Jr. (Write-in) | 76 | 0.03 | |
Total votes | 238,081 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Turner | 35,511 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Studebaker | 12,363 | 55.99 | |
Democratic | Charles W. Sanders | 5,093 | 23.06 | |
Democratic | David J. Fierst | 4,626 | 20.95 | |
Total votes | 22,082 | 100 |
Studebaker withdrew her candidacy on August 15, 2006, following an arrest for a domestic dispute with her husband.
A special primary election to fill the vacancy was held on September 15, 2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Chema | 5,946 | 55.99 | |
Democratic | Charles W. Sanders | 2,224 | 23.06 | |
Total votes | 8,170 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Turner (Incumbent) | 127,978 | 58.54 | |
Democratic | Richard Chema | 90,650 | 41.46 | |
Total votes | 218,628 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Jordan | 38,017 | 50.57 | |
Republican | Frank A. Guglielmi | 22,504 | 29.94 | |
Republican | Kevin Nestor | 8,460 | 11.25 | |
Republican | James R. Stahl | 2,596 | 3.45 | |
Republican | Nathan J. Martin | 2,358 | 3.14 | |
Republican | Charles W. Weasel | 1,239 | 1.65 | |
Total votes | 75,174 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard E. Siferd | 26,591 | 36.65 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Jordan | 129,958 | 59.99 | |
Democratic | Richard E. Siferd | 86,678 | 40.01 | |
Total votes | 216,636 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Gillmor | 54,168 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 28,373 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Gillmor (Incumbent) | 129,813 | 56.85 | |
Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 98,544 | 43.15 | |
Total votes | 228,357 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie Wilson (Write-in) | 43,687 | 66.15 | |
Democratic | Bob Carr | 14,900 | 22.56 | |
Democratic | John Stephen Luchansky | 7,459 | 11.29 | |
Total votes | 66,046 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chuck Blasdel | 18,519 | 47.31 | |
Republican | Danny Harmon | 8,708 | 22.24 | |
Republican | Tim Ginter | 7,606 | 19.43 | |
Republican | Richard D. Stobbs | 4,315 | 11.02 | |
Total votes | 39,148 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Likely D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Likely D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Likely D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie Wilson | 135,628 | 62.08 | |
Republican | Chuck Blasdel | 82,848 | 37.92 | |
Total votes | 218,476 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Hobson | 49,808 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William R. Conner | 20,648 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Hobson (Incumbent) | 137,899 | 60.62 | |
Democratic | William R. Conner | 89,579 | 39.38 | |
Total votes | 227,478 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boehner | 43,713 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mort Meier | 15,277 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boehner (Incumbent) | 136,863 | 63.80 | |
Democratic | Mort Meier | 77,640 | 36.20 | |
Total votes | 214,503 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcy Kaptur | 44,234 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bradley S. Leavitt | 8,625 | 40.16 | |
Republican | Ed Emery | 6,503 | 30.28 | |
Republican | Dirk Kubala | 6,347 | 29.56 | |
Total votes | 21,475 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent) | 153,880 | 73.63 | |
Republican | Bradley S. Leavitt | 55,119 | 26.37 | |
Total votes | 208,999 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Kucinich | 51,485 | 76.42 | |
Democratic | Barbara Ann Ferris | 15,890 | 23.58 | |
Total votes | 67,375 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael D. Dovilla | 15,270 | 65.16 | |
Republican | Jason Werner | 8,166 | 34.84 | |
Total votes | 23,436 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Kucinich (Incumbent) | 138,424 | 66.41 | |
Republican | Michael D. Dovilla | 70,008 | 33.59 | |
Total votes | 208,432 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 55,319 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lindsey N. String | 7,556 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Incumbent) | 146,840 | 83.44 | |
Republican | Lindsey N. String | 29,133 | 16.56 | |
Total votes | 175,973 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Tiberi | 76,457 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Shamansky | 19,387 | 43.32 | |
Democratic | Patricia J. Shaffer | 13,815 | 30.87 | |
Democratic | Edward S. Brown | 6,563 | 14.67 | |
Democratic | Michael Reilly | 4,986 | 11.14 | |
Total votes | 44,751 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Likely R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Lean R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Likely R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Likely R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Tiberi (Incumbent) | 145,943 | 57.30 | |
Democratic | Bob Shamansky | 108,746 | 42.70 | |
Total votes | 254,689 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betty Sutton | 21,268 | 30.86 | |
Democratic | Capri Cafaro | 16,915 | 24.54 | |
Democratic | Thomas C. Sawyer | 14,837 | 21.53 | |
Democratic | Gary Kucinich | 9,891 | 14.35 | |
Democratic | Bill Grace | 3,537 | 5.13 | |
Democratic | Michael Lyons | 1,030 | 1.49 | |
Democratic | John L. Wolfe | 949 | 1.38 | |
Democratic | Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr. | 495 | 0.72 | |
Total votes | 68,922 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Foltin | 12,088 | 37.46 | |
Republican | David McGrew | 7,079 | 21.94 | |
Republican | Joe Ortega, III | 6,536 | 20.25 | |
Republican | Paul S. Burtzlaff | 4,261 | 13.20 | |
Republican | C.J. DeLorean | 2,306 | 7.15 | |
Total votes | 32,270 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Likely D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Likely D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betty Sutton | 135,643 | 61.22 | |
Republican | Craig Foltin | 85,924 | 38.78 | |
Total votes | 221,567 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve LaTourette | 38,137 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lewis R. Katz | 15,401 | 42.49 | |
Democratic | Dale Virgil Blanchard | 11,313 | 31.21 | |
Democratic | Palmer J. Peterson | 9,534 | 26.30 | |
Total votes | 36,248 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve LaTourette (Incumbent) | 144,069 | 57.55 | |
Democratic | Lewis R. Katz | 97,754 | 39.05 | |
Independent | Werner J. Lange | 8,500 | 3.40 | |
Total votes | 250,323 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
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![]() County results Pryce: 60–70% Kilroy: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deborah Pryce | 44,020 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mary Jo Kilroy | 27,895 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Tossup | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Lean D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Tilt D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Lean D (flip) | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Tossup | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Deborah Pryce (Incumbent) | 110,375 | 50.20 | |
Democratic | Mary Jo Kilroy | 109,673 | 49.72 | |
Independent | Bill Buckel (Write-in) | 194 | 0.09 | |
Total votes | 220,242 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
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![]() County results Regula: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent representative Ralph Regula ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Thomas Shaw with over 58% of the vote on election day.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Regula | 32,526 | 58.40 | |
Republican | Matt Miller | 23,170 | 41.60 | |
Total votes | 55,696 | 100 |
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Democratic | Thomas Shaw | 20,508 | 50.76 | |
Democratic | Tom Mason | 19,897 | 49.24 | |
Total votes | 40,405 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe R | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Regula (Incumbent) | 137,167 | 58.34 | |
Democratic | Thomas Shaw | 97,955 | 41.66 | |
Total votes | 235,122 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
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![]() County results Ryan: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent representative Tim Ryan ran for re-election, facing Republican Don Manning II in the general election. Ryan defeated Manning by a wide margin, taking slightly over 80% of the vote.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Ryan | 71,532 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Don Manning, II (Write-in) | 249 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe D | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Safe D | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Ryan (Incumbent) | 170,369 | 80.25 | |
Republican | Don Manning II | 41,925 | 19.75 | |
Total votes | 212,294 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
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![]() County results Space: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Padgett: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Zack Space | 18,251 | 38.69 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Stewart | 12,071 | 25.59 | |
Democratic | Joe Sulzer | 11,340 | 24.04 | |
Democratic | Ralph A. Applegate | 5,514 | 11.69 | |
Total votes | 47,176 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Ney | 34,515 | 68.44 | |
Republican | James Brodbelt Harris | 15,918 | 31.56 | |
Total votes | 50,433 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joy Padgett | 9,523 | 67.71 | |
Republican | James Brodbelt Harris | 2,113 | 15.02 | |
Republican | Ray L. Feikert | 1,148 | 8.16 | |
Republican | Ralph A. Applegate | 781 | 5.55 | |
Republican | Jerry Firman | 500 | 3.55 | |
Total votes | 14,065 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [4] | Lean D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Rothenberg [5] | Lean D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Lean D (flip) | November 6, 2006 |
Real Clear Politics [7] | Lean D (flip) | November 7, 2006 |
CQ Politics [8] | Lean D (flip) | November 7, 2006 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Zack Space | 129,687 | 62.06 | |||
Republican | Joy Padgett | 79,286 | 37.94 | |||
Total votes | 208,973 | 100 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |