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The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A special election to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for December 11, 2007. [1] Republican nominee and Ohio State Senator Bob Latta won election to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 32,124 | 72.13 | |
Democratic | George Mays | 12,412 | 27.87 | |
Total votes | 44,536 | 100.00 |
Source | Date | Buehrer (R) | Hollenbaugh (R) | Latta (R) | Pieper (R) | Smitley (R) |
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Basswood Research | Oct 27–28, 2007 | 28% | N/A | 25% | N/A | N/A |
Public Opinion Strategies | Oct 16–17, 2007 | 21% | 1% | 40% | 4% | 0% |
Basswood Research | October 15, 2007 | 25% | N/A | 28% | N/A | N/A |
Basswood Research | September 19, 2007 | 14% | N/A | 27% | N/A | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta | 32,392 | 43.66 | |
Republican | Steve Buehrer | 29,850 | 40.23 | |
Republican | Mark Hollenbaugh | 4,955 | 6.68 | |
Republican | Fred Pieper | 4,252 | 5.73 | |
Republican | Michael Smitley | 2,742 | 3.70 | |
Total votes | 74,191 | 100.00 |
Source | Date | Latta (R) | Weirauch (D) |
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Public Opinion Strategies | Nov 11–12, 2007 | 50% | 36% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta | 56,114 | 56.96 | |
Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 42,229 | 42.87 | |
Write-ins | 167 | 0.17 | ||
Total votes | 98,510 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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