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Elections in Ohio |
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The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4, 2008, and determined who would represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4, 2008.
Ohio had eighteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected in November 2008 served in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Districts 1, 15, and 16 changed party (from Republican to Democratic), although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 1, 2, 14, 15, 16 and 18 to be at some risk for the incumbent party. District 15 was not decided until December 8, 2008. [1] As of 2024, this is the last time that Democrats won both a majority of congressional districts and the House popular vote in the state.
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008 [2] | |||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
Democratic | 2,752,111 | 51.21% | 7 | 10 | +3 | ||
Republican | 2,491,498 | 46.36% | 11 | 8 | -3 | ||
Libertarian | 44,902 | 0.84% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Green | 13,812 | 0.26% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Independent | 72,017 | 1.34% | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Totals | 5,374,340 | 100% | 18 | 18 | — |
Democratic nominee Steve Driehaus won against Republican incumbent Steve Chabot. CQ Politics rated the race as 'No Clear Favorite'. Driehaus lost re-election to Chabot in 2010, who was re-elected 5 more times before losing re-election again in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Steve Driehaus | 155,089 | 52.5 | |||
Republican | Steve Chabot (Incumbent) | 140,469 | 47.5 | |||
Total votes | 295,558 | 100 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt won against Democratic nominee Victoria Wulsin and Independent candidate David Krikorian. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jean Schmidt (Incumbent) | 148,671 | 44.8 | |
Democratic | Victoria Wells Wulsin | 124,213 | 37.4 | |
Independent | David Krikorian | 58,710 | 17.7 | |
Total votes | 331,594 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent Mike Turner won against Democratic nominee Jane Mitakides. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Turner (Incumbent) | 200,204 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Jane Mitakides | 115,976 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 316,180 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent Jim Jordan won against Democratic nominee Mike Carroll. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Jordan | 186,140 | 65.2 | |
Democratic | Mike Carroll | 99,491 | 34.8 | |
Total votes | 216,636 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent Bob Latta won against Democratic nominee George Mays. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Latta | 188,905 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | George Mays | 105,840 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 294,745 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
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Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson won against Republican nominee Richard Stobbs. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 188,905 | 62.3 | |
Republican | Richard Stobbs | 92,968 | 32.8 | |
Green | Dennis Spisak | 13,812 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 295,685 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Republican incumbent David Hobson did not run for re-election in 2008. Republican nominee Steve Austria won against Democratic nominee Sharen Neuhardt. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Austria | 174,915 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Sharen Swartz Neuhardt | 125,547 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 300,462 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Republican incumbent John Boehner won against Democratic nominee Nicholas Von Stein. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Boehner (incumbent) | 202,063 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Nicholas Von Stein | 95,510 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 297,573 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur won against Republican nominee Bradley S. Leavitt. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcy Kaptur (incumbent) | 222,054 | 74.4 | |
Republican | Bradley S. Leavitt | 76,512 | 25.6 | |
Total votes | 298,566 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
The Democratic primary was held March 4, 2008, the same day as the Texas and Ohio presidential primaries. The candidates were Cleveland city councilman Joe Cimperman, North Olmsted mayor Thomas O'Grady, Barbra Ferris and Rosemary Palmer.
Kucinich previously stated that he would run again for Congress in 2008 if his bid for president were unsuccessful. [4]
For 2008, however, Kucinich was facing four challengers in the Democratic primary scheduled for March 4, which prompted him to abandon his run for president. [5] Opponents included Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman and North Olmsted Mayor Thomas O'Grady. Having only raised around $50,000 so far compared to Cimperman's $228,000, [6] Kucinich put out appeals for campaign funding on YouTube. [7] He managed to raise $700,000, surpassing Cimperman's $487,000. [8]
Cimperman, who was endorsed by the Mayor of Cleveland and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, criticized Kucinich for focusing too much on campaigning for president and not on the district. Kucinich accused Cimperman of representing corporate and real estate interests. Cimperman described Kucinich as an absentee congressman who failed to pass any major legislative initiatives in his 12-year House career. In an interview, Cimperman said he was tired of Kucinich and Cleveland being joke fodder for late-night talk-show hosts, saying, "It's time for him to go home". [9] [10] An ad paid for by Cimperman's campaign claimed that Kucinich had missed over 300 votes, but by checking the ad's source, the actual number was 139. [11]
A report suggested that representatives of Nancy Pelosi and American Israel Public Affairs Committee would "guarantee" Kucinich's re-election if he dropped his bid to impeach Cheney and Bush, though Kucinich denied the meeting happened. [12] [13] It was also suggested that Kucinich's calls for universal health care and an immediate withdrawal from Iraq made him a thorn in the side of the Democrats' congressional leadership, as well as his refusal to pledge to support the eventual presidential nominee. [9]
At the last minute, Kucinich took part in a debate with the other primary challengers. Barbara Ferris criticized him for not bringing as much money back to the district as other area legislators and authoring just one bill that passed during his 12 years in Congress. Kucinich responded:
"It was a Republican Congress and there weren't many Democrats passing meaningful legislation during a Republican Congress." [14]
Kucinich easily won the primary by a 15-point-margin over his nearest opponent, Joe Cimperman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dennis J. Kucinich (Incumbent) | 68,156 | 50.27% | ||
Democratic | Joe Cimperman | 47,891 | 35.32% | − | |
Democratic | Barbara Ferris | 8,780 | 6.48% | − | |
Democratic | Thomas O'Grady | 6,780 | 5% | − | |
Democratic | Rosemary Palmer | 3,982 | 2.94% | − | |
Majority | 20,265 | 14.95% | |||
Turnout |
Kucinich then beat Republican nominee Jim Trakas. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Kucinich (incumbent) | 157,268 | 57.0 | |
Republican | Jim Trakas | 107,918 | 39.1 | |
Libertarian | Paul Conroy | 10,623 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 275,809 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democratic nominee Marcia Fudge won against Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marcia L. Fudge | 146,840 | 83.4 | |
Republican | Thomas Pekarek | 36,705 | 14.7 | |
Independent | Write-Ins | 144 | 1 | |
Total votes | 175,973 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
A special election was held on November 18, 2008, to fill Jones's seat for the remainder of the 110th Congress, until January 3, 2009, which Fudge won with 100% of the vote. [15] See Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008.
Republican incumbent Pat Tiberi won against Democratic nominee David Robinson. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pat Tiberi (Incumbent) | 197,447 | 54.8 | |
Democratic | David Robinson | 152,234 | 42.2 | |
Libertarian | Steve Linnabary | 10,707 | 3 | |
Total votes | 360,388 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Democratic incumbent Betty Sutton won against Republican nominee David Potter. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Betty Sutton (incumbent) | 189,542 | 64.6 | |
Republican | David Potter | 104,066 | 35.4 | |
Total votes | 293,608 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Republican incumbent Steve LaTourette won against Democratic nominee Bill O'Neill. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve LaTourette (incumbent) | 188,488 | 58.3 | |
Democratic | Bill O'Neill | 125,214 | 38.7 | |
Libertarian | Werner J. Lange | 9,511 | 3 | |
Total votes | 323,213 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
The election results were essentially tied, requiring an automatic recount. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'. Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce did not run for re-election in 2008, leaving this an open seat. Kilroy defeated Stivers by 2,311 votes in a race not decided until the final ballots were counted on December 7, 2008.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Mary Jo Kilroy | 139,584 | 45.9 | |||
Republican | Steve Stivers | 137,272 | 45.2 | |||
Libertarian | Mark M. Noble | 14,061 | 4.6 | |||
Independent | Don Elijah Eckhart | 12,915 | 4.3 | |||
Total votes | 304,978 | 100 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Democratic nominee John Boccieri won against Republican nominee Kirk Schuring. Republican incumbent Ralph Regula did not run for re-election. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John Boccieri | 169,044 | 55.4 | |||
Republican | Kirk Schuring | 136,293 | 44.6 | |||
Total votes | 305,337 | 100 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan won against Republican nominee Duane Grassell. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Ryan (incumbent) | 217,556 | 78.2 | |
Republican | Duane Grassell | 60,760 | 21.8 | |
Total votes | 278,316 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Democratic incumbent Zack Space won against Republican nominee Fred Dailey. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Democrat Favored'.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Zack Space (incumbent) | 164,150 | 59.9 | |
Republican | Fred Dailey | 110,001 | 40.1 | |
Total votes | 278,316 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
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Preceded by 2006 elections | United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio 2008 | Succeeded by 2010 elections |