George Victor Voinovich was an American politician who served as a United States senator from Ohio from 1999 to 2011. He previously served as the 65th governor of Ohio from 1991 to 1998 and as the 54th mayor of Cleveland from 1980 to 1989,the last Republican to serve in that office.
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2,2004,with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House elections,as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998,known as Senate Class 3,were seeking re-election or retiring in 2004.
Nancy Elizabeth Hollister is an American politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. Hollister was the first and,to date,only female governor of Ohio,serving briefly from December 1998 to January 1999. She attended Kent State University,and upon leaving college she became a housewife. She began her political career in the 1980s. She is a member of the Republican Party.
Howard Morton Metzenbaum was an American politician and businessman who served for almost 20 years as a Democratic member of the U.S. Senate from Ohio. He also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate from 1943 to 1951.
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Celebrezze Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic party,who served as Ohio Attorney General,Ohio Secretary of State and an Ohio State Senator. He was the son of Anthony J. Celebrezze,and part of the Celebrezze political dynasty,which was prominent in Cleveland in particular and statewide in Ohio throughout the second half of the 20th century and early 2000s.
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus,Ohio,in 1854. It is currently the state's favored party,controlling the majority of Ohio's U.S. House seats,one of its two U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
The 1988 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate. Held on November 8,the 33 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections. In spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election,the Democrats gained a net of one seat in the Senate. Seven seats changed parties,with four incumbents being defeated. The Democratic majority in the Senate increased by one to 55–to–45.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7,2006,to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election. Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3,2007,until January 3,2009. The incumbent majority party,the Republicans,had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994,and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber,ending 12 years of Republican control in the House.
The 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1998. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich could not seek a third term as Governor due to term limits,and ran for the United States Senate instead. To replace him,former Attorney General of Ohio Lee Fisher and Ohio Secretary of State Bob Taft won the Democratic and Republican primaries,respectively. Taft and Fisher faced off in a highly competitive general election,and in the end,Taft beat out Fisher by a narrow margin,making this gubernatorial election one of Ohio's closest.
The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4,2008,and determined who will represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4,2008.
Fred L. Dailey is a former director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture,and was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 18th congressional district. He lost the November 2008 general election by a 40.21%-59.79% margin to Democratic incumbent Zack Space.
The 2004 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 2,2004. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives and the presidential election. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich won re-election to a second term with the highest raw vote total in Ohio history. This remains the last Ohio statewide election to date in which a candidate won every county in the state.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 2,2010 as one of many Ohio elections in 2010. Incumbent two-term Republican U.S. Senator George Voinovich decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Former Representative Republican Rob Portman won the open seat.
The Ohio general elections,2010 were held on November 2,2010 throughout Ohio. Primary elections took place on May 4,2010.
The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 4,1980. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Glenn won re-election to a second term in a landslide with nearly 69% of the vote,coinciding with Ronald Reagan's substantial win in the state during the presidential election.
Michael D. Dovilla is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives who represented the Seventh District from 2013 to 2016. Prior to redistricting,he was first elected to represent the Eighteenth District in 2010. He is a Republican.
The 1994 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 8,1994. Incumbent Republican Governor of Ohio George Voinovich ran for re-election to a second and final term as governor. Voinovich won his party's nomination uncontested and was opposed by State Senator Rob Burch,who won a competitive Democratic primary. Ultimately,Voinovich capitalized on his massive popularity with Ohio and won re-election in an overwhelming landslide,defeating Burch and winning over 70% of the vote. As of 2022,this was the last time Athens County voted for the Republican candidate.
The 1990 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6,1990. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dick Celeste was unable to run for a third consecutive term due to term limits. Former Mayor of Cleveland George Voinovich,who also ran for the United States Senate in 1988,was uncontested for the Republican nomination,while Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr. emerged from the Democratic primary. In the end,Voinovich was able to defeat Celebrezze by a fairly wide margin,winning his first term in office.
The 1956 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6,1956. Incumbent Senator George H. Bender,who won a special election to complete the term of the late Senator Robert A. Taft,ran for re-election to a full six-year term. He was defeated by Democratic Governor Frank Lausche.
The 1979 Cleveland mayoral election took place on November 6,1979,to elect the Mayor of Cleveland,Ohio. George Voinovich defeated incumbent mayor Dennis Kucinich. The election was officially nonpartisan,with the top two candidates from the October 2 primary advancing to the general election.
