D.C.'s Political Report: Ohio Congressional and Statewide Races

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2010 Ohio Congressional and Statewide Races Primary Filing Deadline: 2/18/10, Primary Write-in Deadline: 3/3/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 5/3/10, Primary: 5/4/10, Write-in Deadline: 9/1/10, General Election: 11/2/10, Last Updated: August 30, 2010
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
Governor, 60.4% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Governor Race, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Lean Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up,
Ted Strickland (D),	ex-U.S. Rep. / '00 Presidential candidate John R. Kasich (R),	'08 congressional nominee / school principal Dennis S. Spisak (G),
		businessman Ken Matesz (L),
		convicted murder Sean Swain (WI),
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, Lee Fisher (D) running for U.S. Senate, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
ex-judge Yvette McGee Brown (D),	Auditor Mary Taylor (R),	Anita Rios (G),
		market researcher Margaret Ann Leech (L),
Attorney General, 56.5% in '08, 1^st term, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Richard Cordray (D),	ex-U.S. Sen. / ex-Lt. Gov. Mike DeWine (R),	Marc Allen Feldman (L),
		Robert M. Owens (C),
Secretary of State, 54.8% in '06, 1^st term, next in 2010, Jennifer L. Brunner (D) running for U.S. Senate, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Co. Clerk of Courts Maryellen O'Shaughnessy (D),	St. Sen. Jon Husted (R),	consultant Charles R. "Charlie" Earl (L),
Treasurer, 57.6% in '06, 1^st term, Richard Cordray (D) elected Attorney General, next election in 2010, D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Kevin L. Boyce (D),	St. Rep. Josh Mandel (R),	Matthew P. Cantrell (L),
Auditor, 51.0% in '06, 1^st term, next election in 2010, Mary Taylor (R) running for Lt. Gov., D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Co. Comm'r. David Pepper (D),	prosecutor David Yost (R),	L. Michael Howard (L),
Senator 63.9% in '04, George V. Voinovich (R) retiring after 2^nd term, next election is 2010, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive Senate Race, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up, Ken Rubin: Tossup, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican,
Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D),	ex-U.S. Rep. Robert J. "Rob" Portman (R),	electrical engineer Eric W. Deaton (C),
		Teacher Daniel H. LaBotz (S),
		scientist Eric Lamong Gregory (I), businessman Stephen Lahanas (I), businessman Dave Myers (I), engineer Bill Pierce (I), surgeon Michael L. Pryce (I)?, consultant Adam Shaffer (I), ex-police officer Jeremy Swartz (I)?,
		'06 congressional nominee Steven Linnabary (L/WI),
Senator, 55.9% in '06, 1^st term, next election is 2012, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Sherrod Brown (D),
1st Congressional District, 51.5% in '08, 1^st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, First Read’s Field of 64,
Steven L. Driehaus (D),	ex-U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R),	shop supervisor Jim A. Berns (L),
		'00 Natural Law nominee / draftsman Richard L. "Rich" Stevenson (G),
2nd Congressional District, 45.0% in '08, 3^rd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican,
marketing exec. Surya "Chili" Yalamanchili (D),	Jean Schmidt (R),	teacher Marc Johnston (L),
3rd Congressional District, 63.9% in '08, 4^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican,
consultant Joe Roberts (D),	Michael R. "Mike" Turner (R),
4th Congressional District, 65.1% in '08, 2^nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican,
Doug Litt (D),	James D. "Jim" Jordan (R),	Donald C. Kissick (L),
5th Congressional District, 64.3% in '08, 2^nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican,
unemployed factory worker Caleb Finkenbiner (D),	Bob Latta (R),	Brian Smith (L),
6th Congressional District, 62.3% in '08, 2^nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic,
Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr. (D),	businessman Bill Johnson (R),	auto mechanic Martin J. Elsass (L),
		IT director Richard E. Cadle (C),
7th Congressional District, 58.7% in '08, 1^st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican,
'06 nominee / '08 candidate William R. "Bill" Conner (D),	Steve Austria (R),	project manager John Anderson (L),
		David Easton (C),
		sales rep. Chad Kreemer (I),
8th Congressional District, 68.1% in '08, 10^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican,
retired Army Capt. Justin Coussoule (D),	John A. Boehner (R),	David Hawlow (L),
		'08 write-in candidate James Condit, Jr. (C),
9th Congressional District, 74.1% in '08, 14^th term, might retire, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic,
Marcy Kaptur (D),	businessman Rich Iott (R),	ex-police officer Jeremy Swartz (L),
10th Congressional District, 56.8% in '08, 7^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic,
Dennis J. Kucinich (D),	businessman Peter J. Corrigan (R),	Jeff Goggins (L),
		Jason Werner (C),
11th Congressional District, 85.1% in '08, 1^st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic,
Marcia L. Fudge (D),	'08 nominee / engineer Thomas Pekarek (R/WI),
12th Congressional District, 55.6% in '08, 5^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican,
Co. Comm'r. Paula Brooks (D),	Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (R),	businessman Travis Irvine (L),
		'06 Gov. nominee / attorney Robert Fitrakis (G),
		Tea Party activist Robert Suwinski (O),
13th Congressional District, 64.4% in '08, 2^nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, First Read’s Field of 64,
Betty Sutton (D),	Car dealer owner Tom Ganley (R),
14th Congressional District, 58.4% in '08, 7^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican,
'08 congressional nominee Retire Army Lt. Col. / RN / Appeals Court Judge / 2006 Ohio Supreme Court nominee William "Bill" O'Neill (D),	Steven C. LaTourette (R),	accountant John M. Jelenic (L),
15th Congressional District, 45.9% in '08, 1^st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, First Read’s Field of 64,
Mary Jo Kilroy (D),	'08 nominee / ex-St. Sen. Steve Stivers (R),	'08 candidate David Ryon (C),
		William Kammerer (L),
		businessman Scott Alan Hubbard (I),
16th Congressional District, 55.3% in '08, 1^st term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up, First Read’s Field of 64,
John Boccieri (D),	ex-Wadsworth Mayor Jim Renacci (R),	restaurant manager Jeffrey J. Blevins (L),
17th Congressional District, 78.1% in '08, 4^th term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic,
Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan (D),	pharmacist Jim Graham (R),	Elaine Mastromatteo (G),
		ex-U.S. Rep. James A. "Jim" Traficant, Jr. (I),
18th Congressional District, 59.8% in '08, 2^nd term, Polls D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic,
Zachary T. "Zack" Space (D),	St. Sen. Bob Gibbs (R),	Lindsey D. Sutton (C),
		Christopher Clayton (L),

1. Link to Predictions:

D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.

= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,

= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,

= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control

Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.

Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.

Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Ohio Political Parties:
(A1) = America First Party
(AR) = American Reform Party
(Com) = Communist Party
(C) = Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates (Labor) = Labor Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(M) = Marijuana Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WW) = Workers World Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Ohio Media Links:
Akron Beacon-Journal
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Avon Lake Press
Canton Repository
Chagrin Valley Times
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Post
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Politics Section
Cleveland Scene
Cleveland Sun Newspapers
Columbiana County Morning Journal
Columbus Dispatch
Cuyohoga County West Life News
Dayton Daily News
Direct Source Radio
Eaton Register-Herald
Election Ohio
Findlay Courier
Gongwer News Service Hamilton Journal-News
Lima News
Medina Gazette
Middletown Journal
NewsLink.org: Ohio
Ohio Citizen Action
Ohio News Network
Oxford Press
Ravenna Record-Courier
Sidney Daily News
Steubenville Herald Star
Toledo Blade
Springfield News-Sun
Wapakoneta Daily News
Warren Tribune Chronicle
WEWS TV-5
WHIO TV-7
WHIO 1290-AM
Willoughby News-Herald