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Ohio Secretary of State
2008 Ohio Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 1/4/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 3/3/08, Primary: 3/4/08, New Party Filing Deadline: 8/18/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/21/08, Write-in Deadline: 9/3/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 1, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 50.8% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 54.29%,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 44.00%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 1.71%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 59.92%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 30.59%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 4.63%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 3.32%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 1.54%, |
'04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
Governor, 60.4% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Ted Strickland (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. / '00 Presidential candidate John R. Kasich (R), ex-U.S. Rep. Robert J. "Rob" Portman (R), ex-U.S. Sen. / ex-Lt. Gov. Mike DeWine |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 60.4% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Lee Fisher (D), |
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Attorney General, 52.4% in '06, Marc Dann (D) resigned during 1st term, Special election in 2008, next general election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
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Secretary of State, 54.8% in '06, 1st term, next in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Jennifer L. Brunner (D), |
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Treasurer, 57.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Richard Cordray (D), |
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Auditor, 51.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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Mary Taylor (R), |
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Senator 63.9% in '04, 2nd term, next election is 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| St. Sen. Ray Miller (D), |
George V. Voinovich (R), ex-U.S. Rep. Robert J. "Rob" Portman (R), |
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Senator, 55.9% in '06, 1st term, next election is 2012, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Sherrod Brown (D), |
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert J. "Rob" Portman (R)?, |
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1st Congressional District, 52.1% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, DCCC Target, |
| St. Rep. Steven L. Driehaus (D), |
Steve Chabot (R), |
term limits advocate Rich Stevenson (I), |
2nd Congressional District, 50.5% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, |
| '06 nominee / Dr. Victoria W. Wulsin (D), |
Jean Schmidt (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 58.7% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '04 nominee / consultant L. Jane Mitakides (D), |
Michael R. "Mike" Turner (R), |
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4th Congressional District, 60.1% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| steelworker Mike Carroll (D), |
Jim Jordan (R), |
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5th Congressional District, 56.9% in '07, 1st term, Paul E. Gillmor (R) died 9/5/07, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| '06 Senate candidate / '07 candidate George F. Mays (D), |
St. Rep. Bob Latta (R), |
'00 / '02 Libertaian candidate / '07 write-in candidate / retired mortgage broker John F. "Jack" Green (L/WI), |
6th Congressional District, 61.9% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson, Jr. (D), |
'06 candidate / ex-sheriff Richard D. "Dick" Stobbs (R), |
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7th Congressional District, 61.0% in '06, David L. "Dave" Hobson (R) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Robert Novak: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| attorney Sharen Swartz Neuhardt (D), |
St. Sen. Steve Austria (R), |
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8th Congressional District, 64.0% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| political organizer Nick von Stein (D), |
John A. Boehner (R), |
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9th Congressional District, 73.6% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Marcy Kaptur (D), |
'06 nominee / Bradley S. Leavitt (R), |
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10th Congressional District, 66.3% in '06, 6th term, running for President, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Dennis J. Kucinich (D), |
ex-St. Rep. James P. "Jim" Trakas (R), |
property manager / trainer Paul Visokaj (I), |
11th Congressional District, 83.3 in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D), |
engineer Thomas Pekarek (R), |
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12th Congressional District, 58.1% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| attorney David Robinson (D), |
Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (R), |
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13th Congressional District, 61.2% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Betty Sutton (D), |
David Potter (R), |
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14th Congressional District, 57.6% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| Retire Army Lt. Col. / RN / Appeals Court Judge / 2006 Ohio Supreme Court nominee William O'Neill (D), |
Steven C. LaTourette (R), |
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15th Congressional District, 50.2% in '06, Deborah Pryce (R) retiring after 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic Takeover, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss Up, DCCC target, |
| '06 nominee Co Comm'r. Mary Jo Kilroy (D), |
St. Sen. Steve Stivers (R), |
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16th Congressional District, 58.6% in '06, Ralph Regula (R) retiring after 18th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 5th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-up, DCCC target, |
| St. Sen. John Boccieri (D), |
St. Sen. J. Kirk Schuring (R), |
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17th Congressional District, 80.2% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Timothy J. "Tim" Ryan (D), |
teacher Duane Grassell (R), |
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18th Congressional District, 62.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target, |
| Zachary T. "Zack" Space (D), |
ex-St. Ag. Dir. Fred Dailey (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
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. |
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