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2004 · 2008The 2008 United States presidential election in Ohio took place on November 4, 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 20 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice...
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Democratic-1972:After the Chappaquiddick incident in 1969, Ted Kennedy fell from front runner to non-candidate. Ed Muskie was the establishment favorite until he was reported to have cried emotionally during a speech defending himself against the Canuck letter. George McGovern was able to gain ground and...
: 2008The 2008 Ohio Democratic primary took place on March 4, 2008 and was open to registered Democrats and Independents. Ohio sent 141 pledged delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, which were awarded to the candidates proportionally based on the outcome of the election. In addition,...
Republican-1972: no main article exists Richard Nixon was a popular incumbent. The Vietnam War was winding down and Nixon had achieved détente with China and the Soviet Union. He had challengers but won 1323 of the 1324 delegates on his way to the GOP convention...
: 2008The 2008 Ohio Republican primary took place on March 4, 2008. That night, candidate John McCain secured enough delegate votes to win the Republican nomination for the 2008 U.S...
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1974The 1974 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1974. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator Howard Metzenbaum was running for re-election his first full term after he was appointed in 1970 by Ohio...
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1980The 1980 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 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.-Results:...
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1986The 1986 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1986. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn won re-election to a third term.-Results:...
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1988The 1988 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum won re-election.-Republican:*George Voinovich, Mayor of Cleveland and former Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.-Results:...
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1992The 1992 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Glenn won re-election to a fourth term.-Results:...
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1994The 1994 United States Senate election in Ohio was held in 1994. Republican nominee Mike DeWine won the open seat against Democratic nominee Joel Hyatt. Independent Joseph Slovenec performed very well.-Democrat:...
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1998The 1998 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 3, 1998. It was concurrent with elections to the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S Senator John Glenn decided to retire, instead of seeking a fifth term. Republican Governor George Voinovich won the...
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2000The 2000 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mike DeWine won re-election to a second term.-Democrat:*Ted Celeste, State Rep. and brother of former Ohio governor Richard F. Celeste...
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2004The 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.-Democratic:*Eric...
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2010The 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...
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2012The 2012 United States Senate election in Ohio will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator...
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(2nd, 13thThe Ohio 13th congressional district election, 2006 was an election for the United States House of Representatives. It was an open seat because Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown ran for the U.S. Senate. The primaries were on May 2, 2006, and were won by Democrat Betty Sutton, a former State...
) · 2008The 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....
· 2010The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio will be held on November 2, 2010. Ohio has eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives will be seeking re-election in 2010...
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2nd district, 2005 · 5th district, 2007The 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. Republican nominee and Ohio State Senator...
11th district, 2008Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008 took place on November 18, 2008. Ohio's 11th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died on August 20, 2008. The election was won by Democrat Marcia Fudge...
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1998The 1998 Ohio gubernatorial election saw Robert Taft face Democrat Lee Fisher. Incumbent Governor George Voinovich was running for the Senate.The race was won by Republican Robert Taft, a member of the Taft Political Dynasty....
· 2002 · 2006The Ohio gubernatorial election of 2006 was held on November 7, 2006, and was a race for the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Ohio. Incumbent Governor Bob Taft could not run for re-election, as Ohio governors are limited to two consecutive terms in office....
· 2010The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Governor Ted Strickland, a Democrat, was defeated by former Republican House Budget Chairman John Kasich.-Background:...
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Columbus Mayoral Election, 2011The Columbus Mayoral Election, 2011 will be held November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of Columbus, Ohio. Candidates are incumbent Democrat Michael B. Coleman and Republican Earl W. Smith. The scheduled primary was canceled because neither party had challengers and third party candidates failed to...
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Columbus Mayoral Election, 2011 will be held November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of
Columbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. Candidates are incumbent Democrat
Michael B. ColemanMichael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party, the 52nd and current mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He is the first African-American mayor of Ohio's capital....
and Republican Earl W. Smith. The scheduled primary was canceled because neither party had challengers and third party candidates failed to meet requirements. However, write-in candidate Jeffrey E. Brown is also in the field.
Michael B. Coleman
Michael B. ColemanMichael B. Coleman is an American politician of the Democratic Party, the 52nd and current mayor of Columbus, Ohio. He is the first African-American mayor of Ohio's capital....
(born November 18, 1954) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician of the Democratic Party, the 52nd
mayorIn many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of
Columbus, OhioColumbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. He is the first African-American mayor of Ohio's capital.
Coleman was born in
IndianapolisIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
, but moved to
ToledoToledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
at an early age. After growing up in the
ToledoThe Toledo Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area centered in the American city of Toledo, Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 651,429.According to the U.S...
area, Coleman earned a
Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in
political sciencePolitical Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
from the
University of CincinnatiThe University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
and a
Juris DoctorJuris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
from the
University of Dayton School of LawThe University of Dayton School of Law is a private ABA-approved law school. It is located in Dayton, Ohio, and is affiliated with the University of Dayton, which is a Catholic university of the Marianist Order.-Mission:...
. Coleman was a member of the Columbus City Council from 1992–1999, and served as president of this city council from 1997-1999. In 1998, Coleman was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate
Lee FisherLee Fisher was the 64th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, who served with Governor Ted Strickland from 2007 until 2011.He is a member of the Democratic Party.In addition to serving as Lt...
. Coleman ran for and won the Columbus mayoralty in 1999 and was re-elected unopposed November 4, 2003.
In February 2005, Coleman announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Ohio in the 2006 gubernatorial race, but subsequently dropped out of the race on November 29, 2005, citing heavy work and family obligations. In 2007, Mayor Coleman won a third term as mayor of Columbus.
Earl W. Smith
Earl W. Smith is the
Republican PartyThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
candidate for Columbus Mayor. Earl Smith has been a life-long public servant. A retired
Columbus Division of PoliceThe Columbus Division of Police is the main policing unit for the city of Columbus, Ohio. It is composed of 20 precincts, and the Chief of Police is Walter Distelzweig. Columbus is ranked the 8th most dangerous city in the United States of the 15 cities with a population of 700,000 or more,...
sergeant, Smith is currently the principal of E.W. Smith and Associates, a security education and consulting firm.
A 32-year police veteran, Smith held a number of high-profile positions with the Division of Police. He served as the Division’s spokesperson as the uniformed supervisor for the Public Information Unit. During his years with the Crime Prevention Unit, and later as a supervisor with the Community Liaison Section within the Strategic Response Bureau, Smith represented the Division in virtually all of Columbus’s neighborhoods and came to know many of the city’s local community leaders. Additionally, he developed and presented crime prevention and safety programs to civic organizations, neighborhood associations and business groups.
Jeffrey E. Brown
Jeff Brown is a native of Findlay Ohio, who moved to Columbus in 1978 to attend the Ohio State University and majored in photography and cinema. He served 12 years as a civil servant for Columbus City Schools as the Video Production Coordinator.
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