The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4, 2008 and determined who will represent the state

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 of Ohio

Ohio

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 in the United States House of Representatives

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. The primary election

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 was held on March 4, 2008.

Ohio has 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 will serve in the 111th Congress

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 from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election

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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.

Match-up summary

District	Incumbent	2008 Status	Democratic	Republican	Green	Libertarian	Ind	Ind	Ind
1 Ohio's 1st congressional district Ohio's 1st congressional district is currently represented by Republican Steve Chabot. This district includes parts of Cincinnati, and borders both Kentucky and Indiana.-Cities:Cincinnati Cheviot Deer Park Forest Park Harrison Mount Healthy...	Steve Chabot Steve Chabot Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...	Re-election	Steve Driehaus Steve Driehaus Steven L. "Steve" Driehaus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	Steve Chabot Steve Chabot Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...			Rich Stevenson(WI)	Eric Wilson(WI)
2 Ohio's 2nd congressional district Ohio's 2nd congressional district is a district in southern Ohio. It is currently represented by Jean Schmidt.The district stretches along the Ohio River from the Hamilton County suburbs of Cincinnati east to Scioto County...	Jean Schmidt Jean Schmidt Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth....	Re-election	Victoria Wulsin	Jean Schmidt Jean Schmidt Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth....			David Krikorian David Krikorian David Krikorian is an American businessman and twice a candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, the seat now held by Republican Jean Schmidt....	James Condit(WI)
3 Ohio's 3rd congressional district Ohio's 3rd congressional district includes most of the city of Dayton and its surrounding suburbs and exurbs. It is currently represented by Representative Mike Turner.-List of representatives:-Selected election results:...	Mike Turner Mike Turner Michael R. Turner is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district covers most of the city of Dayton and includes most of Montgomery County, much of Warren County, and is home to all of Highland and Clinton Counties.-Early life, education...	Re-election	Jane Mitakides	Mike Turner Mike Turner Michael R. Turner is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district covers most of the city of Dayton and includes most of Montgomery County, much of Warren County, and is home to all of Highland and Clinton Counties.-Early life, education...
4 Ohio's 4th congressional district Ohio's 4th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan.The district includes the counties of Allen, Auglaize, Champaign, Hancock, Hardin, Logan, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Shelby, and part of Wyandot. The largest cities in the district include Findlay, Lima, Mansfield,...	Jim Jordan Jim Jordan (Ohio politician) James Daniel "Jim" Jordan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Re-election	Mike Carroll	Jim Jordan Jim Jordan (Ohio politician) James Daniel "Jim" Jordan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party...
5 Ohio's 5th congressional district Ohio's 5th congressional district is in northwestern and north central Ohio and borders Michigan and Indiana. The district is currently represented by Republican Bob Latta. Currently, all of Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Huron, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood...	Bob Latta Bob Latta Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, the second-largest in the state, includes most of Toledo's suburbs, including Fremont and Bowling Green....	Re-election	George Mays	Bob Latta Bob Latta Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, the second-largest in the state, includes most of Toledo's suburbs, including Fremont and Bowling Green....
6 Ohio's 6th congressional district Ohio's 6th congressional district is currently represented by Representative Bill Johnson . This district runs along the southeast side of the state, bordering Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania...	Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives...	Re-election	Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives...	Richard Stobbs	Dennis Spisak
7 Ohio's 7th congressional district Ohio's 7th congressional district is currently represented by Steve Austria. This district includes the cities of Springfield, Circleville, and Lancaster as well as some of the southern suburbs of Columbus and nearby counties.-List of representatives:...	David Hobson Dave Hobson David Lee Hobson is an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a U.S. representative from the seventh congressional district of Ohio.Hobson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School in 1954...	Open	Sharen Neuhardt Sharen Neuhardt Sharen Neuhardt is a Dayton, Ohio area attorney and was the 2008 Democratic candidate for Ohio's 7th congressional district. She was defeated in the November 2008 election by Representative Steve Austria.-Personal life:...	Steve Austria Steve Austria Stephen Clement "Steve" Austria is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Springfield to the southern suburbs of Columbus....
8 Ohio's 8th congressional district Ohio's 8th congressional district sits on the west side of Ohio, bordering Indiana. The cities of Hamilton, Fairfield, Middletown, Huber Heights, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua, Troy, and parts of Dayton, Riverside, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base are part of the district...	John Boehner John Boehner John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...	Re-election	Nicholas Von Stein	John Boehner John Boehner John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...
9 Ohio's 9th congressional district Ohio's 9th congressional district has been represented by Representative Marcia C. Kaptur since 1983.This district is in the northern part of the state, bordering Michigan and Ontario, Canada , and includes the counties of Erie, Lorain, Lucas, and Ottawa.-List of largest municipalities:All or part...	Marcy Kaptur Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...	Re-election	Marcy Kaptur Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...	Bradley Leavitt
10 Ohio's 10th congressional district Ohio's 10th congressional district is currently represented by Representative Dennis J. Kucinich . The district is based in the western part of Cleveland and surrounding suburbs in Cuyahoga County. Cook PVI rates this district as D+8....	Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....	Re-election	Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....	Jim Trakas Jim Trakas James Peter Trakas is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 10th congressional district in 2008....		Paul Conroy Paul Conroy Paul Conroy is an English music executive with a long and varied career of managing labels. He went from general manager of pioneering indie Stiff to senior positions with majors like Virgin Records, WEA and EMI.-Career:...
11 Ohio's 11th congressional district Ohio's 11th congressional district is represented by Representative Marcia Fudge, a Democrat, having been elected after the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones. This district includes the East Side of Cleveland and much of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, and borders Lake Erie.Ohio has had at...	Marcia L. Fudge	Re-election	Marcia L. Fudge	Thomas Pekarek			Craig Willis(WI)	Eric Johnson(WI)	Robert Reed(WI)
12 Ohio's 12th congressional district Ohio's 12th congressional district is currently represented by Republican Representative Patrick J. Tiberi. This district includes the heavily African-American part of Ohio's capital city, Columbus, Ohio along with its northern suburbs, including Westerville, Ohio.Historically it has been a safe...	Pat Tiberi Pat Tiberi Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Re-election	David Robinson	Pat Tiberi Pat Tiberi Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...		Steve Linnabary
13 Ohio's 13th congressional district The 13th congressional district of Ohio is represented by Representative Betty Sutton, who defeated Republican Craig L. Foltin on Nov. 7, 2006. It was formerly represented by Sherrod Brown...	Betty Sutton Betty Sutton Betty Sue Sutton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, and includes North Royalton, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Strongsville, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls.-Early life and...	Re-election	Betty Sutton Betty Sutton Betty Sue Sutton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, and includes North Royalton, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Strongsville, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls.-Early life and...	David Potter David Potter David Edwin Potter, CBE, FREng is the founder and chairman of the microcomputer systems company Psion PLC., and Psion Teklogix after Psion's acquisition of Teklogix in the year 2000.-Early life:...			Robert Crow(WI)
14 Ohio's 14th congressional district The 14th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Steven C. LaTourette. This district sits in the farthest northeast corner of the state, bordering Lake Erie and Pennsylvania....	Steve LaTourette Steve LaTourette Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Re-election	Bill O'Neill	Steve LaTourette Steve LaTourette Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...		David Macko
15 Ohio's 15th congressional district The 15th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Steve Stivers.Union County and Madison County are entirely within the district's boundaries as is approximately half of Franklin County...	Deborah Pryce Deborah Pryce Deborah D. Pryce is an American politician from Ohio and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs.She is divorced from Randy Walker and now lives in Upper...	Open	Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. In her first term she introduced a bill to lend $20 million per year to small businesses and an amendment to assign liability to credit reporting agencies. She...	Steve Stivers Steve Stivers Steve Stivers is the U.S. Representative for He is a member of the Republican Party. Stivers previously served in the Ohio Senate, representing the 16th district...		Mark M. Noble Mark M. Noble Mark Michael Noble is a computer engineer and Libertarian Party politician in Ohio.-Early life and education:Noble was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is a graduate of Ohio State University.-Political career:...	Don Elijah Eckhart	Travis Casper
16 Ohio's 16th congressional district The 16th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Jim Renacci . The district is based in Stark County and the Canton area and also includes Wayne County and most of Medina and Ashland counties.On Nov...	Ralph Regula Ralph Regula Ralph Straus Regula was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress , he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S...	Open	John Boccieri John Boccieri John Boccieri is a one-term U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He was defeated by Republican Jim Renacci on November 2, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.-Early life and career:Boccieri...	Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and of the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. Schuring was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 16th congressional district in 2008...
17 Ohio's 17th congressional district The 17th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Representative Timothy J. Ryan. This district sits in northeastern Ohio, bordering Pennsylvania along one edge, and includes the cities of Kent, Ravenna, Warren and Youngstown, as well as part of Akron.This district will become...	Tim Ryan	Re-election	Tim Ryan	Duane Grassell
18 Ohio's 18th congressional district The 18th congressional district of Ohio is currently represented by Republican Bob Gibbs. The district ranges around the eastern part of Ohio, taking in a collection of small cities and rural areas. The district voted for the majority party in the House of Representatives in every election since...	Zack Space Zack Space Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Re-election	Zack Space Zack Space Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Fred Dailey Fred Dailey 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...

District 1

Democratic nominee Steve Driehaus

Steve Driehaus

Steven L. "Steve" Driehaus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

 won against Republican incumbent Steve Chabot

Steve Chabot

Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'No Clear Favorite'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve Driehaus Steve Driehaus Steven L. "Steve" Driehaus is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...	Democratic		155,089	52.45%
Steve Chabot Steve Chabot Steven Joseph "Steve" Chabot is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously represented the district from 1995 to 2009.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	Incumbent	140,469	47.5%
Rich Stevenson(WI)	Independent		67	.02%
Eric Wilson(WI)	Independent		84	.03%

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• Chabot (R-i) vs Driehaus (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com

District 2

Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt

Jean Schmidt

Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth....

 won against Democratic nominee Victoria Wulsin and Independent candidate David Krikorian

David Krikorian

David Krikorian is an American businessman and twice a candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, the seat now held by Republican Jean Schmidt....

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Republican'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Jean Schmidt Jean Schmidt Jeannette Marie Hoffman Schmidt, is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. She is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from eastern Cincinnati to Portsmouth....	Republican	Incumbent	148,671	44.83%
Victoria Wulsin	Democratic		124,213	37.46%
David Krikorian David Krikorian David Krikorian is an American businessman and twice a candidate for Ohio's 2nd congressional district, the seat now held by Republican Jean Schmidt....	Independent	Endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Ohio Libertarian Party of Ohio The Libertarian Party of Ohio is the Ohio affiliate of the Libertarian Party. It is the fourth largest state affiliate of the Libertarian Party Nationally and the third largest political party in Ohio. The state chair is Kevin Knedler.- History :...	58,710	17.70%
James Condit (WI)	Independent		30	.01%

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• Schmidt (R-i) vs Wulsin (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com

District 3

Republican incumbent Mike Turner

Mike Turner

Michael R. Turner is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district covers most of the city of Dayton and includes most of Montgomery County, much of Warren County, and is home to all of Highland and Clinton Counties.-Early life, education...

 won against Democratic nominee Jane Mitakides. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Mike Turner Mike Turner Michael R. Turner is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party.The district covers most of the city of Dayton and includes most of Montgomery County, much of Warren County, and is home to all of Highland and Clinton Counties.-Early life, education...	Republican	Incumbent	200,204	63.32%
Jane Mitakides	Democratic		115,976	36.68%

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District 4

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

James "Jim" Jordan was the actor who played Fibber McGee in Fibber McGee and Molly, and the albatross, Orville, in Disney's The Rescuers .-Biography:...

 won against Democratic nominee Mike Carroll. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentages
Jim Jordan Jim Jordan (Ohio politician) James Daniel "Jim" Jordan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican	Incumbent	186,140	65.17%
Mike Carroll	Democratic		99,491	34.83%

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District 5

Republican incumbent Bob Latta

Bob Latta

Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, the second-largest in the state, includes most of Toledo's suburbs, including Fremont and Bowling Green....

 won against Democratic nominee George Mays. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Bob Latta Bob Latta Robert Edward 'Bob' Latta is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, the second-largest in the state, includes most of Toledo's suburbs, including Fremont and Bowling Green....	Republican	Incumbent	188,905	64.09%
George Mays	Democratic		105,840	35.91%

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District 6

Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician)

Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives...

 won against Republican nominee Richard Stobbs. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Charlie Wilson Charlie Wilson (Ohio politician) Charles A. "Charlie" Wilson is the former U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio State Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives...	Democratic	Incumbent	176,330	62.28%
Richard Stobbs	Republican		92,968	32.84%
Dennis Spisak	Green		13,812	4.88%

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District 7

Incumbent David Hobson

Dave Hobson

David Lee Hobson is an American politician of the Republican Party who served as a U.S. representative from the seventh congressional district of Ohio.Hobson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Withrow High School in 1954...

 is not running for reelection in 2008.
Republican nominee Steve Austria

Steve Austria

Stephen Clement "Steve" Austria is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Springfield to the southern suburbs of Columbus....

 won against Democratic nominee Sharen Neuhardt. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve Austria Steve Austria Stephen Clement "Steve" Austria is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Springfield to the southern suburbs of Columbus....	Republican		174,915	58.22%
Sharen Swartz Neuhardt	Democratic		125,547	41.78%

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• Austria (R) vs Neuhardt (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com

District 8

Republican incumbent John Boehner

John Boehner

John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...

 won against Democratic nominee Nicholas Von Stein. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
John Boehner John Boehner John Andrew Boehner is the 61st and current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. Representative from , serving since 1991...	Republican	Incumbent	202,063	67.9%
Nicholas Von Stein	Democratic		95,510	32.1%

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District 9

Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur

Marcy Kaptur

Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...

 won against Republican nominee Bradley S. Leavitt

Bradley S. Leavitt

Bradley S. Leavitt is an American politician of the Republican party who was the party's 2006 and 2008 nominee to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcia C. Kaptur...

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Marcy Kaptur Marcy Kaptur Marcia Carolyn "Marcy" Kaptur is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1983. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, anchored by the city of Toledo, includes all of Ottawa and Erie counties, and part of Lucas and Lorain counties.Serving her fourteenth term in the House of...	Democratic	Incumbent	222,054	74.37%
Bradley S. Leavitt Bradley S. Leavitt Bradley S. Leavitt is an American politician of the Republican party who was the party's 2006 and 2008 nominee to challenge incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcia C. Kaptur...	Republican		76,512	25.63%

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District 10

Democratic incumbent Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich

Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....

 won against Republican nominee Jim Trakas

Jim Trakas

James Peter Trakas is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 10th congressional district in 2008....

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Dennis Kucinich Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....	Democratic	Incumbent	157,268	57.02%
Jim Trakas Jim Trakas James Peter Trakas is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was the Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Ohio's 10th congressional district in 2008....	Republican		107,918	39.13%
Paul Conroy	Libertarian		10,623	3.85%

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District 11

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:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Marcia L. Fudge	Democratic	Incumbent Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie Tubbs Jones Stephanie "Tubbs" Jones was a Democratic politician and member of the United States House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District of Ohio, which encompasses most of downtown and eastern Cleveland and many of the eastern suburbs in Cuyahoga County, including Euclid, Cleveland Heights,...  died.	212,485	85.21%
Thomas Pekarek	Republican		36,705	14.72%
Craig Willis(WI)	Independent		144	.06%
Eric Johnson(WI)	Independent		23	.01%
Robert Reed(WI)	Independent		0	.00%

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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. See Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008

Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008

Ohio'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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District 12

Republican incumbent Pat Tiberi

Pat Tiberi

Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...

 won against Democratic nominee David Robinson. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Pat Tiberi Pat Tiberi Patrick Joseph "Pat" Tiberi is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party...	Republican	Incumbent	197,447	54.79%
David Robinson	Democratic		152,234	42.24%
Steve Linnabary	Libertarian		10,707	2.97%

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District 13

Democratic incumbent Betty Sutton

Betty Sutton

Betty Sue Sutton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, and includes North Royalton, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Strongsville, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls.-Early life and...

 won against Republican nominee David Potter. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Betty Sutton Betty Sutton Betty Sue Sutton is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes most of the western and southern suburbs of Cleveland, and includes North Royalton, Akron, Lorain, Elyria, Strongsville, Avon and Cuyahoga Falls.-Early life and...	Democratic	Incumbent	189,542	64.55%
David Potter	Republican		104,066	35.44%
Robert Crow (WI)	Independent		37	.01%

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District 14

Republican incumbent Steve LaTourette

Steve LaTourette

Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 won against Democratic nominee Bill O'Neill

William O'Neill (Ohio jurist)

William "Bill" Michael O'Neill is an American lawyer, jurist and political figure who was an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S...

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Republican Favored'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve LaTourette Steve LaTourette Steven C. "Steve" LaTourette is the U.S. House of Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Republican	Incumbent	188,488	58.32%
Bill O'Neill William O'Neill (Ohio jurist) William "Bill" Michael O'Neill is an American lawyer, jurist and political figure who was an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals. He was the 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S...	Democratic		125,214	38.74%
David Macko	Libertarian		9,511	2.94%

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District 15

The election results were essentially tied, requiring an automatic recount.
CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'. Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce

Deborah Pryce

Deborah D. Pryce is an American politician from Ohio and former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Ohio's 15th congressional district, which includes the western half of Columbus and the surrounding suburbs.She is divorced from Randy Walker and now lives in Upper...

 did not run for reelection 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.

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Steve Stivers Steve Stivers Steve Stivers is the U.S. Representative for He is a member of the Republican Party. Stivers previously served in the Ohio Senate, representing the 16th district...	Republican		137,272	45.18%
Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy Mary Jo Kilroy is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. She is a member of the Democratic Party from Ohio. In her first term she introduced a bill to lend $20 million per year to small businesses and an amendment to assign liability to credit reporting agencies. She...	Democratic	(winner)	139,584	45.94%
Mark M. Noble Mark M. Noble Mark Michael Noble is a computer engineer and Libertarian Party politician in Ohio.-Early life and education:Noble was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is a graduate of Ohio State University.-Political career:...	Libertarian		14,061	4.63%
Don Elijah Eckhart	Independent		12,915	4.25%
Travis Casper (WI)	Independent		6	0%

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• Stivers (R) vs Kilroy (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com

District 16

Democratic nominee John Boccieri

John Boccieri

John Boccieri is a one-term U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He was defeated by Republican Jim Renacci on November 2, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.-Early life and career:Boccieri...

 won against Republican nominee Kirk Schuring

Kirk Schuring

Kirk Schuring is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and of the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. Schuring was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 16th congressional district in 2008...

. Republican incumbent Ralph Regula

Ralph Regula

Ralph Straus Regula was a Representative in the United States Congress from the 16th District of the State of Ohio. He retired in January 2009 after 18 consecutive terms. He is a member of the Republican Party. In the 110th Congress , he was the second longest serving Republican member of the U.S...

 did not run for reelection. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Leans Democratic'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
John Boccieri John Boccieri John Boccieri is a one-term U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He was defeated by Republican Jim Renacci on November 2, 2010. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served in the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives.-Early life and career:Boccieri...	Democratic		169,044	55.36%
Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring Kirk Schuring is a Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1993 to 2002, and of the Ohio Senate from 2003 to 2010. Schuring was the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress in Ohio's 16th congressional district in 2008...	Republican		136,293	44.64%

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District 17

Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan won against Republican nominee Duane Grassell. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Democrat'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Tim Ryan	Democratic	Incumbent	217,556	78.17%
Duane Grassell	Republican		60,760	21.83%

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District 18

Democratic incumbent Zack Space

Zack Space

Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...

 won against Republican nominee Fred Dailey

Fred Dailey

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...

. CQ Politics rated the race as 'Democrat Favored'. The following candidates ran in the general election:

Candidate	Party	Notes	Votes	Percentage
Zack Space Zack Space Zachary T. "Zack" Space is an American politician and the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2007 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Early life, education and career:...	Democratic	Incumbent	164,150	59.88%
Fred Dailey Fred Dailey 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...	Republican		110,001	40.12%

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External links

• Elections & Ballot Issues from the Ohio Secretary of State
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