United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010

The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio will be held on November 2, 2010. Ohio has eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives will be seeking re-election in 2010. The election will be held on the same day as many other Ohio elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, also known as the 2010 midterm elections, were held on November 2, 2010, at the midpoint of President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives. Voters of the U.S...

in other states.

District 1*

Democratic incumbent 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...

has represented the district since 2009. He will again face Republican

Republican Party (United States)

The 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...

nominee and former U.S. Congressman 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:...

, along with Libertarian nominee James Berns (PVS) and Green Party nominee Richard Stevenson (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, Obama carried the district with 55% of the vote.

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Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Driehaus (D)	Steve Chabot (R)	Other
American Action Forum	August 16–21, 2010	400	± 4.90%	45%	47%	8%
The Polling Company	July 30-August 2, 2010	301	± 5.65%	41%	51%	7%

Results

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....

has represented this district since 2005. She will face Democratic nominee Surya 'Chili' Yalamanchili, a former Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....

brand manager (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian nominee Marc Johnston (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, McCain carried this district with 59% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Democratic Party	Surya Yalamanchili	82,431	34.66	Republican Party	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....	139,027	58.45	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Marc Johnston	16,259	6.84

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...

has represented this district since 2003. He is being challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Roberts (campaign site, PVS) in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 51% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	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...	152,629	68.11	Democratic Party	Joe Roberts	71,455	31.89

District 4

Republican incumbent 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...

has represented this district since 2007. He will face Democrat Doug Litt (PVS) and Libertarian Donald Kissick (campaign site, PVS), in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 60% of the vote.

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FEC, as of June 30, 2010:

Candidate (party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Jim Jordan (R)	$580,530	$361,192	$793,203	$0
Doug Litt (D)	$5,885	$2,203	$3,675	$0
Donald Kissick (L)	Unreported

Election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Democratic Party	Doug Litt	40,533	24.74	Republican Party	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...	146,029	71.49	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Donald Kissick	7,708	3.77

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....

has represented this district since 2007. He will face Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner (campaign site, PVS) and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith (PVS) in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 53% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	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....	140,703	67.82	Democratic Party	Caleb Finkenbiner	54,919	26.47	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Brian Smith	11,831	5.7

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...

has represented this district since 2007. He will face Republican nominee Bill Johnson

Bill Johnson (Ohio politician)

William Leslie "Bill" Johnson is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and career:...

, Libertarian nominee Martin J. "Buck" Elsass (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party nominee Richard E. Cadle (campaign site, PVS) in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 50% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	Bill Johnson Bill Johnson (Ohio politician) William Leslie "Bill" Johnson is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and career:...	103,170	50.19	Democratic Party	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...	92,823	45.15	Constitution Party Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...	Richard Cadle	5,077	2.47	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Martin Elsass	4,505	2.19

District 7

Republican incumbent 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....

has represented the district since 2009. He will face Democrat Bill Conner (campaign site, PVS), Libertarian John D. Anderson (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party David Easton (PVS) in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried the district with 54% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	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....	135,721	62.17	Democratic Party	Bill Conner	70,400	32.25	Constitution Party Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...	David Easton	2,811	1.29	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	John Anderson	9,381	4.3

District 8

Republican Speaker of the House 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...

, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for reelection. He ran against Democratic nominee and West Point

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Army veteran Justin Coussoule, Constitution Party nominee Jim Condit (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian David Harlow (PVS) in the general election.(http://www.news-press.com/article/20110109/COLUMNISTS21/101090357/1015/OPINION)

Boehner won the Republican primary with 49,639 votes (84%), winning against Manfred Schreyer and Tom McMasters. On November 2, 2010, Boehner defeated Coussoule 66% to 34%.

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Justin Coussoule was born and raised in Adams

Adams, Massachusetts

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, the son of a self-employed carpenter and a small business owner. He graduated in 1993 from Hoosac Valley High School and in 1997 from West Point where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in American Politics with a Systems Engineering minor. He then served in the U.S. Army as a commissioned officer attaining the rank of captain. He left the U.S. Army in 2002 to attend the University of Maryland

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School of Law in Baltimore where he received a Juris Doctor

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(law degree). He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar and was hired as an associate attorney at a regional law firm where he worked in the litigation department. Coussoule practiced primarily in the state Worker’s Compensation system, advocating on behalf of injured workers to secure payment of their compensation and benefits for work-related injuries. He also worked at one time as a purchasing manager at Procter and Gamble.

Coussoule announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives on February 18, 2010, in Hamilton, Ohio. He has said “I’m running because I think that we are facing big issues right now that need long-term solutions, thoughtful approaches. I’m afraid these things will be around for my kids, they are only 2 and 4, 30 years from now if we don’t act like adults and address them now. In particular when you consider who my opponent is. I would consider him the chief architect of ‘No’ and obstructionism and delay.” He won the May 4th primary where he ran unopposed. with 17,807 votes . He also says he is running for Congress because “the people of the 8th District have been ignored and taken for granted by our Representative in Congress”.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	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...	142,731	65.64	Democratic Party	Justin Coussoule	65,883	30.3	Constitution Party Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a paleoconservative political party in the United States. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party by Howard Philips in 1991. Phillips was the party's candidate in the 1992, 1996 and 2000 presidential elections...	James Condit	3,701	1.7	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	David Harlow	5,121	2.36

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...

, who has represented this district since 1983, is running for reelection. She is being challenged by Republican nominee businessman Rich Iott

Rich Iott

Richard Bradley "Rich" Iott was the 2010 Republican nominee for United States Representative for Ohio's 9th District...

. Libertarian Jeremy D. Swartz dropped out in June for family reasons. Libertarian Joseph Jaffe (campaign site) withdrew on September 10. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

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, October 11, 2010 (30:46)
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FEC, Campaign Finance as of 6/30/10

Candidate (Party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash on hand	Debt
Rich Iott (R)	$876,968	$606,603	$324,091	$823,100
Marcy Kaptur (D)	$313,131	$223,776	$1,044,932	$0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	Rich Iott	83,423	40.65	Democratic Party	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...	121,819	59.35

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....

has represented this district since 1997. He will face Republican Peter J. Corrigan (campaign site, PVS) and Libertarian Jeff Goggins (PVS)in the general election. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 59% of the vote.

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District 11

Democratic incumbent Marcia Fudge was challenged by Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek (PVS).

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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...

has represented this district since 2001. He will face Democratic nominee and Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks

Paula Brooks (politician)

Paula Brooks is currently serving her second term on the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In 2010, Brooks ran unsuccessfully for United States Representative in Ohio's 12th congressional district.-Early life, education and career:Brooks was born and...

(campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian nominee Travis M. Irvine (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, Obama carried the district with 54% of the vote.

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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...

has represented this district since 2007. She defeated Republican car dealer Tom Ganley

Tom Ganley

Thomas D. Ganley is a Northeast Ohio business man and Republican politician in Ohio. Originally a candidate for the Ohio Senate Republican nomination on February 17, 2010 he announced he would drop out of the primary and switched races to run against Betty Sutton in Ohio's 13th congressional...

in the 2010 general election.

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District 14*

Republican incumbent Steven LaTourette has represented this district since 1995. He will face Democratic nominee and former Appellate Court judge 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...

in the general election, along with Libertarian nominee and accountant John Jelenic (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 49% of the vote.

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District 15*

Democratic incumbent 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...

will face three challengers: Constitution Party nominee David Ryon (campaign site, PVS), Libertarian nominee William J. Kammerer (PVS) and Republican nominee 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...

whom Kilroy defeated in 2008.

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District 16*

Democratic incumbent 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...

has represented this district since 2009. He is being challenged by Republican businessman Jim Renacci

Jim Renacci

James B. "Jim" Renacci is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is an Ohio entrepreneur and former mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio.-Early life and education:...

and Libertarian Jeffrey Blevins (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 50% of the vote.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	Jim Renacci Jim Renacci James B. "Jim" Renacci is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is an Ohio entrepreneur and former mayor of Wadsworth, Ohio.-Early life and education:...	114,652	52.08	Democratic Party	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...	90,833	41.26	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Jeffrey Blevins	14,585	6.63

District 17

Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan has represented this district since 2003. He will face Republican Jim Graham (campaign site, PVS) and Independent James Traficant

James Traficant

James Anthony Traficant, Jr. is a former Democratic Representative in the United States Congress from Ohio . He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley...

, a former Democratic U.S. Congressman whom Ryan succeeded. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

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OH - District 17 from OurCampaigns.com

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	Jim Graham	57,352	30.08	Democratic Party	Timothy Ryan	102,758	53.89	Independent	James Traficant James Traficant James Anthony Traficant, Jr. is a former Democratic Representative in the United States Congress from Ohio . He represented the 17th Congressional District, which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio's Mahoning Valley...	30,556	16.03

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:...

has represented this district since 2007. He is being challenged by Republican nominee State Senator Bob Gibbs

Bob Gibbs

Bob Gibbs is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:Gibbs was born on June 14, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. His family moved to Cleveland in the 1960s, and Gibbs graduated from Bay Village Senior High School...

and Constitution Party nominee Lindsey Sutton (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 53% of the vote.

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OH - District 18 from OurCampaigns.com

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Republican Party	Bob Gibbs Bob Gibbs Bob Gibbs is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and education:Gibbs was born on June 14, 1954 in Peru, Indiana. His family moved to Cleveland in the 1960s, and Gibbs graduated from Bay Village Senior High School...	107,426	53.86	Democratic Party	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:...	80,756	40.49	Libertarian Party Libertarian Party (United States) The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...	Lindsey Sutton	11,246	5.64

Ref: Official candidate list from the Ohio Secretary of State

External links

Elections at Ohio Secretary of State
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U.S. Congress Candidates for Ohio at Project Vote Smart
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2010 Ohio General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com

House - Ohio from the Cook Political Report
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