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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: March 6, 2008
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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) 30.6%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 4.65%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 3.29%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 1.54%,
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,
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) 57.82%,
attorney Steve Black (D) 29.69%, William "Bill" Smith (D) 12.49%,
Jean Schmidt (R) 57.51%,
St. Rep. Tom Brinkman, Jr. (R) 39.58%, Nathan Bailey (R) 2.91%,
ex-Hamilton Co. Comm'r. Phil Heimlich (R) withdrew
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) 53.64%,
ex-Waynesville Mayor / '98, '00, '02 & '04 nominee, '05 & '06 candidate Charles W. Sanders (D) 34.71%,advertising agency owner David Esrati (D) 11.65%,
Michael R. "Mike" Turner (R),
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),
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: Republican Favored, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
'06 Senate candidate / '07 candidate George F. Mays (D), St. Rep. Bob Latta (R) 74.8%,
Iraqi vet. Scott B. Radcliffe (R) 17.07%, '07 candidate / retiree Michael Reynolds (R) 8.12%,
'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),
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) 37.1%,
'06 nominee / computer programmer William R. "Bill" Conner (D) 33.94%, businessman F. David "Dave" Woolever (D) 10.45%, '00 candidate Jack Null (D) 6.91%, physician Richard Wyderski (D) 5.92%, Co. health inspector Thomas Scrivens (D) 5.68%,
St. Sen. Steve Austria (R) 54.96%,
ex-St. Rep. Ron Hood (R) 33.6%, party activist Dan Harkins (R) 6.23%, '98 Governor candidate John Mitchel (R) 5.21%,
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),
'06 candidate Morton "Mort" Meier (D) withdrew
John A. Boehner (R),
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) 55.7%,
sociologist / '98 & '02 nominee Edward S. "Ed" Emery (R) 44.3%,
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) 50.32%,
Cleveland Councilor Joe Cimperman (D) 35.16%, '06 candidate Barbara Anne Ferris (D) 6.48%, North Olmsted Mayor Thomas O'Grady (D) 5.03%, anti-war activist Rosemary Palmer (D) 3.01%,
ex-St. Rep. James P. "Jim" Trakas (R) 79.31%,
'06 candidate / real estate investor Jason Werner (R) 20.69%,
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),
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) 51.13%,
sales rep. Russ Goodwin (D) 34.46%, army vet Aaron Dagres (D) 14.51%,
Patrick J. "Pat" Tiberi (R) 90.47%,
David Ryon (R) 9.53%,
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) 40.2%,
restaurant owner Frank Chestney (R) 33.63%, police officer Frank Kalapodis (R) 26.17%,
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) 62.29%,
John Greene, Jr. (D) 21.36%, accountant / '00 / '02 nominee / '04 & '06 candidate Dale V. Blanchard (D) 16.35%,
Steven C. LaTourette (R),
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: Toss Up, DCCC target,
'06 nominee Co Comm'r. Mary Jo Kilroy (D), St. Sen. Steve Stivers (R) 65.91%,
prof. Robert Wagner (R) 34.09%,
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: Toss-up / Tilt Republican, DCCC target,
St. Sen. John Boccieri (D) 63.73%,
ex-St. Rep. / Canton City Councillor Mary M. Cirelli (D) 36.27%,
St. Sen. J. Kirk Schuring (R) 47.42%,
'06 candidate / Ashland Co. Comm'r. Matt Miller (R) 42.05%, radio talk show host Paul Schiffer (R) 10.53%,
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),
18th Congressional District, 62.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, NRCC Target,
Zachary T. "Zack" Space (D) 84.56%,
navy vet. Mark Pitrone (D) 15.44%,
ex-St. Ag. Dir. Fred Dailey (R) 39.13%,
ex-magistrate Jeanette M. Moll (R) 30.86%, attorney Paul Phillips (R) 22.36%, business manager Beau Bromberg (R) 7.66%,

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,
Roll Call's Outlook,
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:
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party

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


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