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2008 Ohio General Election Results
The following election results reflect the official totals posted by the Ohio Secretary of State for the Nov. 4, 2008 General Election.
President
John McCain (R)
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Barack Obama (D)
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2,677,820
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46.91%
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2,940,044
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51.50%
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Ralph Nader (I)
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42,337
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00.74%
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Attorney General
Michael Crites (R)
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Richard Cordray (D)
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1,956,252
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38.41%
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2,890,953
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56.76%
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Robert Owens (I)
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246,002
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4.83%
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Supreme Court - term commencing Jan. 1, 2009
Maureen O'Connor
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Joseph Russo
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2,970,588
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67.14%
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1,453,784
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32.86%
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Supreme Court - term commencing Jan. 2, 2009
Evelyn Stratton
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Peter Sikora
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2,664,137
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63.15%
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1,554,521
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36.85%
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Ohio - State Ballot Issues
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Yes - votes
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Yes - %
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No - votes
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No - %
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Issue 1
Ballot issue processes
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3,397,389
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68.67
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1,550,365
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31.33
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Issue 2
Clean Ohio Fund
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3,567,294
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69.27
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1,585,410
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30.73
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Issue 3
Great Lakes Compact
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3,631,380
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71.95
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1,415,933
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28.05
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Issue 5
Payday lending restrictions
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3,396,968
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63.61
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1,943,721
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36.39
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Issue 6
Casino gambling |
2,092,074
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37.64
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3,466,574
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62.36
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note: the group seeking to place Issue 4 on the ballot withdrew the issue prior to the election
Ohio - Congress
U.S. House of Representatives District 1
Steve Chabot (R)
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Steve Driehaus (D)
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140,683
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47.48%
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155,455
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52.47%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 2
Jean Schmidt (R)
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Victoria Wulsin (D)
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148,671
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44.83%
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124,213
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37.46%
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David Krikorian (I)
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58,710
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17.70%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 3
Michael Turner (R)
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Jane Mitakides (D)
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200,204
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63.32%
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115,976
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36.68%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 4
Jim Jordan (R)
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Mike Carroll (D)
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186,154
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65.17%
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99,499
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34.83%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 5
Bob Latta (R)
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George Mays (D)
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188,905
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64.09%
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105,840
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35.91%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 6
Richard Stobbs (R)
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Charlie Wilson (D)
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92,968
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32.84%
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176,330
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62.28%
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Dennis Spisak (G)
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13,812
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4.88%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 7
Steve Austria (R)
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Sharen Neuhardt (D)
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174,915
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58.22%
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125,547
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41.78%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 8
John Boehner (R)
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Nicholas von Stein (D)
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202,063
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67.90%
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95,510
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32.10%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 9
Bradley Leavitt (R)
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Marcy Kaptur (D)
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76,512
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25.63%
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222,054
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74.37%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 10
Jim Trakas (R)
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Dennis Kucinich (D)
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107,918
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39.13%
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157,268
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57.02%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 11
Thomas Pekarek (R)
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Marcia Fudge (D)
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36,708
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14.71%
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212,667
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85.22%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 12
Pat Tiberi (R)
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David Robinson (D)
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197,447
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54.79%
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152,234
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42.24%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 13
David Potter (R)
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Betty Sutton (D)
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105,050
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35.29%
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192,593
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64.70%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 14
Steven LaTourette (R)
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Bill O'Neill (D)
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188,488
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58.32%
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125,214
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38.74%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 15
Steve Stivers (R)
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Mary Jo Kilroy (D)
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137,272
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45.18%
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139,584
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45.94%
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Don Eckhart (I)
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Mark Noble (L)
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12,915
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4.25%
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14,061
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4.63%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 16
Kirk Schuring (R)
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John Boccieri (D)
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136,293
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44.64%
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169,044
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55.36%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 17
Duane Grassell (R)
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Tim Ryan (D)
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61,216
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21.85%
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218,896
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78.15%
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U.S. House of Representatives District 18
Fred Dailey (R)
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Zack Space (D)
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110,031
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40.13%
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164,187
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59.87%
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Ohio - State Legislative Races (Ohio General Assembly)
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