2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4, 2008, and determined who would represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4, 2008.

Ohio had 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 served in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

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.AP, Democrat wins central Ohio congressional race. As of , this is the last time that Democrats won both a majority of congressional districts and the House popular vote in the state.

Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2008http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain/2008results.aspxPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Democratic2,752,11151.21%710+3 Republican2,491,49846.36%118-3 Libertarian44,9020.84%00- Green13,8120.26%00- Independent72,0171.34%00- Totals 5,374,340 100% 18 18 —

Match-up summary District Incumbent 2008 status Democratic Republican Green Libertarian Ind Ind Ind 1Steve Chabot Re-electionSteve Driehaus Steve Chabot Rich Stevenson (WI)Eric Wilson (WI) 2Jean Schmidt Re-election Victoria WulsinJean Schmidt David KrikorianJames Condit (WI) 3Mike Turner Re-election Jane MitakidesMike Turner 4Jim Jordan Re-election Mike CarrollJim Jordan 5Bob Latta Re-election George MaysBob Latta 6Charlie Wilson Re-electionCharlie Wilson Richard Stobbs Dennis Spisak 7David Hobson Open Sharen NeuhardtSteve Austria 8John Boehner Re-election Nicholas Von SteinJohn Boehner 9Marcy Kaptur Re-electionMarcy Kaptur Bradley Leavitt 10Dennis Kucinich Re-electionDennis Kucinich Jim Trakas Paul Conroy 11Marcia L. Fudge Re-electionMarcia L. Fudge Thomas Pekarek Craig Willis (WI) Eric Johnson (WI) Robert Reed (WI) 12Pat Tiberi Re-election David RobinsonPat Tiberi Steve Linnabary 13Betty Sutton Re-electionBetty Sutton David Potter Robert Crow (WI) 14Steve LaTourette Re-election Bill O'NeillSteve LaTourette David Macko 15Deborah Pryce OpenMary Jo Kilroy Steve Stivers Mark M. Noble Don Elijah Eckhart Travis Casper 16Ralph Regula OpenJohn Boccieri Kirk Schuring 17Tim Ryan Re-electionTim Ryan Duane Grassell 18Zack Space Re-electionZack Space Fred Dailey

District 1

Democratic nominee Steve Driehaus won against Republican incumbent Steve Chabot. Driehaus lost re-election to Chabot in 2010, who was re-elected 5 more times before losing re-election again in 2022.

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2008 Rothenberg November 2, 2008 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2008 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2008 CQ Politics November 6, 2008

Results

Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Chabot (R-i) vs Driehaus (D) graph of collected poll results from Pollster.com

District 2

Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt won against Democratic nominee Victoria Wulsin and Independent candidate David Krikorian.

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District 3

Republican incumbent Mike Turner won against Democratic nominee Jane Mitakides.

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District 4

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan won against Democratic nominee Mike Carroll.

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District 5

Republican incumbent Bob Latta won against Democratic nominee George Mays.

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District 6

Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson won against Republican nominee Richard Stobbs.

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District 7

Republican incumbent David Hobson did not run for re-election in 2008. Republican nominee Steve Austria won against Democratic nominee Sharen Neuhardt.

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District 8

Republican incumbent John Boehner won against Democratic nominee Nicholas Von Stein.

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District 9

Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur won against Republican nominee Bradley S. Leavitt.

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District 10

The Democratic primary was held March 4, 2008, the same day as the Texas and Ohio presidential primaries. The candidates were Cleveland city councilman Joe Cimperman, North Olmsted mayor Thomas O'Grady, Barbra Ferris and Rosemary Palmer.

Kucinich previously stated that he would run again for Congress in 2008 if his bid for president were unsuccessful.

For 2008, however, Kucinich was facing four challengers in the Democratic primary scheduled for March 4, which prompted him to abandon his run for president.Freep.com Opponents included Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman and North Olmsted Mayor Thomas O'Grady. Having only raised around $50,000 so far compared to Cimperman's $228,000, Kucinich put out appeals for campaign funding on YouTube. He managed to raise $700,000, surpassing Cimperman's $487,000.Cleveland.com

Cimperman, who was endorsed by the Mayor of Cleveland and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, criticized Kucinich for focusing too much on campaigning for president and not on the district. Kucinich accused Cimperman of representing corporate and real estate interests. Cimperman described Kucinich as an absentee congressman who failed to pass any major legislative initiatives in his 12-year House career. In an interview, Cimperman said he was tired of Kucinich and Cleveland being joke fodder for late-night talk-show hosts, saying, "It's time for him to go home". An ad paid for by Cimperman's campaign claimed that Kucinich had missed over 300 votes, but by checking the ad's source, the actual number was 139.

A report suggested that representatives of Nancy Pelosi and American Israel Public Affairs Committee would "guarantee" Kucinich's re-election if he dropped his bid to impeach Cheney and Bush, though Kucinich denied the meeting happened. It was also suggested that Kucinich's calls for universal health care and an immediate withdrawal from Iraq made him a thorn in the side of the Democrats' congressional leadership, as well as his refusal to pledge to support the eventual presidential nominee.

At the last minute, Kucinich took part in a debate with the other primary challengers. Barbara Ferris criticized him for not bringing as much money back to the district as other area legislators and authoring just one bill that passed during his 12 years in Congress. Kucinich responded:

"It was a Republican Congress and there weren't many Democrats passing meaningful legislation during a Republican Congress."Cleveland.com

Kucinich easily won the primary by a 15-point-margin over his nearest opponent, Joe Cimperman.

Results Kucinich then beat Republican nominee Jim Trakas.

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District 11

Democratic nominee Marcia Fudge won against Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek.

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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.U.S. Representative - 11th Congressional District - Unexpired Term Ending 01/03/2009: November 18, 2008 Ohio Secretary of State, November 18, 2008, unofficial results See Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008.

District 12

Republican incumbent Pat Tiberi won against Democratic nominee David Robinson.

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District 13

Democratic incumbent Betty Sutton won against Republican nominee David Potter.

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District 14

Republican incumbent Steve LaTourette won against Democratic nominee Bill O'Neill.

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District 15

The election results were essentially tied, requiring an automatic recount. Republican incumbent Deborah Pryce did not run for re-election 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.

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2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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