Ohio

OHIO

20 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Ohio Secretary of State

Total Population, July 1, 2007	11,466,917
Total Registration, Nov. 2006	7,851,499

Ohio has: 88 counties.
Largest counties: Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Montgomery, Summit. >
Five largest cities: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Akron. >

Government
Governor: Ted Strickland (D) elected Nov. 2006.
State Legislature: Ohio General Assembly House: 99 seats Senate: 33 seats
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U.S. House: 11R, 7D - 1. S.Chabot (R) | 2. J.Schmidt (R) | 3. M.Turner (R) | 4. J.Jordan (R) | 5. B.Latta (R) | 6. C.Wilson (D) | 7. D.Hobson (R) | 8. J.Boehner (R) | 9. M.Kaptur (D) | 10. D.Kucinich (D) | 11. S.Tubbs Jones (D) | 12. P.Tiberi (R) | 13. B.Sutton (D) | 14. S. LaTourette (R) | 15. D.Pryce (R) | 16. R.Regula (R) | 17. T.Ryan (D) | 18. Z.Space (D).
U.S. Senate: Sherrod Brown (D) elected in 2006, George Voinovich (R) re-elected in 2004.

-P.Gillmor (R) died on Sept. 4, 2007 necessitating a special election in the 5th CD - State Rep. Bob Latta (R) won the Nov. 6 Republican primary election and Dec. 11 general election.
-On Aug. 16, 2007 D.Pryce (R) announced she will not seek re-election.
-On Oct. 12, 2007 R.Regula (R) announced he will not seek re-election.
-On Oct. 14, 2007 D.Hobson (R) announced he will not seek re-election.

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Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Democrats
Ohio Democratic Party press release: Become a Delegate
161 Delegates (141 Pledged and 20 Unpledged) and 24 Alternates.
3.98% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton | Obama
former
Dodd - endorsed by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-17)
Edwards
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D) announced a second campaign for president on Dec. 12, 2006 but ended his effort on Jan. 25, 2008. >

More Activity
Debate: Feb. 26, 2008 at Cleveland State University.

Reaction

[Ohio for Feingold in 2008]

Republicans
88 Delegates: 3 RNC; 31 at-large; 54 by CD (3 x 18 CDs).
3.70% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Allocation: At-large winner-take-all per statewide vote; CD winner-take-all per CD.

McCain | Huckabee - State Sen. Gary Cates (R-West Chester) | Paul

former
Giuliani: finance -
John W. Kessler, Central Ohio State Finance Chair
PRH Consulting Group, LLC >

Romney

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Historic Maps.

Final results (post-recount) --amended official results as of January 4, 2005:

Badnarik/Campagna (NP)	14,676	(0.26)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	2,859,768	(50.81)
David Keith Cobb (WI)	192	-
Other WI (3)	166	-
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	2,741,167	(48.71)
Peroutka/Baldwin (NP)	11,939	(0.21)
Total........5,627,908

2004 Overview
Because of its importance to both campaigns, the Ohio was seen as the Florida of 2004, a must-win state. The candidates made frequent visits, and their allies poured in resources. Intense legal activity in the weeks leading up to Election Day suggested the possibility of Florida-type post-election debacle. The focus led to high turnout; 925,910 more votes were cast in the race for president than in 2000. Although the Kerry campaign held out thin hopes for Ohio as Election Night segued into the morning after, on the afternoon of November 3 Kerry conceded. Nonethess legal activity continued into the post-election period, a recount of sorts occurred, and investigations were begun. Final results following the recount put Bush's plurality at 118,601 votes (2.10 percentage points); the Republican ticket carried 72 counties to 16 for Kerry-Edwards.

General Election Details | Photos
Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04

Voter registration deadline for the November general election was October 4, 2004.

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.).....2,148,222	(47.38)
Dole (Rep.)..........1,859,883	(41.02)
Perot (Ref.)............483,207	(10.66)
Others (4+w/ins).....43,122	(0.95)
Total........4,534,434

1992

Clinton (Dem.).....1,984,945 (40.18)

Bush (Rep.).........1,894,310 (38.35)

Perot (Ind.)..........1,036,426
(20.98)

Others (5+w/ins)......24,283
(0.49)

Total........4,939,964

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	13,473	(0.29)
Buchanan/Foster (Ind.)	26,721	(0.57)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	2,350,363	(49.99)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	2,183,628	(46.44)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)	6,181	(0.13)
Harris/Trowe (w/in)	10	-
Nader/LaDuke (Ind.)	117,799	(2.51)
Phillips/Frazier (Ind.)	3,823	(0.08)
Total........4,701,998
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Registered Voters: 7,535,188
Total votes cast: 4,795,989	63.6%

2000 Overview
This bellweather battleground state which had gone to Clinton-Gore in 1996, returned to the Republican column. Bush won with a plurality of 166,735 votes (3.55 percentage points) and carried 72 counties to 16 for Gore.
General Election Activities

Presidential Primary Election -- Tuesday March 2, 2004

Democratic - Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 2, 2004. 159 Delegates (Pledged 140, Unpledged 19) and 24 Alternates.

ballot

Unofficial Results

	Votes	Percent
Wesley K. Clark	12,285	1.03%
Howard Dean	30,186	2.53%
John Edwards	407,386	34.14%
+John F. Kerry	617,945	51.78%
Dennis J. Kucinich	107,391	9.00%
Lyndon H. LaRouche	3,908	0.33%
Joseph I. Lieberman	14,298	1.20%
Total	1,193,399

Details

Republican - Presidential Primary: Tuesday, March 2, 2004. 91 Delegates and 88 Alternates.