2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a gubernatorial election.

Ohio was one of seven states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2006, the other states being Indiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Michigan, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Republican1,870,46047.22%1211-1 Democratic2,081,86952.55%67+1 Independent9,0680.23%00- Totals 3,961,397 100% 18 18 —

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Cranley, Cincinnati City Councilman and nominee in 2000

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 6, 2006 Rothenberg November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 6, 2006 Real Clear Politics November 7, 2006 CQ Politics November 7, 2006

General election results

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jean Schmidt, Incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in Primary

Bob McEwen, Former U.S. representative and lobbyist Deborah A. Kraus James E. Constable

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Victoria Wells Wulsin, Physician and candidate in 2005

Eliminated in Primary

Thor Jacobs, Activist Jim Parker, Businessman Gaby Downey, Teacher Jeff Sinnard, engineering consultant and candidate in 2005

General election results

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Turner, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Stephanie Studebaker, veterinarian (withdrew after winning nomination)

Eliminated in Primary

Charles W. Sanders, former mayor of Waynesville and perennial candidate David J. Fierst

Studebaker withdrew her candidacy on August 15, 2006, following an arrest for a domestic dispute with her husband.

A special primary election to fill the vacancy was held on September 15, 2006

Special primary results

General election results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jim Jordan, state senator

Eliminated in Primary

Frank A. Guglielmi, Businessman Kevin Nestor James R. Stahl, Businessman Nathan J. Martin Charles W. Weasel

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Richard E. Siferd, Attorney

Endorsements

General election results

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Paul Gillmor, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Robin Weirauch, Public Administrator and nominee in 2004

General election results

District 6

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Charlie Wilson (write-in), state senator

Eliminated in Primary

Bob Carr, Historic Preservation Specialist and nominee for MI-01 in 1996 John Stephen Luchansky, truck driver

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Chuck Blasdel, state representative

Eliminated in Primary

Danny Harmon, Noble County Commissioner Tim Ginter, minister Richard Stobbs

General election results

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dave Hobson, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

William R. Conner, Air Force Veteran

General election results

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Boehner, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mort Meier, Air Force Veteran

General election results

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marcy Kaptur, Incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bradley S. Leavitt, Navy Veteran and steelworker Ed Emery, Navy Veteran, professor, perennial candidate Dirk Kubala

General election results

District 10

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Dennis Kucinich, Incumbent U.S. representative Barbara Ann Ferris, Businesswoman

General election results

District 11

Primary results

General election results

District 12

Primary results

General election results

District 13

Primary results

General election results

District 14

Primary results

General election results

District 15

Primary results

General election results

District 16

Incumbent representative Ralph Regula ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Thomas Shaw with over 58% of the vote on election day. Primary results

General election results

District 17

Incumbent representative Tim Ryan ran for re-election, facing Republican Don Manning II in the general election. Ryan defeated Manning by a wide margin, taking slightly over 80% of the vote.

Primary results

General election results

District 18

Primary results

Special primary results

General election results

References

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

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