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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline for Partisan Candidates: January 4, 2008
Filing Deadline for Independents: March 3, 2008
Primary: March 4, 2008

This page was last updated on June 29, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Ted Strickland (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kevin Coughlin (R) - State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
Mike DeWine (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Senator & Ex-Greene County Prosecutor
John Kasich (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Investment Banker & '00 Presidential Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
[ Lee Fisher (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Jennifer Brunner (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2010. ]
Marilyn Brown (D) - Franklin County Commissioner & Ex-Public Relations Executive
Jon Husted (R) - State Sen. & Ex-State House Speaker

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Richard Cordray (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike DeWine (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Senator & Ex-Greene County Prosecutor

STATE TREASURER:
Kevin Boyce (D)*
Josh Mandel (R) - State Rep., Ex-Lyndhurst City Councilman, Attorney & Iraq War Veteran

STATE AUDITOR:
Mary Taylor (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Pepper (D) - Hamilton County Commissioner & Ex-Cincinnati City Councilman

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( Democratic Caucus )
State Senate - ( Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

[ George Voinovich (R)* - Retiring in 2010. ]
Mike DeWine (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Senator & Ex-Greene County Prosecutor
Tom Ganley (R) - Auto Dealer
Jason Howard (R)
James Lundeen (R) - Physician, Engineer, Scientist, '06 Gov. Candidate & '08 Presidential Candidate
Rob Portman (R) - Ex-US Budget Director, Ex-US Trade Representative, Ex-Congressman & Attorney
Jennifer Brunner (D) - Secretary of State & Ex-Franklin County Common Pleas Judge
Lee Fisher (D) - Lt. Governor, Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & '98 Governor Nominee
Eric LaMont Gregory (Independent) - Scientist

Sherrod Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Driehaus (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Chabot (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Hamilton County Commissioner & Ex-Cincinnati City Councilman

District 2:
Jean Schmidt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Krikorian (D) - Businessman & '08 Candidate

District 3:
Mike Turner (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Jim Jordan (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Bob Latta (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Charlie Wilson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Donald Allen (R) - Veterinarian & '08 Presidential Candidate

District 7:
Steve Austria (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
John Boehner (R)* - (House Minority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Marcy Kaptur (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Dennis Kucinich (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
Marcia Fudge (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Pat Tiberi (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 13:
Betty Sutton (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Frank Chestney (R) - Restaurant Owner & '08 Candidate

District 14:
Steve LaTourette (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 15:
Mary Jo Kilroy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Ryon (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist, Army Veteran & '08 Candidate in CD-12

District 16:
John Boccieri (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 17:
Tim Ryan (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 18:
Zack Space (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jeanette Moll (R) - Ex-Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas Magistrate & '08 Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

America First Party of Ohio
Constitution Party of Ohio
Ohio Democratic Party
Green Party of Ohio
Libertarian Party of Ohio
Natural Law Party of Ohio
Ohio Republican Party

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

LINKS TO COUNTY ELECTION OFFICES:
Election Ohio

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Akron Beacon-Journal
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Avon Lake Press
Bowling Green News
Bowling Green Sentinel Tribune
Canton Repository
Chagrin Valley Times
Chillicothe Gazette
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati Post
Cleveland City News Ohio (African-American)
Cleveland Gay People's Chronicle
Cleveland Plain Dealer - (Politics Section)
Cleveland Scene (Alternative)
Cleveland Sun Newspapers (25 Weekly Newspapers)
Columbiana County Morning Journal
Columbus Communicator News (African-American)
Columbus Dispatch - (Political Blog)
Columbus Free Press (Alternative)
Cuyohoga County - West Life News
Dayton City Paper (Alternative)
Dayton Daily News
Dayton Defender (African-American)
Dover-New Philadelphia Times-Reporter
Eaton Register-Herald
Findlay Courier
Gongwer News Service: Ohio
Hamilton Journal-News
Lima News
Massillon Independent
Medina Gazette
Middletown Journal
Ohio News Network
Ohio State University Sentinel
Oxford Press
Ravenna Record-Courier
Sidney Daily News
Springfield News-Sun
Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
Toledo Blade
Toledo Journal (African-American)
Wapakoneta Daily News
Warren Tribune Chronicle
Western Star (Warren County)
Willoughby News-Herald
Youngstown Buckeye Review (African-American)
Youngstown Vindicator

BROADCAST MEDIA:
Cleveland - Direct Source Radio
WEWS TV-5 (ABC - Cleveland)
WFMJ TV-21 (NBC - Youngstown)
WHIO TV-7 (CBS - Dayton)
WHIO Radio (1290 AM - Dayton)
WKSU Public Radio (89.7 FM - Akron)
WKYC TV-3 (NBC - Akron)
WNWO TV-24 (NBC - Toledo)
WTOL TV-11 (CBS - Toledo)
WTVG TV-13 (ABC - Toledo)
WYSO Public Radio (91.3 FM - Yellow Springs)

POLITICAL BLOGS:
As Ohio Goes
Black Cincinnati
Blue Ohioan
Brewed Fresh Daily
Buckeye State Blog
Callahan's Cleveland Diary
Cincinnati Beacon
Cincinnati Blog
Have Coffee Will Write
LargeBill Pontificates
Lefty Blogs: Ohio
Meet the Bloggers
MichaelMeckler.com
NixGuy
Ohio 15th
Ohio Citizen Action
Ohio Conservative
Ohio Daily Blog
OhioGOP Blog
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Right Angle Blog
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