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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 July 22, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Ted Strickland (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

U.S. SENATOR:

George Voinovich (R)* - Next Election in 2010.

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Chabot (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Steve Driehaus (D) - State House Minority Whip, Community Development Consultant & Peace Corps Veteran
Rich Stevenson (Independent) - Term-Limits Advocate

District 2:
Jean Schmidt (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Victoria Wulsin (D) - Physician, Epidemiologist & '05/'06 Candidate
David Krikorian (Independent) - Businessman

District 3:
Mike Turner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jane Mitakides (D) - Political Consultant, Democratic Activist & '04 Nominee

District 4:
Jim Jordan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Carroll (D) - Steelworker, National Guard Veteran & Labor Union Activist

District 5:
Bob Latta (R)* - (Campaign Site)
George Mays (D) - Self-Employed Disc Jockey, '06 US Sen. Candidate & '07 Candidate

District 6:
Charlie Wilson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rich Stobbs (R) - Ex-Belmont County Sheriff, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 Candidate

District 7:
[ Dave Hobson (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Steve Austria (R) - State Senate Majority Whip, Ex-State Rep. & Financial Advisor
Sharen Neuhardt (D) - Attorney

District 8:
John Boehner (R)* - (House Minority Leader Site) - (Campaign Site)
Nick von Stein (D) - Political Organizer, Teacher's Assistant & USAF Veteran

District 9:
Marcy Kaptur (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bradley Leavitt (R) - Steelworker, Navy Veteran & '06 Nominee

District 10:
Dennis Kucinich (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Trakas (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Independence City Council & Ex-Cuyahoga County GOP Chair
Paul Visokaj (Independent) - Trainer & Ex-Property Manager

District 11:
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Thomas Pekarek (R) - Engineer

District 12:
Pat Tiberi (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David Robinson (D) - Manufacturing Executive & Community Activist

District 13:
Betty Sutton (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dave Potter (R) - Sales Executive

District 14:
Steve LaTourette (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill O'Neill (D) - Ex-State Appeals Court Judge, Vietnam War Veteran & '06 State Supreme Court Nominee

District 15:
[ Deborah Pryce (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Steve Stivers (R) - State Sen., Financial Executive & Iraq War Veteran
Mary Jo Kilroy (D) - Franklin County Commissioner, Ex-Columbus School Board Member & '06 Nominee
Don Eckhart (Independent) - Ex-State Legislative Aide, Pro-Life Activist & '04 State Sen. Candidate

District 16:
[ Ralph Regula (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
J. Kirk Schuring (R) - State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
John Boccieri (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., USAF Reserve Officer & Ex-Minor League Baseball Player

District 17:
Tim Ryan (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Duane Grassell (R) - Teacher

District 18:
Zack Space (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Fred Dailey (R) - Ex-State Agriculture Director, Cattle Rancher & Vietnam War Veteran

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)

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