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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 October 18, 2009
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR
& LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Ted Strickland
(D)* - (Campaign
Site)
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. ]
Jennifer Garrison (D)
- State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Jon Husted (R) - State
Sen. & Ex-State House Speaker
Sandy O'Brien (R) -
Ex-Ashtabula County Auditor & '06 State Treasurer Nominee
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
Dave Yost (R) - Delaware
County Prosecutor & Ex-Delaware County Auditor
STATE
TREASURER:
Kevin
Boyce (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
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. ]
Tom Ganley (R) - Auto
Dealer
Jason Howard (R)
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 Deaton (Independent)
- Electrical Engineer
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)
Todd Book (D) - State Rep.
& Attorney
David Krikorian
(D) - Businessman & '08 Candidate
Jim Parker (D)
- Health Care Administrator & Frequent 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)
Chad Kreemer (Independent)
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)
Tom Olschlager (R)
- Businessman
District
11:
Marcia
Fudge (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
District
12:
Pat
Tiberi (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Paula Brooks (D) - Franklin
County Commissioner, Ex-Upper Arlington City Councilwoman &
Attorney
District
13:
Betty
Sutton (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Frank Chestney (R)
- Restaurant Owner & '08 Candidate
Jason Meade (R)
District
14:
Steve
LaTourette (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
John Greene Jr. (D) -
Steelworkers Union Local President, Machine Operator & '08
Candidate
District
15:
Mary
Jo Kilroy (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
David Ryon (R) -
Ron Paul Campaign Activist, Army Veteran & '08 Candidate in
CD-12
Steve Stivers (R)
- State Sen., Financial Executive, Iraq War Veteran & '08
Nominee
District
16:
John
Boccieri (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Janet Creighton (R) - Ex-Canton Mayor
Matt Miller (R)
- Ex-Ashland County Commissioner, Businessman & '06/'08 Candidate
Jim Renacci (R)
- Businessman & Arena League Football Team Owner
Jeffrey Blevins (Libertarian)
- Restaurant Manager
District
17:
Tim
Ryan (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Jim Traficant (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Mahoning County Sheriff
& Felon
Bill Johnson (R) - Businessman, Anti-Tax Activist & USAF Veteran
District
18:
Zack
Space (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Patrick Carlisle (R) - Businessman
Fred Dailey (R)
- Ex-State Agriculture Director, Cattle Rancher, Vietnam War Veteran
& '08 Nominee
Bob Gibbs (R)
- State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
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
Porkopolis
Right Angle Blog
Plunderbund
Weapons of Mass
Discussion
Word of Mouth
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