2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio explained

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.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2006[1]
Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	1,870,460	47.22%	12	11	align="right"	-1
	Democratic	2,081,869	52.55%	6	7	+1
	Independent	9,068	0.23%	0	0	align="right"	-
Totals		3,961,397	100%	18	18	—

District 1

See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Chabot, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Cranley, Cincinnati City Councilman and nominee in 2000

General election results

District 2

See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district and Ohio's 2nd congressional district election, 2006.

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

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

See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district.

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.http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/House_Elections/Candidate_Arrested.html

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

General election results

District 4

See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district.

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

General election results

District 5

See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district.

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

See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district.

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
• Richard Stobbs

General election results

District 7

See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district.

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

See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Boehner, Incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mort Meier, Air Force Veteran

General election results

District 9

See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district.

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

See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

General election results

District 11

See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district.

General election results

District 12

See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district.

General election results

District 13

See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district.

General election results

District 14

See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district.

General election results

District 15

See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district.

General election results

District 16

See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district. Incumbent representative Ralph Regula ran for re-election. He defeated Democrat Thomas Shaw with over 58% of the vote on election day.

General election results

District 17

See also: Ohio's 17th congressional district.

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.

General election results

District 18

See also: Ohio's 18th congressional district.

General election results

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. House of Representatives: November 7, 2006. Ohio Secretary of State. January 1, 2015.