Delegation At A Glance (District Map)
• Total House seats: 18
• 109th Congress: 12 R, 6 D
• 110th Congress: 11 R, 7 D

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OH-01


District Profile: The 1st, which includes almost all of Cincinnati, is a closely divided district, one that George W. Bush carried with just 51% of the vote in 2000 and 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Steve Chabot (R) defeated John Cranley (D) by 52-48%

Steve Chabot (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Chabot ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 513-481-9998 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

John Cranley (D) Cranley, a Cincinnati councilman, ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 513-241-1777 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-02


District Profile: Even many of the Appalachians here are Republicans, from Civil War Republican counties in the hills. Democratic constituencies here never got very large. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jean Schmidt (R) defeated Victoria Wulsin (D) by 50-49%

Jean Schmidt (R) Elected in 2005; Seeking first full term; Schmidt was nominated with 48% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 513-791-5326 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Victoria Wulsin (D) Wulsin, a physician, was nominated with 37% of the vote in five-way primary. Contact: 513-421-0496 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-03


District Profile: Redistricting in 2002 made the district distinctly more Republican; George W. Bush won 54 percent here in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mike Turner (R) defeated Richard Chema (D) by 59-41%

Mike Turner (R) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Turner ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 937-222-7749 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Richard Chema (D) Chema is a U.S. attorney. • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-04


District Profile: This has been a GOP stronghold since the Civil War, industrial since the late 19th century, quietly prosperous since World War II but hurt by recent manufacturing job losses. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jim Jordan (R) defeated Richard Siferd (D) by 60-40%

Jim Jordan (R) Jordan, a state senator, was nominated with 51% of the vote in a six-way primary. Contact: 937-509-0372 • Campaign Web site

Richard Siferd (D) Siferd, an attorney, ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 419-224-7200 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-05


District Profile: Historically, this has been a solidly GOP district; as part of his big push in western Ohio, George W. Bush increased his lead here from 59-37% in 2000 to 61-39% in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Paul Gillmor (R) defeated Robin Weirauch (D) by 57-43%

Paul Gillmor (R) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term; Gillmor ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Robin Weirauch (D) Weirauch, a think-tank official, ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 419-758-3864 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-06


District Profile: This district was designed by incumbent-protection-minded redistricters to re-elect a Democratic congressman, but its cultural conservatism put it narrowly in George W. Bush's column. Full Profile
2006 Results: Charlie Wilson (D) defeated Chuck Blasdel (R) by 62-38%

Charlie Wilson (D) Wilson, a state senator, was nominated with 66% of the vote in a three-way primary in which he was a write-in candidate. Contact: 740-635-2006 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

Chuck Blasdel (R) Blasdel, the state House speaker, was nominated with 49% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 330-420-9131 • Campaign Web site

OH-07


District Profile: The district has always been Republican territory. It is culturally conservative and economically mostly satisfied with free markets. Full Profile
2006 Results: David Hobson (R) defeated William Conner (D) by 61-39%

David Hobson (R) Elected in 1990; Seeking ninth term; Hobson ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 937-322-0045 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

William Conner (D) Conner, a software developer, ran unopposed in the primary. • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-08


District Profile: In September 2004, George W. Bush appeared at a rally in the district that attracted 50,000 people; some called it the largest political rally in Ohio history. Full Profile
2006 Results: John Boehner (R) defeated Morton Meier (D) by 64-36%

John Boehner (R) Elected in 1990; Seeking ninth term; Boehner ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 513-779-8435 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Morton Meier (D) Meier ran unopposed in the primary. • Campaign Web Site • DCCC profile

OH-09


District Profile: The suburbs and countryside around are mostly GOP, and one survey showed that the Toledo media market had more campaign ads than anywhere else in the nation in '04. Full Profile
2006 Results: Marcy Kaptur (D) defeated Bradley Leavitt (R) by 74-26%

Marcy Kaptur (D) Elected in 1982; Seeking 13th term; Kaptur ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Bradley Leavitt (R) Leavitt, a steel worker, was nominated with 40% of the vote in a three-way primary. Contact: 419-349-4414 • Campaign Web site

OH-10


District Profile: The 10th includes most of the west side of Cleveland. Excluded is one salient of mostly black Cleveland precincts attached to the 11th District across the river. Full Profile
2006 Results: Dennis Kucinich (D) defeated Mike Dovilla (R) by 66-34%

Dennis Kucinich (D) Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Kucinich was nominated with 76% of the vote in a three-way primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Mike Dovilla (R) Dovilla, a former federal official, was nominated with 64% of the vote in a two-way primary. • Campaign Web site

OH-11


District Profile: Overall, 56 percent of the people in the 11th District are black. Politically, this is by far the most Democratic district in Ohio. Full Profile
2006 Results: Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) defeated Lindsey String (R) by 83-17%

Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Jones ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 202-225-7032 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Lindsey String (R) String, a car saleswoman, ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 216-932-8695 • Campaign Web site

OH-12


District Profile: This is one of two districts dominated by Columbus and Franklin County. It includes 39 percent of the city, plus the affluent suburb of Bexley, home of the governor's mansion. Full Profile
2006 Results: Pat Tiberi (R) defeated Bob Shamansky (D) by 57-43%

Pat Tiberi (R) Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Tiberi ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 614-847-2000 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Bob Shamansky (D) Shamansky, a former congressman, was nominated with 43% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 614-849-0260 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-13


District Profile: Fifty years ago this would have been a GOP area. Today, the area is Democratic, though not overwhelmingly so: George W. Bush got 44 percent of the vote here in 2000 and 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Betty Sutton (D) defeated Craig Foltin (R) by 61-39%

Betty Sutton (D) Sutton, an attorney, was nominated with 31% of the vote in an eight-way primary. Contact: 330-835-4262 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

Craig Foltin (R) Foltin, a mayor, was nominted with 37% of the vote in a five-way primary. Contact: 440-242-2713 • Campaign Web site

OH-14


District Profile: This district was designed, in an incumbent-protection redistricting plan, to gather together GOP territory in the Western Reserve. Full Profile
2006 Results: Steve LaTourette (R) defeated Lewis Katz (D) by 58-39%

Steve LaTourette (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; LaTourette ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 440-266-0492 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Lewis Katz (D) Katz, a professor, was nominated with 42% of the vote in a three-way primary. Contact: 440-832-5289 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-15


District Profile: Columbus was the scene of a highly successful registration and turnout drive by Democrats in '04. The 15th as a whole gave George W. Bush only a 50.3% majority. Full Profile
2006 Results: Deborah Pryce (R) defeated Mary Jo Kilroy (D) by 1,055 votes

Deborah Pryce (R) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Pryce ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 614-228-1994 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Mary Jo Kilroy (D) Kilroy, a county commissioner, ran unopposed in the primary. • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-16


District Profile: Stark County was something like ground zero in the 2004 presidential campaign, and it was the only Ohio county which George W. Bush carried in 2000 but lost in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Ralph Regula (R) defeated Thomas Shaw (D) by 58-42%

Ralph Regula (R) Elected in 1972; Seeking 18th term; Regula was nominated with 58% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: Not available • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Thomas Shaw (D) Shaw was nominated with 51% of the vote in a two-way primary. • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

OH-17


District Profile: This is a Democratic district: 63% for John Kerry in '04, his second best district in Ohio, even though the Democratic mayor of Youngstown endorsed George W. Bush. Full Profile
2006 Results: Tim Ryan (D) defeated Don Manning II (R) by 80-20%

Tim Ryan (D) Elected in 2000; Seeking third term; Ryan ran unopposed in the primary. Contact: 330-505-0798 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Don Manning II (R) Manning was a write-in candidate and ran unopposed.

OH-18


District Profile: Politically, much of this area was ancestrally Democratic, but in the last two decades it has become more Republican. Full Profile
2006 Results: Zack Space (D) defeated Joy Padgett (R) by 62-38%

Joy Padgett (R) Padgett, a state representative, was nominated with 49% in a five-way primary. Contact: 740-450-7954 • Campaign Web site

Zack Space (D) Space, a hotel developer, was nominated with 39% of the vote in a four-way primary. Contact: 330-343-2430 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile