2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio was held on November 2, 2010. Ohio had eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives were seeking re-election in 2010. The election was held on the same day as many other Ohio elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states.

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
All 18 Ohio seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 10
Seats won 13 5
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5
Popular vote 2,053,075 1,611,112
Percentage 53.67% 42.12%
Swing Increase 7.31% Decrease 9.09%
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2010[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After +/–
Republican 2,053,075 53.67% 8 13 +5
Democratic 1,611,112 42.12% 10 5 -5
Libertarian 101,549 2.65% 0 0 -
Constitution 26,722 0.70% 0 0 -
Green 2,000 0.01% 0 0 -
Independent 30,816 0.81% 0 0 -
Totals 3,825,274 100% 18 18 —

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio by district:[2]

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1103,77051.49%92,67245.99%5,0762.52%201,518100.00%Republican gain
District 2139,02758.45%82,43134.66%16,3876.89%237,845100.00%Republican hold
District 3152,62968.11%71,45531.89%00.00%224,084100.00%Republican hold
District 4146,02971.49%50,53324.74%7,7083.77%204,270100.00%Republican hold
District 5140,70367.83%54,91926.47%11,8315.70%207,453100.00%Republican hold
District 6103,17050.19%92,82345.15%9,5824.66%205,575100.00%Republican gain
District 7135,72162.17%70,40032.25%12,1925.58%218,313100.00%Republican hold
District 8142,73165.64%65,88330.30%8,8224.06%217,436100.00%Republican hold
District 983,42340.65%121,81959.35%00.00%205,242100.00%Democratic hold
District 1083,80943.87%101,34353.05%5,8743.08%191,026100.00%Democratic hold
District 1128,75417.07%139,69382.93%00.00%168,447100.00%Democratic hold
District 12150,16355.78%110,30740.98%8,7103.24%269,180100.00%Republican hold
District 1394,36744.27%118,80655.73%00.00%213,173100.00%Democratic hold
District 14149,87864.92%72,60431.45%8,3833.63%230,865100.00%Republican hold
District 15119,47154.16%91,07741.29%10,0484.55%220,596100.00%Republican gain
District 16114,65252.08%90,83341.26%14,6526.66%220,137100.00%Republican gain
District 1757,35230.08%102,75853.89%30,55616.03%190,666100.00%Democratic hold
District 18107,42653.86%80,75640.49%11,2665.65%199,448100.00%Republican gain
Total2,053,07553.67%1,611,11242.12%161,0874.21%3,825,274100.00%

Congressional districts

District 1
See also: Ohio's 1st congressional district

Democratic incumbent Steve Driehaus represented the district since 2009. He faced Republican nominee and former U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot, along with Libertarian nominee James Berns (PVS) and Green Party nominee Richard Stevenson (campaign site, PVS).[3] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 55% of the vote. Driehaus was defeated in 2010.

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Steve Driehaus (D) Steve Chabot (R) Other
American Action Forum August 16–21, 2010 400 ± 4.90% 45% 47% 8%
The Polling Company July 30-August 2, 2010 301 ± 5.65% 41% 51% 7%

Results
Ohio's 1st Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Chabot 103,770 51.5%
Democratic Steven Driehaus (incumbent) 92,672 46.0%
Libertarian Jim A. Berns 3,076 1.5%
Green Richard L. Stevenson 2,000 1.0%
Total votes 201,518 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2
See also: Ohio's 2nd congressional district

Republican incumbent Jean Schmidt has represented this district since 2005. She faced Democratic nominee Surya Yalamanchili, a marketing executive (PVS), and Libertarian nominee Marc Johnston (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried this district with 59% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 2nd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jean Schmidt (incumbent) 139,027 58.45%
Democratic Surya Yalamanchili 82,431 34.66%
Libertarian Marc Johnston 16,259 6.84%
Independent Randy Conover 128 0.05%
Total votes 237,845 100%
Republican hold

[4]

District 3
See also: Ohio's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Mike Turner has represented this district since 2003. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Joe Roberts (PVS) in the general election.[5][6] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 51% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 3rd Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Turner (incumbent) 152,629 68.11%
Democratic Joe Roberts 71,455 31.89%
Total votes 224,084 100%
Republican hold

District 4
See also: Ohio's 4th congressional district

Republican incumbent Jim Jordan has represented this district since 2007. He faced Democrat Doug Litt (PVS) and Libertarian Donald Kissick (campaign site, PVS), in the general election. In 2008, McCain carried this district with 60% of the vote.

FEC, as of June 30, 2010:[7]

Candidate (party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Jim Jordan (R) $580,530 $361,192 $793,203 $0
Doug Litt (D) $5,885 $2,203 $3,675 $0
Donald Kissick (L) Unreported

Results
Ohio's 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Jordan (incumbent) 146,029 71.49%
Democratic Doug Litt 50,553 24.74%
Libertarian Donald Kissick 7,708 3.77%
Total votes 204,270 100%
Republican hold

District 5
See also: Ohio's 5th congressional district

Republican incumbent Bob Latta has represented this district since 2007. He faced Democratic nominee Caleb Finkenbiner (PVS) and Libertarian nominee Brian L. Smith (PVS) in the general election.[8] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 53% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 5th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Latta (incumbent) 140,703 67.82%
Democratic Caleb Finkenbiner 54,919 26.47%
Libertarian Brian Smith 11,831 5.70%
Total votes 207,453 100%
Republican hold

District 6
See also: Ohio's 6th congressional district
The Results From the 2010 House Election in Ohio's 6th District

Democratic incumbent Charlie Wilson represented this district since 2007. He faced Republican nominee Bill Johnson, Libertarian nominee Martin J. "Buck" Elsass (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party nominee Richard E. Cadle (PVS) in the general election.[9][10] In 2008, McCain carried this district with 50% of the vote. Wilson was defeated in 2010.

Results
Ohio's 6th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Johnson 103,170 50.19%
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 92,823 45.15%
Constitution Richard Cadle 5,077 2.47%
Libertarian Martin Elsass 4,505 2.19%
Total votes 205,575 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 7
See also: Ohio's 7th congressional district

Republican incumbent Steve Austria has represented the district since 2009. He faced Democrat Bill Conner (campaign site Archived 2010-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, PVS), Libertarian John D. Anderson (campaign site, PVS), and Constitution Party David Easton (PVS) in the general election.[11] In 2008, McCain carried the district with 54% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 7th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Austria (incumbent) 135,721 62.17%
Democratic Bill Conner 70,400 32.25%
Libertarian John Anderson 9,381 4.30%
Constitution David Easton 2,811 1.29%
Total votes 218,313 100%
Republican hold

District 8
See also: Ohio's 8th congressional district

Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for reelection. He ran against Democratic nominee and West Point Army veteran Justin Coussoule, Constitution Party nominee Jim Condit (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian David Harlow (PVS) in the general election.[12][13]

Boehner won the Republican primary with 49,639 votes (84%), winning against Manfred Schreyer and Tom McMasters.[14][15][16][17]

Results
Ohio's 8th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Boehner (incumbent) 142,731 65.64%
Democratic Justin Coussoule 65,883 30.30%
Libertarian David Harlow 5,121 2.36%
Constitution James Condit, J.r 3,701 1.70%
Total votes 217,436 100%
Republican hold

District 9
See also: Ohio's 9th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Marcy Kaptur, who has represented this district since 1983, is running for reelection. She was challenged by Republican nominee businessman Rich Iott.[18] Libertarian Jeremy D. Swartz dropped out in June for family reasons.[19] Libertarian Joseph Jaffe withdrew on September 10.[20] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

FEC, Campaign Finance as of 6/30/10[21]

Candidate (Party) Receipts Disbursements Cash on hand Debt
Rich Iott (R) $876,968 $606,603 $324,091 $823,100
Marcy Kaptur (D) $313,131 $223,776 $1,044,932 $0

Results
Ohio's 9th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcy Kaptur (incumbent) 121,819 59.35%
Republican Rich Iott 83,423 40.65%
Total votes 205,242 100%
Democratic hold

District 10
See also: Ohio's 10th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Dennis Kucinich has represented this district since 1997. He faced Republican Peter J. Corrigan (PVS) and Libertarian Jeff Goggins (PVS)in the general election. In 2008, Obama carried the district with 59% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 10th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Kucinich (incumbent) 101,340 53.05%
Republican Peter J. Corrigan 83,807 43.87%
Libertarian Jeff Goggins 5,874 3.08%
Total votes 191,026 100%
Democratic hold

District 11
See also: Ohio's 11th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Marcia Fudge was challenged by Republican nominee Thomas Pekarek (PVS).

Results
Ohio's 11th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcia Fudge (incumbent) 139,684 82.93%
Republican Thomas Pekarek 28,752 17.07%
Total votes 168,447 100%
Democratic hold

District 12
See also: Ohio's 12th congressional district

Republican incumbent Pat Tiberi has represented this district since 2001. He faced Democratic nominee and Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks[22] (campaign site, PVS), and Libertarian nominee Travis M. Irvine (campaign site, PVS). In 2008, Obama carried the district with 54% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 12th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Pat Tiberi (incumbent) 150,163 55.79%
Democratic Paula Brooks 110,307 40.98%
Libertarian Travis Irvine 8,710 3.24%
Total votes 269,180 100%
Republican hold

District 13
See also: Ohio's 13th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Betty Sutton has represented this district since 2007. She defeated Republican car dealer Tom Ganley in the 2010 general election.

Results
Ohio's 13th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Betty Sutton (incumbent) 118,806 55.73%
Republican Tom Ganley 94,367 44.27%
Total votes 213,173 100%
Democratic hold

District 14
See also: Ohio's 14th congressional district

Republican incumbent Steven LaTourette has represented this district since 1995. He faced Democratic nominee and former Appellate Court judge William O'Neill in the general election, along with Libertarian nominee and accountant John Jelenic (PVS).[23] In 2008, McCain carried the district with 49% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 14th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven LaTourette (incumbent) 149,878 64.92%
Democratic William O'Neill 72,604 31.45%
Libertarian John Jelenic 8,383 3.63%
Total votes 230,865 100%
Republican hold

District 15
See also: Ohio's 15th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Mary Jo Kilroy faced four challengers: Constitution Party nominee David Ryon (campaign site, PVS), Libertarian nominee William J. Kammerer (PVS), independent perennial candidate Bill Buckel and Republican nominee Steve Stivers whom Kilroy defeated in 2008. Kilroy was defeated in 2010.

Results
Ohio's 15th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Stivers 119,741 54.16%
Democratic Mary Jo Kilroy (incumbent) 91,077 41.29%
Libertarian William Kammerer 6,116 2.77%
Constitution David Ryon 3,887 1.76%
Independent Bill Buckel 45 0.02%
Total votes 220,596 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 16
See also: Ohio's 16th congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Boccieri has represented this district since 2009. He was challenged by Republican businessman Jim Renacci and Libertarian Jeffrey Blevins (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 50% of the vote. Boccieri was defeated in 2010.

Results
Ohio's 16th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Renacci 144,652 52.08%
Democratic John Boccieri (incumbent) 90,833 41.26%
Libertarian Jeffrey Blevins 14,585 6.63%
Independent Robert Ross 67 0.03%
Total votes 220,137 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 17
See also: Ohio's 17th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Tim Ryan has represented this district since 2003. He faced Republican Jim Graham (campaign site Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine, PVS) and Independent James Traficant,[24][25] a former Democratic U.S. Congressman whom Ryan succeeded.[26] In 2008, Obama carried the district with 62% of the vote.

Results
Ohio's 17th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Ryan (incumbent) 102,758 53.89%
Republican Jim Graham 57,352 30.08%
Independent Jim Traficant 30,556 16.03%
Total votes 190,666 100%
Democratic hold

District 18
See also: Ohio's 18th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Zack Space had represented this district since 2007. He was challenged by Republican nominee State Senator Bob Gibbs and Constitution Party nominee Lindsey Sutton (PVS). In 2008, McCain carried the district with 53% of the vote. Space was defeated in 2010.

Results
Ohio's 18th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Gibbs 107,426 53.86%
Democratic Zack Space (incumbent) 80,756 40.49%
Constitution Lindsey Sutton 11,244 5.64%
Independent Mark Pitrone 20 0.01%
Total votes 199,448 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

Ref: Official candidate list from the Ohio Secretary of State

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