Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008
Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008 took place on November 18, 2008. Ohio's 11th congressional district was vacated following the death of Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died on August 20, 2008. The election was won by Democrat Marcia Fudge. Since more than one candidate from the Democratic Party filed to take part in the election, a primary was held on October 14.[1]
Candidates
Democratic primary election
Fifteen Democratic candidates qualified for the primary election, fourteen of whom appeared on the ballot and one of which qualified as a write-in candidate. Four candidates withdrew, but their names still appeared on the ballot. Votes for such candidates were not counted.[2]
- Brahim Ayad – A write-in candidate
- Marcia L. Fudge – Mayor of Warrensville Heights who was picked by county Democratic Party to replace Jones in the regular election[3]
- Gerald Henley
- Carolyn Johnson
- Jeffrey Johnson
- Jim Joyner – Withdrawal via letter dated September 19[2]
- Nathaniel Martin
- Marvin McMickle – Withdrawal via letter dated September 15[2]
- Bill Patmon – Withdrawal via letter dated September 12[2]
- Isaac Powell
- C. J. Prentiss – Withdrawal via letter dated September 15[2]
- Frank Rives
- Sean Ryan
- Thomas Wheeler
Special election
Only Marcia L. Fudge appeared on the ballot for the special election.[1]
Results
Democratic primary election
| Democratic primary election, October 14, 2008[4][5] |
| Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
| Marcia Fudge |
10,753 |
74.27% |
| Jeffrey Johnson |
2,028 |
14.01% |
| Carolyn Johnson |
690 |
4.77% |
| Sean Ryan |
241 |
1.66% |
| Thomas Wheeler |
175 |
1.21% |
| Isaac Powell |
162 |
1.12% |
| Frank Rives |
155 |
1.07% |
| Nathaniel Martin |
138 |
0.95% |
| Gerald Henley |
136 |
0.94% |
| Brahim Ayad (write-in) |
0 |
0.00% |
| Totals |
14,478 |
100.00% |
| Voter turnout |
3.00% |
Special election
| Ohio's 11th congressional district special election, 2008[6][7] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Marcia Fudge |
8,450 |
97.19 |
| Invalid or blank votes |
244 |
2.81% |
| Total votes |
8,694 |
100.00 |
| Voter turnout |
1.77% |
|
Democratic hold |
See also
References
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