Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007
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The 2007 special election in Ohio's 5th congressional district occurred when the district became vacant following the death of incumbent Paul E. Gillmor. A special election to fill the seat was called by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland for December 11, 2007.[1] Republican nominee and Ohio State Senator Bob Latta won election to Congress, defeating Democratic nominee Robin Weirauch.[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robin Weirauch, public administrator, 2004 and 2006 Democratic nominee
- George Mays, businessman
Results
| Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 32,124 | 72.13 | |
| Democratic | George Mays | 12,412 | 27.87 | |
| Total votes | 44,536 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Bob Latta, State Senator
- Steve Buehrer, State Senator
- Mark Hollenbaugh, high school teacher
- Fred Pieper
- Michael Smitley, business consultant
Polling
| Source | Date | Buehrer (R) | Hollenbaugh (R) | Latta (R) | Pieper (R) | Smitley (R) |
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| Basswood Research | Oct 27-28, 2007 | 28% | N/A | 25% | N/A | N/A |
| Public Opinion Strategies | Oct 16-17, 2007 | 21% | 1% | 40% | 4% | 0% |
| Basswood Research | Oct 15, 2007 | 25% | N/A | 28% | N/A | N/A |
| Basswood Research | Sep 19, 2007 | 14% | N/A | 27% | N/A | N/A |
Results
| Republican primary results[4] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Latta | 32,392 | 43.66 | |
| Republican | Steve Buehrer | 29,850 | 40.23 | |
| Republican | Mark Hollenbaugh | 4,955 | 6.68 | |
| Republican | Fred Pieper | 4,252 | 5.73 | |
| Republican | Michael Smitley | 2,742 | 3.70 | |
| Total votes | 74,191 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Latta (R) | Weirauch (D) |
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| Public Opinion Strategies | Nov 11-12, 2007 | 50% | 36% |
Results
| Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007[5] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bob Latta | 56,114 | 56.96 | |
| Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 42,229 | 42.87 | |
| Write-ins | 167 | 0.17 | ||
| Total votes | 98,510 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Elections set to fill seat of Ohio rep.". Guardian Unlimited (London: Associated Press). 2007-09-15. Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
- ↑ Former Ohio congressman's son elected to fill dad's old seat WNWO NBC 24 December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2007ElectionsResults/07-1106demFifthCong.aspx
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2007ElectionsResults/07-1106repFifthCong.aspx
- ↑ http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/elections/electResultsMain/2007ElectionsResults/07-1211fifthCongressional.aspx
- Vardon, Joe (2007-10-06). "Campbell drops out of race in 5th District". The Blade. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
External links
Candidate Web Sites
Republican
- Steve Buehrer for Congress web site
- Mark Hollenbaugh for Congress web site
- Bob Latta for Congress web site
- Fred Pieper for Congress web site
- Michael Smitley for Congress web site
Democratic
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