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]
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[edit] Democratic primary
[edit] Candidates
- Robin Weirauch, public administrator, 2004 and 2006 Democratic nominee
- George Mays, businessman
[edit] Results
| Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 32,124 | 72.13% | |
| Democratic | George Mays | 12,412 | 27.87% | |
| Totals | 44,536 | 100.00% | ||
[edit] Republican primary
[edit] Candidates
- Bob Latta, State Senator
- Steve Buehrer, State Senator
- Mark Hollenbaugh, high school teacher
- Fred Pieper
- Michael Smitley, business consultant
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Buehrer (R) | Hollenbaugh (R) | Latta (R) | Pieper (R) | Smitley (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
[edit] Results
| Republican primary results[4] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 74,191 | 100.00% | ||
[edit] General election
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Latta (R) | Weirauch (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies | Nov 11-12, 2007 | 50% | 36% |
[edit] Results
| Ohio's 5th congressional district special election, 2007[5] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Bob Latta | 56,114 | 56.96% | |
| Democratic | Robin Weirauch | 42,229 | 42.87% | |
| Write-ins | 167 | 0.17% | ||
| Totals | 98,510 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20071127120503/http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6922934,00.html. 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. http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071006/NEWS09/71006004. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
[edit] External links
[edit] Candidate Web Sites
[edit] 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
[edit] Democratic
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