2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Ohio, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2002^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,775,555	55.31%	11	12	+1
	Democratic	1,383,889	43.11%	8	6	-2
	Independent	50,854	1.58%	0	0	-
Totals		3,210,298	100%	19	18	-1

District 1

General election results

Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Chabot (Incumbent)	110,760	64.80
	Democratic	Greg Harris	60,168	35.20
Total votes			170,928	100
	Republican hold

District 2

General election results

Ohio's 2nd Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Portman (Incumbent)	139,218	74.04
	Democratic	Charles W. Sanders	48,785	25.95
	Independent	James J. Condit, Jr. (Write-in)	13	0.01
Total votes			188,016	100
	Republican hold

District 3

General election results

Ohio's 3rd Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Turner	111,630	58.77
	Democratic	Rick Carne	78,307	41.22
	Independent	Ronald Williamitis (Write-in)	14	0.01
Total votes			189,951	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

General election results

Ohio's 4th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Oxley (Incumbent)	120,001	67.52
	Democratic	Jim Clark	57,726	32.48
Total votes			177,727	100
	Republican hold

District 5

General election results

Ohio's 5th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gillmor (Incumbent)	126,286	67.08
	Democratic	Roger Anderson	51,872	27.55
	Independent	John Green	10,096	5.36
Total votes			188,254	100
	Republican hold

District 6

General election results

Ohio's 6th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ted Strickland (Incumbent)	113,972	59.48
	Republican	Mike Halleck	77,643	40.52
Total votes			191,615	100
	Democratic hold

District 7

General election results

Ohio's 7th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Hobson (Incumbent)	113,252	67.56
	Democratic	Kara Anastasio	45,568	27.18
	Independent	Frank Doden	8,812	5.26
Total votes			167,632	100
	Republican hold

District 8

General election results

Ohio's 8th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Boehner (Incumbent)	119,947	70.81
	Democratic	Jeff Hardenbrook	49,444	29.19
Total votes			169,391	100
	Republican hold

District 9

General election results

Ohio's 9th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcy Kaptur (Incumbent)	132,236	73.99
	Republican	Ed Emery	46,481	26.01
Total votes			178,717	100
	Democratic hold

District 10

General election results

Ohio's 10th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Kucinich (Incumbent)	129,997	74.06
	Republican	Jon Heben	41,778	23.80
	Independent	Judy Locy	3,761	2.14
Total votes			175,536	100
	Democratic hold

District 11

General election results

Ohio's 11th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Tubbs Jones (Incumbent)	116,590	76.33
	Republican	Patrick Pappano	36,146	23.67
Total votes			152,736	100
	Democratic hold

District 12

General election results

Ohio's 12th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Tiberi (Incumbent)	116,982	64.39
	Democratic	Edward S. Brown	64,707	35.61
Total votes			181,689	100
	Republican hold

District 13

General election results

Ohio's 13th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sherrod Brown (Incumbent)	123,025	68.97
	Republican	Ed Oliveros	55,357	31.03
Total votes			178,382	100
	Democratic hold

District 14

General election results

Ohio's 14th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven LaTourette (Incumbent)	134,413	72.12
	Democratic	Dale Virgil Blanchard	51,846	27.82
	Independent	Sid Stone (Write-in)	113	0.06
Total votes			186,372	100
	Republican hold

District 15

General election results

Ohio's 15th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deborah Pryce (Incumbent)	108,193	66.59
	Democratic	Mark P. Brown	54,286	33.41
Total votes			162,479	100
	Republican hold

District 16

General election results

Ohio's 16th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Regula (Incumbent)	129,734	68.87
	Democratic	Jim Rice	58,644	31.13
Total votes			188,378	100
	Republican hold

District 17

General election results

Ohio's 17th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Ryan	94,441	51.14
	Republican	Ann Womer Benjamin	62,188	33.67
	Independent	James Traficant	28,045	15.19
Total votes			184,674	100
	Democratic hold

District 18

General election results

Ohio's 18th Congressional District election, 2002^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Ney (Incumbent)	125,546	100
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "U.S. Representative Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

[results-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "U.S. Representative Official Tabulation: November 5, 2002". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

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