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OHIORace Summary
TOP RACES
GOVERNOR: (OPEN) Gov. George V. Voinovich (R), first elected in 1990,
is ineligible for a third four-year term and will run for Sen. John
Glenn's (D) open Senate seat. Former Attorney General Lee Fisher (D)
will run against Secretary of State Robert A. Taft II (R).
SENATE: (OPEN) Sen. John Glenn (D), first elected in 1974, is retiring.
Gov. George Voinovich (R), mayor of Cleveland for 10
years, will face off against former Cuyahoga County Commissioner and
1994 Senate candidate Mary O. Boyle (D).
back to top 1998 POLLSback to topPOLL HOURS6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998Sen. Mike DeWine (R), first elected 1994; next election in 2000. back to top VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTS
Roxanne Qualls (D); Steve Chabot (inc.) (R) Charles Sanders (D); Rob Portman (inc.) (R) Tony Hall (inc.) (D); John Shondel (R) Paul McClain (D); Michael G. Oxley (inc.) (R) Susan Davenport Darrow (D); Paul Gillmor (inc.) (R) Ted Strickland (inc.) (D); Nancy Hollister (R) Donald E. Minor Jr. (D); David L. Hobson (inc.) (R) John W. Griffin (D); John A. Boehner (inc.) (R) Marcy Kaptur (inc.) (D); Edward Emery (R) Dennis Kucinich (inc.) (D); Joe Slovenic (R) Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D); James Hereford (R) Edward S. Brown (D); John Kasich (inc.) (R) Sherrod Brown (inc.) (D); Grace Drake (R) Thomas Sawyer (inc.) (D); Tom Watkins (R) Adam Clay Miller (D); Deborah Pryce (inc.) (R) Peter Ferguson (D); Ralph Regula (inc.) (R) James Traficant Jr. (inc.) (D); Paul Alberty (R) Robert Burch (D); Bob Ney (inc.) (R) Elizabeth Kelley (D); Steve LaTourette (inc.) (R) back to top PRIMARY DATEMay 5 back to top FILING DEADLINEFebruary 19 back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 1
Governor: Republican back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS
Senate: 18 seats up back to top PARTY REGISTRATION
State Projected Voting Age Population: 8,347,000 (1996)
back to top ELECTORAL VOTES21 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYClinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Carter in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Nixon in 1960 LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:
Clinton 47% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:
Clinton 40% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:
Bush 55% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:
Reagan 59% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:
Reagan 52% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1994: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 11,173,000 (1996)
White: 88.8% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 1.1% of the voting population (from 1990 Census) back to top STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Columbus Ohio seems to set a standard of American normalcy. The state stands close to the national average in income, in the split between urban and rural and in its racial and ethnic mix. It also is split politically and has been a battleground in recent elections. Ohio's 6th congressional district has changed hands in every election since 1990 and is one of a handful of districts that could change the composition of the 106th Congress in the fall. Bill Clinton won Ohio in 1996 and 1992, but by narrow margins. Only twice in the last 100 years -- in 1944 and 1960 -- has Ohio not picked the winning presidential candidate. No Republican has ever been elected president without winning Ohio. In the 1996 presidential contest, Voinovich was the first governor to endorse Bob Dole. back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:
Ohio Secretary of State News Media:CNN Affiliates
WBNS (Columbus) State Newspapers
The Cincinnati Post General Interest:The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html The House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ The Senate http://www.senate.gov/ Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html Congressional Quarterly's American Voter http://voter.cq.com/ Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch http://pathfinder.com/CQ/ THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/ Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/ Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/ Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/ Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org Policy.com http://www.policy.com/ Updated: October 25, 1998 |
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